My daughter has been bugging us to get her nose pierced for over 2 years. Finally, after she turned 16 we relented. I know several people at work who have had it done and they didn't have any problems, so I didn't think it was that big of a deal, something akin to getting your ear cartiledge pierced.
I was VERY wrong! When we got there, for one, he did not ask for ID or proof of my daughter's age. He asked for MY ID, but not hers. Of course, I find out later that they are required to ask for that, and the reputable places won't do it without an ID.
Anyway, the ring that she wanted was a small flower. He at that time told us that if she got that one, it would require a needle, not a gun. And that that would require a much longer healing time, in addition to being more intrusive. He said that using a gun was much less painful, and he advised us to use a gun.
I wasn't happy with the after-care instructions he gave us, so we looked it up on the Internet and found that pretty much 100% of the places said NOT to use a gun, that it was much more damaging to the tissue, not to mention that it wasn't as sterile.
Also, her nostrils are thicker than most. She has the same problems with her earlobe and we have to get extended posts. So a few days later, the piercing began recessing into her nose. Of course, where we originally took her was closed both Monday and Tuesday, so I took her to several other places that said that either they wouldn've have done it at all, or would've used a needle with an extended post. They ALL advised us to take it out. Which we did.
We bring her back on Thursday, and he said that he would redo it for half price, after we were were arguing with him. He was very condescending, and said that we must think that we're medical students now after reading the Internet. HELLO, the internet is a very valuable research tool! Then he went on to say that we could take our business elsewhere.
My husband was NOT happy with this response, and he went back up there. So they argued, and Jim (the owner) got VERY defensive and rude. When my husband went to take a business card, he wouldn't let him! He got physical, and they both (him and his wife) tried to physically push him out of the door.
Ironically, one of the places that we took my daughter to afterwards said that he knew him, and had been in his shop. He said that he was a truck driver, he only pierces on the side. He also said that he has gotten his customers often, because he did a bad piercing or tattoo. And also that his shop is just very dirty.
This man should've stood by his work, which he didn't do... And on top of that got so ANGRY, we couldn't believe it! At least that explains why his shop was completely empty everytime we went there.
I would not recommend that he be used for ANY purpose. I work for a newspaper and am going to try to have an editorial about him and his shoddy business practices.
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