Piercing Pagoda

I went to Piercing Pagoda last night to look for some earrings. As I was waiting for the employee to finish w/​another customer, I noticed that the customer was trying on several pairs of earrings. I then asked the employee about this, and she stated ‘we just clean them afterwards’. I was appalled by this. Even if they are so called ‘cleaning’ the earrings, I highly doubt that they are taking the time to properly disinfect each pair. I will never return to Piercing Pagoda.

Received a silver bracelet for Christmas and on the third time of putting it on the clasp broke. Took it back and I have never had such a horrible customer service as this place. She went from 0 to 100 in rudeness in 10 seconds, which took me there along with her. I was told that since I did not have a receipt with me there wasn’t anything she could do. I told her that I would just pay to have it done and she said we don’t fix anything. I said so after three times I am out a bracelet? She said NOT MY PROBLEM. I said but you work here she said I don’t own the place doesn’t matter to me. I then told her she had the worse customer service I had ever encountered. She said I don’t care. I am not done here going to corporate with her.

My cousin was in town visiting recently and during a night of drinking fairly large quantities of red wine with the family (amidst laughing & narrating March of the Penguins ourselves), she brought up that she has always wanted to get a second hole in her ears. I told her I had secretly always wanted to do the same thing and to get my cartilage piereced (again). I thought maybe it was just the wine talking that night, but I was wrong. The next morning we were googling away trying to find where we could get pierced, and avoid a tattoo parlor.
I thought she might have been rebelling against her husband, but who cares. He told her that it was «hippy» to have more than one piercing in your ears. Who cares! Can’t help what you like. So we drove out here on a Sunday and arrived about an hour before the mall closed.
To our surprise, this place is a «kiosk,» in the middle of the mall! However, the young ladies here were very professional and helpful and it put us at ease. We started to get nervous while picking out earrings waiting for our turn. They were piercing the ears of a 7 month old baby in front of who didn’t so much as scream or cry where we could even hear it. Turns out, getting your ears pierced really doesn’t hurt at all. I couldn’t remember since I got my ears first pierced in third grade. The cartilage however, DOES hurt.
Their large selection of affordable jewelry and their buy 1 get the 2^nd ½ off was also a plus. There is no charge for any piercing, you just buy the earrings that you will be pierced with and the anti-​septic to clean your ears with is free. I recommend this place for ear piercings.

In my unending quest to recapture my youth I decided to re-​pierce my ears (I’d had a cartilage piercing in college). As I wracked my brain on where to go the name (and image) of the Piercing Pagoda suddenly revealed itself to me. I’m pretty sure this is the same joint that pierced my sisters lobes when she was an infant, and after looking them up online I decided they were the place to mutilate… er I mean adorn my ears.
I was a little disappointed that I would have to travel all the way to lakeline considering I’m a southie, but the mileage turned out to be well worth it. The process was super fast, easy, and they have low low prices on some good looking jewelry.
You’re never too old to look good, so if you’ve been thinking of taking the piercing plunge, the good ol’ P.P. is a cheap, easy, and non-​intimidating way to get your groove on.

This place is great for a large selection of affordable jewelry and piercing accessories. I was with my aunt when my little cousin got her ears pierced, and the girl behind the counter, Heather, was just as friendly as can be. She totally put my cousin at ease and made it a very pleasant experience. This is also a pretty good place to stock up on Christmas gifts!