Ear piercing sticker shock

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My incoming freshman would like a second ear piercing. After two years of begging, we have decided we are ok with it. I started looking at places (are there even anymore mall piercing pagodas?) and they are all so fancy. They charge for each ear separtely, plus the studs (separately). The first place, with the cheapest earring comes to about $400. The other place I checked is around the same. I checked two places called Brilliance Piercing and Belleza Piercing: https://shopbrilliancepiercing.com/pages/faqs and https://www.bellezalase.com/

I welcome any suggestions. Am I looking at the wrong places or is this the new cost?

Thank you!

The extreme pricing comes from the “DMV Tax” - where everything in this area is extremely overpriced.

$400 for simple ear piercing would get you laughed at throughout most of the Midwest.

It's not $400, OP's child just wants the expensive gold earrings. Titanium is better and cheaper.

[Anonymous]

You get what you pay for.

Ear piercing guns are terrible for the skin and the person using it probably has minimal training.
Needle piercing is so much better but you are going to pay more for the services of a professional.
Both Craig Pokes U and Brilliance are excellent.

This is a permanent form of body modification. Don’t cheap out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A lot of places will only use items purchased from them since they can guarantee they are sterile and of safe metal content.

You can probably find cheaper. But this is something I wouldn’t finance personally. I’d tell her you will give consent, but she needs to save for the procedure/earring cost herself. But the time she has enough money maybe she won’t even want to do it anymore

OP did not ask your opinions about this. Why do you folks keep interjecting your unsolicited opinions about the decisions themselves rather that just answer the question asked? MYOB.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My mom fought me for years and years and years on a second piercing. Basically we argued about it my whole childhood, from around 6 yo to college. Now, decades later, I am SO GRAETFUL I don’t have a tacky extra hole in my ear. Thank you, Mom!

I’m grateful I didn’t turn into a judgmental snob like my mother. Unfortunate you can’t say the same.

And like the first PP, apparently.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A lot of places will only use items purchased from them since they can guarantee they are sterile and of safe metal content.

You can probably find cheaper. But this is something I wouldn’t finance personally. I’d tell her you will give consent, but she needs to save for the procedure/earring cost herself. But the time she has enough money maybe she won’t even want to do it anymore

OP did not ask your opinions about this. Why do you folks keep interjecting your unsolicited opinions about the decisions themselves rather that just answer the question asked? MYOB.

Isn't it so aggravating that you aren't in charge?!?

[Anonymous]

I recommend Fatty's in downtown Silver Spring. Both of my kids have had piercings done there.
https://www.fattystattoos.com/

[Anonymous]

Under $50 at Claire’s.

[Anonymous]

Craig pokes you.

[Anonymous]

Brilliance in Vienna won’t pierce anyone under 13…even just earlobe piercing. Ridiculous. I honestly think my DD will be scared to see the people at a tattoo/piercing shop with all the crazy piercings. They have pictures of the piercers with giant saucers in their ears and various nose, lip rings…how do I explain that to my daughter?

[Anonymous]

DD just got her 2nd holes done at a tattoo & piercing shop for ~$275 (with tip). I think it was like $50 per hole and $65 per stud.

This was her birthday present.

[Anonymous]

Tattoo place is the way to go.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Brilliance in Vienna won’t pierce anyone under 13…even just earlobe piercing. Ridiculous. I honestly think my DD will be scared to see the people at a tattoo/piercing shop with all the crazy piercings. They have pictures of the piercers with giant saucers in their ears and various nose, lip rings…how do I explain that to my daughter?

Do your daughters not know that there are many types of people in the world?

You should take them out of the bubble more often perhaps.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I went to Claire's: one ear lobe piercing is not straight, and it's a struggle to put earrings in that lobe. Anecdotal, but I've wondered whether going elsewhere might have resulted in a better piercing job.

The piercing guns used my Claire’s and similar use a relatively dull metal post to crush your ear tissue until the post comes through the other side. Huge difference from going to a piercing studio that uses hollow needles which remove the tissue, leaving a hole for the jewelry. Those are straight, do not have scar tissue from a crush injury, and they use quality jewelry.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think there’s still a Piercing Pagoda at Montgomery Mall.

I took my daughter there in April.

[Anonymous]

Piercing pagoda 2x at our mall - when my daughter was 8 weeks and then recently at 18. $75 each time for both ears (bought 14k gold plated studs). No problem. They do piercing all.the.time. It depends on your comfort level.