THE ABSOLUTE WORST PIERCING EXPERIENCE I HAVE EVER HAD. I went in for their $5 piercing specials and I thank God that I didn't actually pay full price for the piece of crap service that they provided.... Read More
THE ABSOLUTE WORST PIERCING EXPERIENCE I HAVE EVER HAD. I went in for their $5 piercing specials and I thank God that I didn't actually pay full price for the piece of crap service that they provided. Piercer was completely inexperienced, to the point that I told him I wanted a conch and he didn't understand until I had my friend show him her own conch piercing. He then proceeded to put his gloves on, answered a phone call mid piercing session, and then didn't change the gloves. Keep in mind that a phone has 10 times more germs than a toilet seat, and he's touching your fresh wound with those nasty gloves. Did not sterilize any of the jewelry which does not come in a sterilized package, but with 100's of other pieces of jewelry in a drawer. Pierced my conch completely crooked, and when he went to put the back of the earring on, he dropped it and got another back from another earring. After he pierced me with a halfhearted "Ok, one, two", he didn't even say goodbye and didn't give me a lick of aftercare instructions. I told a, what I presume is a manager at the store, Blue, about the predicament and he thanked me for telling him about the ordeal, but didn't seem overtly receptive. DO NOT GET A PIERCING HERE, there's a saying in Spanish that states that "Lo barato siempre sale caro" and I can't think of any example that fits it better than this grade F piercing shop. (I'd like to give a shout out to Worm though, he's pierced me once and he actually does a great job, I'm sorry he has to work in a parlor with such a horrible reputation.)When I related this story to my friends, one of them told me that when she got her forward helix pierced at this same Inkaholiks the piercer used her as an example without her prior consent to teach her apprentices and left the needle in her ear for about 5 minutes while she explained to the apprentices. AGAIN, DO NOT GET A PIERCING HERE! GO TO A PLACE WITH PIERCERS THAT ACTUALLY HAVE EXPERIENCE AND CARE ABOUT CUSTOMERS AND NOT JUST CASH. A PIERCING PLACE THAT AT LEAST HAS PRE-STERILIZED JEWELRY. TRUST ME, IT'LL BE WORTH THE MONEY WHEN YOU ACTUALLY HAVE A PIERCING THAT'S NOT CROOKED AND/OR INFECTED. Read Less