Where to get DD ears pierced?

[C.Ann]

DGD had hers done at the pediatricians office.. DD and her DH just felt as though it was a more sterile environment..

 

[wendylovesdisney]

Just want to say that I WAS a stupid 18 year old kid who pierced ears at a Claires and never in a million years would I take my own daughter to one. I remember they showed me how to pierce ears once and then let me loose on the poor unsuspecting public!
Egads!

 

[mykidsand_i]

Just want to say that I WAS a stupid 18 year old kid who pierced ears at a Claires and never in a million years would I take my own daughter to one. I remember they showed me how to pierce ears once and then let me loose on the poor unsuspecting public!
Egads!

I totally agree! I, myself, didn't work there but had two different cousins that did and I was told by them to NEVER get an ear pierced at claires. They worked at two different stores, run by different people and they were both taught the 'claires standard' way of piercing- NOT GOOD! I wouldn't bring my worst enemy there for piercing!

OK, the fact is that 75 to 80% of the people don't have a problem. But there are places where they aren't sterilizing equiptment properly, and for me I'd rather not risk it! Claires has some type of 'disclaimer form' which makes them totally not responsible for anything when it comes to piercing ears. I've been told horror stories about both different Claires where they would pierce the ears, then take the customer to check out before sterilizing anything and with out knowing it, a different employee would pierce another set of ears n someone else before things were sterilized.

I would rather pierce my own kids ears before going to claires (not that I support that either, but at least i know the items would be properly cleaned!!!)

I say take them to a ped. Dr/nurse to get it done...or a different place that teaches better sterilization and safety measures.

 

[TwinMommy2-3]

I took dd to her ped to get it done. It was pricey $75, but worth it to me.

 

[Anjelica]

Pediatrician or to a CLEAN and NICE Tattoo/Piercing parlor. We got our daughters' ears pierced this past summer at a tattoo/piercing business (where I got my second one a couple of years ago).

I had read and known to many folks who have gotten the "gun" technique and you do NOT have to be certified to do so - heck you can even buy those gun's at places like ebay. With the piercing parlor those people are certified by the state and their livelihood depends on a good sterile environment. Additionally, the gun rips through the cartilage while a good experienced piercer uses a needle that slices through the cartilage - and yes there is a HUGE difference in pain as most will attest the gun way is much more painful compared to needle.

Make sure that your daughter gets Titanium or medical grade material earrings put in after the piercing. Gold earrings tend to have some nickel in them which causes a reaction and sometimes an infection (remember the old addage of turning your earrings ever few hours or every day - well that does NOT occur with titanium or medical grade material earrings).

 

[HALEYSMOMMOM]

Oh Wow! Now Im not sure what to do! Our new insurance that we're paying an arm and leg for covers nothing, so even if our ped. office does it, and I doubt it, I can't afford it. It would be like $200 or so.

As far as tatoo parlors, I dont know of a single one that I would let my dd even look at around here, lol. You have to understand we are in small town America here Im sure there are beautiful clean ones where some of you are, but here they are scary!!!!

Ok, so my other option is a jewelry store. I might have to check into that. I dont know of anyone I could ask around here,seems like many get it done when their dds are very small, so that would be many years ago for her friends. I might just call some of the nicer stores.

Thanks for the heads up on how scary Claires can be