Ear Piercing - How much?
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Just wondered how much places charge these days for Ear Piercing. I know a lot of places say its free if you buy the earrings and solution, but is it really? If you went into somewhere and said 'I have my own earrings and solution, I just want the piercings done', they wouldn't do that for nothing, surely.
I only ask as I am thinking of doing a course so I can offer this on a freelance basis with my Hairdressing/Barbering, so I just wanted to know average charges for this around the UK so I can obviously compete.
I only know of Claires and a few Tattoo places that do it in my area and have never come across any other freelancers. Claires does state around £20 when purchased with a starter kit (earrings and solution), I think when I had mine done it was about £5, but that was 20 years ago.
My current Insurance covers me for this already, but I may need a licence from the council, but I wont be doing it on my premises, it will be in peoples homes.
Any help with pricing will be much appreciated.
Thank you.
I only ask as I am thinking of doing a course so I can offer this on a freelance basis with my Hairdressing/Barbering, so I just wanted to know average charges for this around the UK so I can obviously compete.
I only know of Claires and a few Tattoo places that do it in my area and have never come across any other freelancers. Claires does state around £20 when purchased with a starter kit (earrings and solution), I think when I had mine done it was about £5, but that was 20 years ago.
My current Insurance covers me for this already, but I may need a licence from the council, but I wont be doing it on my premises, it will be in peoples homes.
Any help with pricing will be much appreciated.
Thank you.
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I would never go to anyone other than a proffesional piercer who pierces with needles.
I dont agree with gun and if i had kids that wanted their ears piercing, id take them to a proper piercer who will do them properly, someone who knows about anatomy, sterlilisation, h&s - someone who has trained properly - not someone who wants to make a fast quid.
It costs about the same anyway and is much more hygenic and heals better when done with a needle.
http://www.bodz.info/piercing/guns.html
I doubt I would have had it done if it was needles!
Personally i got mine done in hsamuel, which was £20. I liked it there, very "proper"./ A few of my friends went to places like Claire's accessories, and the 'guns' got stuck on their ears :eek: There not very good and it's much safer to pierce without the guns. Mine however, was pain and infection free
Nose!? Ouchas! you are brave! I got my ears pierced with a gun when I was 16. I dont care what anyone said, its the worst pain out of everything i have ever pierced. It killed!!!! Never, ever again, needles all the way. the holes are cleaner and it doesnt hurt!!!
That is a hilarious statement. The trauma caused by a gun is far more painful than that caused by a sterile and much sharper needle.
My ears hurt a bit more each time the holes went higher (80s fad with the string of studs up the ear!) but I can honestly say I didn't even realise he had done my nose til afterwards. Obviously he gunned me without a back for the stud!
edit - someone had the gun on the nose and there was a back? that's mad!!!!!
Can you get your ears done by needle? I want another hole put in mine and OUCH did a gun hurt.
I do know that the local Claire's Accessories charges something like £25 but that's much more than what anywhere else around here does!
I remember in the supergirl film they did it themselves with a needle and ice, mind she was supergirl.
Yeah, any reputable piercing studio would do them for you. Not saying it won't hurt at all, but it won't be half as bad as a gun
Now you see ear piercing for over a fiver.
What a con!
Second set (now removed 3 years ago I got board of them) 7 years ago in Claire's with a gun loads or trouble!
I think it's more who and where rather that what - both mum and I had our belly buttons done at the same place by the same person (can't remember how he did it wasn't looking lol) her's fine mine took forever to heel so I think 'you' play a part in it as well