I went here after being recommended this place by a friend. Unfortunately the piercer she suggested wasn't in, so Jay did my cartilage piercings. From the moment I walked in, I was given a weird look ... Read More
I went here after being recommended this place by a friend. Unfortunately the piercer she suggested wasn't in, so Jay did my cartilage piercings. From the moment I walked in, I was given a weird look by one of the workers doing a tattoo, like I didn't belong there (I am pretty clean as far as tattoos and piercings go). Jay was professional, but didn't seem too friendly. I tried to make conversation with him until he lightened up. I told him I wanted a triple cartilage piercing, and he told me that he couldn't do it as high up as I wanted because of the way my ear was shaped. I was bummed because the picture I had brought in had folded cartilage like mine, but I trusted him and let him go for it anyway.The piercings were extremely painful! He pierced very slow and I bled a LOT. The first two he got right on as far as placement (90 degree angle into my ear), but the third one he messed up. It was placed higher than my other two (the spacing was supposed to be even). Since it was on my ear, I couldn't see well this placement until I got home. I wasn't even offered a mirror and had to look by my camera phone!I called back and asked to speak to Jay, but they said he was doing a tattoo and would be right with me.. So his forte is probably not piercing!! I told him that the third piercing was off and what did I need to do to fix it, and he replied, "Uhh... well it's only like a millimeter off, and if you put different earrings in, you won't be able to tell the difference." So he knew that he had messed up before he took my money and I walked out!! He said I could pull it out and then once it heals back up after several weeks he would repierce it for free, but I just left it alone. I didn't want him touching my ear again!!I ended up going to a place on Montrose (the best guys out there -- I should have just gone there first), and when they were able to pull it out (because I couldn't, it had become too sensitive), they said that they used incredibly cheap earrings and they were "surprised it was doing so well" (this was after 4 days of constant bleeding and I had finally gotten it to stop). They also said the bleeding could have been caused by unsterile needles. A few days after that piercing, my ear also turned purple from bruising.I should have known why they didn't have any yelp reviews and that they only make you pay in cash that this place was going to be shady. I would not recommend this place to ANYONE, but I guess you get what you pay for! Read Less