Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had made an appointment at Craig Pokes U in Arlington, but my daughter got sort of skittish as we walked up the stairs (which were covered in flash tattoo drawings of skulls, flames, etc.). The piercer saw that she was hesitant and yelled, "I won't pierce someone who doesn't want to be pierced". At that point she cried and we left. We went to a Piercing Pagoda later that day and she did fine. They wouldn't refund the $30 for the appointment, either.

I am guessing by "skittish" you mean your child was either crying or upset and telling you she didn't want to do it. The piercer heard you from the back and yelled out to the front (in order to be heard): "I won't pierce someone who doesn't want to be pierced." You yelled at or spoke harshly to your child to settle down, she got more upset, and you made her leave and took her to the teens at Piercing Pagoda who will pierce anyone.



Sidebar for anyone considering places like this: I took my kids to Sweet & Sassy in Leesburg for a hairstyle and manicure once and the whole time we were there, there was a little girl screaming and crying that she didn't want her ears pierced and finally her parents held her down and they did it. I will NEVER go back to that place again after the way they treated that poor child.

Gosh that is awful. I don’t understand the reasoning behind wanting your young child’s ears pierced so badly. Why couldn’t they just wait until she was older??

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had made an appointment at Craig Pokes U in Arlington, but my daughter got sort of skittish as we walked up the stairs (which were covered in flash tattoo drawings of skulls, flames, etc.). The piercer saw that she was hesitant and yelled, "I won't pierce someone who doesn't want to be pierced". At that point she cried and we left. We went to a Piercing Pagoda later that day and she did fine. They wouldn't refund the $30 for the appointment, either.

I call BS. There are no stairs at Craig PU. It’s in the front of the building on the ground floor. If you went to the back and up to the tattoo parlor well, that’s on you.

Anonymous wrote:We also had a bad experience at Craig’s. I am not sure why there is so much love for the place. And it’s a dump

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had made an appointment at Craig Pokes U in Arlington, but my daughter got sort of skittish as we walked up the stairs (which were covered in flash tattoo drawings of skulls, flames, etc.). The piercer saw that she was hesitant and yelled, "I won't pierce someone who doesn't want to be pierced". At that point she cried and we left. We went to a Piercing Pagoda later that day and she did fine. They wouldn't refund the $30 for the appointment, either.

I am guessing by "skittish" you mean your child was either crying or upset and telling you she didn't want to do it. The piercer heard you from the back and yelled out to the front (in order to be heard): "I won't pierce someone who doesn't want to be pierced." You yelled at or spoke harshly to your child to settle down, she got more upset, and you made her leave and took her to the teens at Piercing Pagoda who will pierce anyone.



Sidebar for anyone considering places like this: I took my kids to Sweet & Sassy in Leesburg for a hairstyle and manicure once and the whole time we were there, there was a little girl screaming and crying that she didn't want her ears pierced and finally her parents held her down and they did it. I will NEVER go back to that place again after the way they treated that poor child.

Anonymous wrote:I had made an appointment at Craig Pokes U in Arlington, but my daughter got sort of skittish as we walked up the stairs (which were covered in flash tattoo drawings of skulls, flames, etc.). The piercer saw that she was hesitant and yelled, "I won't pierce someone who doesn't want to be pierced". At that point she cried and we left. We went to a Piercing Pagoda later that day and she did fine. They wouldn't refund the $30 for the appointment, either.

Anonymous wrote:Craig Pokes U did my daughter's ears uneven. It was crazy expensive too.

Anonymous wrote:I had made an appointment at Craig Pokes U in Arlington, but my daughter got sort of skittish as we walked up the stairs (which were covered in flash tattoo drawings of skulls, flames, etc.). The piercer saw that she was hesitant and yelled, "I won't pierce someone who doesn't want to be pierced". At that point she cried and we left. We went to a Piercing Pagoda later that day and she did fine. They wouldn't refund the $30 for the appointment, either.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had made an appointment at Craig Pokes U in Arlington, but my daughter got sort of skittish as we walked up the stairs (which were covered in flash tattoo drawings of skulls, flames, etc.). The piercer saw that she was hesitant and yelled, "I won't pierce someone who doesn't want to be pierced". At that point she cried and we left. We went to a Piercing Pagoda later that day and she did fine. They wouldn't refund the $30 for the appointment, either.

I have a really hard time believing there was yelling. I have a feeling you were the problem, and she reacted to you. I'm guessing she got nervous, you made a fuss, and they refused to pierce her, because she didn't want it. Craig Pokes U pierces tons of kids. They make a lot of money from referrals, including this forum. I doubt they'd ruin their business by yelling and behaving unprofessionally.

It's true they won't pierce a child if the child is upset or doesn't want the piercing. That's one of the reasons I always recommend Blake. When I took my 7yo DD, he spoke directly to her, explained the process and aftercare, and asked her if she wanted her ears pierced. It was an important lesson in body autonomy. Afterwards, he even demonstrated how to anodize metal with a little machine.

Anonymous wrote:I had made an appointment at Craig Pokes U in Arlington, but my daughter got sort of skittish as we walked up the stairs (which were covered in flash tattoo drawings of skulls, flames, etc.). The piercer saw that she was hesitant and yelled, "I won't pierce someone who doesn't want to be pierced". At that point she cried and we left. We went to a Piercing Pagoda later that day and she did fine. They wouldn't refund the $30 for the appointment, either.