Anonymous
Post 01/27/2020 09:31     Subject: Re:Best places to get ears pierced in dc for third grader
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We just went through this earlier this month, and are city residents as well. You can’t get it done at a tattoo/piercing parlor within DC city limits. It is the law that they can’t pierce anyone under 18, even with parental consent. Your only option in DC is the pediatrician (admittedly I’m not sure if Claire’s does it in Union Station - didn’t even check there because I refused to take DD to a Claire’s/Icing). I didn’t want the pediatrician either because I wanted someone who pierced for a living. We went with Craig Pokes U in Arlington. Terrible name, but the experience was fantastic - they explained what they were doing every step of the way and made it very clear that she was in charge and they could stop at any time. Everything was very sterile, even more so than they do at the pediatrician. Highly recommend them!


Did the atmosphere of a tattoo shop scare your daughter? I am concerned about that. Also, do they have a good selection of beginner earrings? How much was the whole thing? Thanks.


LOL, what? What is the atmosphere of a tattoo shop? I can't with y'all.

Really? You can’t imagine all the images of naked women, demons, and skeletons with snakes coming out of their eyes possibly disturbing a child? Not to mention someone who may or may not have face tattoos and body modifications like a forked tongue or horns doing their piercing?


Exactly. Or the stretched out earlobe piercings so it looks like there are huge holes. Gross.
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2020 08:56     Subject: Re:Best places to get ears pierced in dc for third grader
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We just went through this earlier this month, and are city residents as well. You can’t get it done at a tattoo/piercing parlor within DC city limits. It is the law that they can’t pierce anyone under 18, even with parental consent. Your only option in DC is the pediatrician (admittedly I’m not sure if Claire’s does it in Union Station - didn’t even check there because I refused to take DD to a Claire’s/Icing). I didn’t want the pediatrician either because I wanted someone who pierced for a living. We went with Craig Pokes U in Arlington. Terrible name, but the experience was fantastic - they explained what they were doing every step of the way and made it very clear that she was in charge and they could stop at any time. Everything was very sterile, even more so than they do at the pediatrician. Highly recommend them!


Did the atmosphere of a tattoo shop scare your daughter? I am concerned about that. Also, do they have a good selection of beginner earrings? How much was the whole thing? Thanks.


LOL, what? What is the atmosphere of a tattoo shop? I can't with y'all.

Really? You can’t imagine all the images of naked women, demons, and skeletons with snakes coming out of their eyes possibly disturbing a child? Not to mention someone who may or may not have face tattoos and body modifications like a forked tongue or horns doing their piercing?


DP, lol, you have quite an imagination. I'm a PP whose 8yo wants to get her ears pierced. I have a somewhat large tattoo myself and would have no qualms taking my child to a tattoo parlor that does kids' piercings.
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2020 08:53     Subject: Re:Best places to get ears pierced in dc for third grader
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We just went through this earlier this month, and are city residents as well. You can’t get it done at a tattoo/piercing parlor within DC city limits. It is the law that they can’t pierce anyone under 18, even with parental consent. Your only option in DC is the pediatrician (admittedly I’m not sure if Claire’s does it in Union Station - didn’t even check there because I refused to take DD to a Claire’s/Icing). I didn’t want the pediatrician either because I wanted someone who pierced for a living. We went with Craig Pokes U in Arlington. Terrible name, but the experience was fantastic - they explained what they were doing every step of the way and made it very clear that she was in charge and they could stop at any time. Everything was very sterile, even more so than they do at the pediatrician. Highly recommend them!


Did the atmosphere of a tattoo shop scare your daughter? I am concerned about that. Also, do they have a good selection of beginner earrings? How much was the whole thing? Thanks.


LOL, what? What is the atmosphere of a tattoo shop? I can't with y'all.

Really? You can’t imagine all the images of naked women, demons, and skeletons with snakes coming out of their eyes possibly disturbing a child? Not to mention someone who may or may not have face tattoos and body modifications like a forked tongue or horns doing their piercing?
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2020 08:34     Subject: Best places to get ears pierced in dc for third grader
I remember going to Piercing Pagoda in the mall when I was 8. Don't know if it's still a good place to go.

When my daughter gets old enough (and if she wants her ears pierced) I'd probably do it at the pediatrician's office.
Anonymous
Post 01/27/2020 08:32     Subject: Best places to get ears pierced in dc for third grader
Brought DD 8 to Brilliance and so glad I did. The piercings are perfectly placed, healed very well without much cleaning or upkeep. They used Titanium and gold and we did not have to do more than keep the area relatively clean. No turning the studs, no special cleansers required. Such a better experience than I had at age 8 with mall piercing that got gunky and fused into my lobes.
Anonymous
Post 01/26/2020 21:14     Subject: Best places to get ears pierced in dc for third grader
A piercing gun from Claire's, etc. uses blunt force pressure to push the earring through the ear, which causes more trauma than using a needle to make a fine inciscion (with entry and exit point), inserting the stud and letting the body heal around it.
Anonymous
Post 01/26/2020 21:07     Subject: Re:Best places to get ears pierced in dc for third grader
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We just went through this earlier this month, and are city residents as well. You can’t get it done at a tattoo/piercing parlor within DC city limits. It is the law that they can’t pierce anyone under 18, even with parental consent. Your only option in DC is the pediatrician (admittedly I’m not sure if Claire’s does it in Union Station - didn’t even check there because I refused to take DD to a Claire’s/Icing). I didn’t want the pediatrician either because I wanted someone who pierced for a living. We went with Craig Pokes U in Arlington. Terrible name, but the experience was fantastic - they explained what they were doing every step of the way and made it very clear that she was in charge and they could stop at any time. Everything was very sterile, even more so than they do at the pediatrician. Highly recommend them!


Did the atmosphere of a tattoo shop scare your daughter? I am concerned about that. Also, do they have a good selection of beginner earrings? How much was the whole thing? Thanks.


LOL, what? What is the atmosphere of a tattoo shop? I can't with y'all.
Anonymous
Post 01/26/2020 20:46     Subject: Re:Best places to get ears pierced in dc for third grader
Anonymous wrote:We just went through this earlier this month, and are city residents as well. You can’t get it done at a tattoo/piercing parlor within DC city limits. It is the law that they can’t pierce anyone under 18, even with parental consent. Your only option in DC is the pediatrician (admittedly I’m not sure if Claire’s does it in Union Station - didn’t even check there because I refused to take DD to a Claire’s/Icing). I didn’t want the pediatrician either because I wanted someone who pierced for a living. We went with Craig Pokes U in Arlington. Terrible name, but the experience was fantastic - they explained what they were doing every step of the way and made it very clear that she was in charge and they could stop at any time. Everything was very sterile, even more so than they do at the pediatrician. Highly recommend them!


Did the atmosphere of a tattoo shop scare your daughter? I am concerned about that. Also, do they have a good selection of beginner earrings? How much was the whole thing? Thanks.
Anonymous
Post 01/26/2020 19:36     Subject: Best places to get ears pierced in dc for third grader
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Yep, got my own ears pierced in third grade at Claire’s and it was super painful and I had months of infections—I’m also looking for somewhere else for my third grader. Any recs in NW DC or close-in MoCo?


Bethesda Tattoo— they’re great.


+1
Anonymous
Post 01/26/2020 19:17     Subject: Re:Best places to get ears pierced in dc for third grader
We just went through this earlier this month, and are city residents as well. You can’t get it done at a tattoo/piercing parlor within DC city limits. It is the law that they can’t pierce anyone under 18, even with parental consent. Your only option in DC is the pediatrician (admittedly I’m not sure if Claire’s does it in Union Station - didn’t even check there because I refused to take DD to a Claire’s/Icing). I didn’t want the pediatrician either because I wanted someone who pierced for a living. We went with Craig Pokes U in Arlington. Terrible name, but the experience was fantastic - they explained what they were doing every step of the way and made it very clear that she was in charge and they could stop at any time. Everything was very sterile, even more so than they do at the pediatrician. Highly recommend them!
Anonymous
Post 01/26/2020 11:26     Subject: Best places to get ears pierced in dc for third grader
Anonymous wrote:Just know that at Bethesda Tattoo they use a needle not a gun. I’ve heard it’s actually less painful than a gun but it looked pretty Painful when my daughter had it done.


The needle instead of the gun is the whole point of getting it done at a piercing/tattoo parlor.
Anonymous
Post 01/26/2020 11:23     Subject: Best places to get ears pierced in dc for third grader
Anonymous wrote:Just know that at Bethesda Tattoo they use a needle not a gun. I’ve heard it’s actually less painful than a gun but it looked pretty Painful when my daughter had it done.


My daughter just had it done with a needle. No pain except a small pinch.
Anonymous
Post 01/26/2020 10:02     Subject: Best places to get ears pierced in dc for third grader
Anonymous wrote:Just know that at Bethesda Tattoo they use a needle not a gun. I’ve heard it’s actually less painful than a gun but it looked pretty Painful when my daughter had it done.


That’s supposed to be a lot safer than a gun. And it is certainly more sterile!
Anonymous
Post 01/25/2020 18:40     Subject: Best places to get ears pierced in dc for third grader
Just know that at Bethesda Tattoo they use a needle not a gun. I’ve heard it’s actually less painful than a gun but it looked pretty Painful when my daughter had it done.
Anonymous
Post 01/25/2020 10:54     Subject: Best places to get ears pierced in dc for third grader
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Yep, got my own ears pierced in third grade at Claire’s and it was super painful and I had months of infections—I’m also looking for somewhere else for my third grader. Any recs in NW DC or close-in MoCo?


Bethesda Tattoo— they’re great.


Great, thank you!