Xtreme Tattoos & Piercings

I had Schubea pierce my lip yesterday and he was awesome! I didn’t even know Rolling Oaks had a tattoo shop inside?! Nonetheless, him and the girl working the register were so nice and I felt instantly comfortable with him doing my piercing. I would definitely return to Xtreme if I got that «itch» for another piercing.

I totally recommend to come see schubea for your piercing needs. I had had my belly button done 2 times previously and instead of giving me a third hole he told me he was going to check if my first original piercing was still open, and which to my surprise it was i would of never thought it was open, thanks bud for not fucking me over and giving me a a third hole for no reason!

This review is for my customer experience ONLY. I did not receive a tattoo or piercing here (and you’ll see why below).
I heard about this place from a girl I ran into at Claire’s who was covered in sweet tattoos. She recommended I try out Xtreme.
I called on a Sunday afternoon and spoke with Redd who seemed as though he could care less for my business. I asked about a couple of the artists I had seen online, as their portfolio and work looked promising and exactly what I was after. He convinced me to book with him that afternoon, as neither of the other artists were available, and I asked about his portfolio. He said, «I have some pictures here.» Okay… well…that’s not helpful, but I’ll give you a shot.
So, I show up that afternoon ready to get my tattoo, or at least talk with Redd to see some of his work. He was in the middle of a huge tattoo, and I was informed that he «doesn’t know how to book» and had forgotten to put me in his schedule. When I went to the back, all he said was, «I have another booking after this; it’ll be like two more hours… but you can wait if you want.»
Um, no.
I’m sorry, I realize that as a tattoo shop your customer service doesn’t need to be as top notch as some finer establishments, and I also realize that people come to you rather than you trying to «sell» them anything, but c’mon. You could honor appointments, learn how to book properly, or at least learn how to handle customers on the phone.
On top of that, when I asked about making an appointment with the other artist I had seen, the girl at the front of the store gave me the artist’s facebook and told me to contact her directly through FB as she didn’t «have a book» to schedule me in. So… I did just that, and I have yet to hear from her. This was four days ago.
Maybe it was just a small tattoo, but you’ve lost my business, and you’ve earned some negative reviews.

I went to Xtreme yesterday to get my snakebites (double lip piercing) redone. I had a a few concerns, all of which my piercer Zac was able to help me with. From the moment I told him what I wanted, he was absolutely the most helpful person I’d ever spoken to. He reminded me of all the aftercare instructions before he did the piercing, which was helpful. There are products in the shop that you can buy to help with this, such as H2Ocean. There is no excuse for not following a proper aftercare routine with the knowledge and available products that this shop provides to you. Besides being super helpful, he’s also just a really cool guy. It turns out we have a lot of interests in common which made me feel a lot more at ease.
I asked him about getting longer bars for the initial jewelry because of my experience with swelling from the last time. He gave me the longest starter labrets he had on hand, 13 mm, and said to come back if I needed a longer one since they carry them in the store portion of the shop. He said if I did need to do this, he would first sterilize the jewelry in the autoclave. This reassured me that he 100% cared about my safety, not just while he was piercing me but for as long as I have the piercings. You can tell he takes pride in what he does. (Side note: NEVER get pierced in a shop that doesn’t have an autoclave. If you decide to go to a shop other than Xtreme, please make sure that they’re using an autoclave to sterilize their equipment.)
Getting pierced was more or less what I expected based on my first experience. I will say that it hurt much worse because of the scar tissue I had from the previous piercings, but it had nothing to do with his technique. He was very professional at all times. He was VERY thorough in making sure that the piercings would be as symmetric as possible. When he was marking my lip for placement, he noticed immediately that one of my previous piercings was a tiny bit higher than the other. That was something that had always bothered me, and I was so glad that he noticed (and that I wasn’t crazy for thinking they were uneven before). The placement we ended up going with was perfect. It’s not too high or too low, and even through the swelling they seem even. I could not be happier with how they turned out.
Cost was about the same as other shops I’d been to or looked into. Snakebites cost me $ 60 since it’s technically two piercings. More than worth it for the quality of the service I received. Any issues with my piercings are now completely on me. For as long as I live in San Antonio, Zac is the only piercer I will go to. I’m sure the other piercers at Xtreme are just as awesome, but he won me over first. I definitely recommend seeing him specifically if you can. Just call the shop to see when he’ll be in. Even if you can’t get pierced by Zac, check out Xtreme anyway and see if it’s a good fit for you. :)

Not recommend. They charged by hours, but he was taking his sweet ass time to do it. And I have to pay extra to continue next couple hours … Never come back again!!!

My daughter got her nose re-​pierced yesterday by Shooby (sp?). He did a great job. I love how he explained everything beforehand and answered all of my daughter’s questions. Afterwards, he told her too monitor it because re-​piercings can be tricky, especially when you have a lot of scar tissue. As a matter of fact, he would not have done the procedure if she did. That tells me he cares about the customer and the work he does on them, not just making a quick buck. He even gave us a discount because we had to wait a little bit. We didn’t complain or anything but he offered out of the kindness of his heart. We’ll definitely go back again.

I just got my ears pierced at this shop and I have to say they are serious about cleanliness and safety regrading bacteria and cross contamination in the process of piercing. I was very comfortable with how I was treated and the level of respect to the care of my body that was performed! If you are considering any sort of piercing on your body, this is a high class place to get it done!

I got my nose and triple forward helix pierced here. When I walked in, the girl at the front was eating, which I thought was very unprofessional. Especially for a place that does body mods. Both my piercings got infected. And when the guy pierced my nose, he didn’t seem to know what he was doing and didn’t give me any aftercare instructions. I ended up removing my nose ring after a while of struggling with it, and I am going to get it re-​pierced somewhere else. I don’t recommend this place.

I came here with my friend to get my nose re-​pierced on July 3,2013. It was such a great experience, I would recommend this place for sure. They have awesome clothes and also a great selection for body jewelry to fit all your needs and wants! :) I might even have to look into this place for my next tattoo! :) I would come back here for sure! :)