11 y.o. DD wants ears pierced for holiday gift - where should I take her?

[Anonymous]

Our ped recommended Claire's. The earings are in separate single use packages, its not a loud gun anymore.Simple, sterile and almost pain free. No infections, no issues at all 2 years later. Clear instructions.

[Anonymous]

Took my 9 year old to Claire's. Very professional, and if you call ahead, you can find out when they will have 2 people working and they can pierce both ears at the same time.

[Anonymous]

we went to Claires and they were crooked, dont recommend

[Anonymous]

Claire's as well. No troubles. And I thought about Dr or tattoo parlor as well but Claire's was way less hassle and more low key.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I took my DD to a tattoo place.

I got mine done when I was 4, after begging for a year. When DD was about 6 I was like "hey, did you want your ears pierced?" and she didn't. So about once a year I'd check in with her, and when she was a few months shy of 11 she felt ready and eager to do it.

A guy with a ton of piercings and tattoos pierced her ears. He was super nice and gentle and went over with her how to clean them, and it's now a year later and DD considers it to have been a great experience.

I would never have taken her to Claires. I'm super conservative in appearance and all "Oh my!" at things, but called up a good tattoo place for an appointment immediately upon DD saying she wanted it done. Claires piercings are done by college-age girls who watch a video and consider that their training.

Did I read this right? You, as a 3 year old, begged your parents to have your ears pierced for a year? Just checking.

[Anonymous]

I was at Claire's on one busy Saturday with one employee in attendance. A couple came in with their dd to get her ears pierced, and they ran around and hemmed and hawed. I think there was some deal about a gift card or coupon or something. Meanwhile, the line got longer, and the girl and parents and sales clerk went around the store for stuff. They ended up not getting it done at that time due to some sort of misunderstanding on the gift certificate or something. But I felt like it was such a stressful experience with the small, cramped store and all the people in line with one harried sales clerk.

People that did piercings at Claire's, did your dd have a good experience, or was it rushed and harried like what I was witnessing?

I am inclined to do the tattoo parlor. I am a bit judgy on tattoos, but my niece has so many, and she often posts how the parlors won't let her get a tattoo because she just had one or because she's pg, and it seems like they do abide by safety standards and have training.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I took my DD to a tattoo place.

I got mine done when I was 4, after begging for a year. When DD was about 6 I was like "hey, did you want your ears pierced?" and she didn't. So about once a year I'd check in with her, and when she was a few months shy of 11 she felt ready and eager to do it.

A guy with a ton of piercings and tattoos pierced her ears. He was super nice and gentle and went over with her how to clean them, and it's now a year later and DD considers it to have been a great experience.

I would never have taken her to Claires. I'm super conservative in appearance and all "Oh my!" at things, but called up a good tattoo place for an appointment immediately upon DD saying she wanted it done. Claires piercings are done by college-age girls who watch a video and consider that their training.

Did I read this right? You, as a 3 year old, begged your parents to have your ears pierced for a year? Just checking.

I think I begged for earrings, not necessarily to get my ears pierced. But yeah. Despite being quite a tomboy, as a little girl I really loved jewelry.

[Anonymous]

Piercing Pagoda when DD was 4. It was FINE.

[Anonymous]

you begged for a year when you were 3 no you didn't

[Anonymous]

Call ahead to Claire's. Ask when they'll have two employees working. Go them. Pierce both at once. Extremely easy.

[Anonymous]

Our pediatrician recommended a tattoo parlor. We went to Comes a Time Tattoo in Fairfax. Tobias did a great job and was meticulous in centering the piercings. Highly recommended!

[Anonymous]

If you're in Maryland, Hannah at Tattoo paradise in Rockville is great. I got pierced by her.

[Anonymous]

OP here. Wow. Had NO expectation that a tat parlor would be a possibility. Any recs for tattoo parlors in the District who handle piercing?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Piercing Pagoda. They did my daughter's ears. The pediatrician actually recommended PP. They did a quick and even job.

Same here. DD's ped even told us that she took her own DD to piercing pagoda.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our pediatrician recommended a tattoo parlor. We went to Comes a Time Tattoo in Fairfax. Tobias did a great job and was meticulous in centering the piercings. Highly recommended!

We went to the same place for my daughter when she was eight. A woman did the piercings. It's a pleasant, whitebread kind of place, and the people take great care in what they do.