piercings

Lil-Dysfunction

i know that here it is very un recomended, but about peircings in georges arcade..has anybody had something done there that went badly wrong? i know its cheap and has a bad rep but is it really that bad to get something done there?

princess k

hiya...got the top of my ear pierced there few years ago...got badly infected,had to take it out. they pierced it with a gun...got it pierced again with a needle and i still have it in. my brother got eyebrow done there too with a gun and it literally fell out. wouldnt recommend going there to be honest....theres a good place in temple bar,under zulu tattoo parlour...good luck

rannerap

its usually ok for just your ear but i wouldnt get anything other than an ear done in there but even then its not guaranteed itl be ok.my bf got his ear done in there a few weeks ago,got very very badly infected and it was horrible.its just lucky if you dont get infected from there i guess

Lil-Dysfunction

thanks
its not really that i cant find somewhere decent to get something done just more that i havnt got alot of money and ive got the urge for something new, it's my nose im dying to get done, the only other piercings i have are my lobes and two helix's [those two were done by my friend with a safety pin, they wer infected but it worked out eventualy] does anybody have any idea how much getting your nose done cost's in a proper place?
im fulla questions :rolleyes:

Gauge

Mine cost €25, so not a lot. This was a few years back. It's worth it IMO, the thought of a stud getting shot through my nostril makes me cringe.

You get what you pay for, don't let anyone near your face with a gun.

crazy_dude6662

my freind got the top of her ear done with the gun, it badly infected and swollen, the ear started to grow over the stud, she had to get the stud cut out.
and i have seen the woman put on a pair of glove to go pierce someone, then tidy around abit (picking stuff off the floor) then go back and pierce them without changing the gloves.

rannerap

yeah its really really bad in there but people keep going back because its so cheap a nose in there is something like seven or eight euro!

Lil-Dysfunction

that is pretty bad. ive just heard that a new piercing place opend in ashbourne near where i live. mite get in done there instead

Alter-Ego

Lil-Dysfunction wrote:

that is pretty bad. ive just heard that a new piercing place opend in ashbourne near where i live. mite get in done there instead

I think thats celestial ring that opened in ashbourne.

I'd highly recommend them.

Fantasy_Suicide

I agree with Alter-Ego. My sister works there. Aine also pierces there, and she's well cool. Good luck!

La La

that place in georges arcade is an abomination. i worked in the arcade for a few years (in showco - not in the piercing place) and can honestly say that there is nothing sterile about it.
and that gun - i stupidly got my belly button pierced there (i was underage and stupid - they didnt ask for ID) and got a nice infection and two keloids from the experience. every subsequent piercing was done in celestial ring or bodyshock.

i mean come on - that gun - by which I and countless others have been pierced - has never been cleaned properly. plasma cannot be removed simply by giving it a wipe - and as far as i know they don't have a centrifuge on the premises.

no no no. you are better (and safer) off going to CR or another professional, sterile environment for piercing purposes.

sarahn11

No no no and NO!!!

i stupidly got my belly button done there,we all make our mistakes.....NEVER would i recommend that place to my worst enemy!!

Literally yer man was eating a tuna Sambo, i went in and asked can i have my belly button pierced. he said sure, dropped the sambo picked up the gun and bang...that was me done...No cleaning it, or his hands...i remember it cost me 4 pounds!!! Thank GOD i didnt get an infection....

Please please learn from our mistakes!!!!!! That place should be shut down!

Gauge

He does bellybuttons with the gun?! ****. Tell me he's not still doing that

Fantasy_Suicide

Jesus.

That's all I can say.

rannerap

they do eyebrows in there with guns too,pretty worrying,ive talked a few people out of getting their tongues and such in there,its just not worth the risk

Gauge

Bloody hell. That makes me angry. Way to give the body mod industry a bad name

rannerap

yeah ive seen some pretty bad infections coming from that place:(

200th post:D

Fantasy_Suicide

I had my nipple done there. I was like 15, don't shout at me!!!! And it was REALLY dodgy for two years. He wanted to do it with a gun and all... NOT messing.

rannerap

least it didnt fall off lol

Fantasy_Suicide

HAHAHAHA!!!

I love my nipple too much for that to happen.

Yoo much information, right? [face_doh!]

Gauge

Guns? Nipples? *puke*

Oh, and he'd pierce a 15 year old's nipple? Isn't that dodgy as hell?

Fantasy_Suicide

Um, yeah.

I was 15. I was dared 50 quid. I wasn't gonna say no!!!!

Lil-Dysfunction

haha, this has pretty much changed my mind completely even tho i was soooo set on gettin it done in the arcade.
yay safe piercing..someday..soon...i hope..:rolleyes:

rannerap

just got to celestial ring or metalmorphisis at least you wont catch diseases from there:)

edibility

Up until recently they used a hairbrush steriliser to clean all their equipment. Then you look at celestial ring, adonis or snakebite, any of the reputable places in fact......in Adonis with Glen I have to wash my hands, put on gloves, get all the equipment ready, then clean the area being pierced, before doing anything. The needles and jewellery are in unopened sterile bags, and always get opened just before you use them to minimise air contamination. Afterwards any reusable equipment (forceps or scissors etc) goes through three stages of cleaning, the last of which is the autoclave. Then you look at the fact that they use a gun for almost everything..... jesus. It makes me so angry. My mum's a doctor and is all for introducing hygiene and equipment standards for piercers. Its the kinda thing we (the "piercing community") should lobby for, even if it's just to stop all the bad press. I'm getting angry just sitting here thinking about it >_< ^_^

Fantasy_Suicide

Yeah. I'm obviously gonna recommend CR above the others, due to personal preference. DO YOUR HOMEWORK. That's all I'm gonna say. But jesus, stay awaaaay from the arcade. Leave that to the skangers who insist on having their stupid looking madonnas done by a gun for a tenner.

rannerap

I think it has more to do with price than being un informed about the proper way to pierce.its 6 euro for a nose piercing there and something like 25 in celestial ring most idiots will just go for the cheaper option

Fantasy_Suicide

Ha, exactly. I've heard that sooo many times. Ugh. 6e for an infection and possible loss of my nose (Haha). Pass. I'll have a pint instead.

rannerap

ive gotten my ears done there loads of times out of pure boredom,my bus stop is right outside it lol i got both my tragus done in there with a gun:eek: looking back probably wasnt a good idea

Lil-Dysfunction

hmmmmmm....
Well I went to celestial ring to get my nose done on tuesday, but I got turned away cause I'm not 16 yet. Pretty deflated bout it.
But the girl was real nice bout it though and she gave me the 10% off voucher thingy and told me to come back next month after my birthday.
I guess I'm just gonna have to wait some more, I'm a tad bit scared to back though cause she was so nice and I was there 'but it says on the door if you have a parent....' :rolleyes:
Copped on a bit when I was thinking about it later though, I respect where she was coming from and all now

[QJ]Serideth

Lil-Dysfunction wrote:

hmmmmmm....
Well I went to celestial ring to get my nose done on tuesday, but I got turned away cause I'm not 16 yet. Pretty deflated bout it.
But the girl was real nice bout it though and she gave me the 10% off voucher thingy and told me to come back next month after my birthday.
I guess I'm just gonna have to wait some more, I'm a tad bit scared to back though cause she was so nice and I was there 'but it says on the door if you have a parent....' :rolleyes:
Copped on a bit when I was thinking about it later though, I respect where she was coming from and all now

Yeah she rocks, she gave me the 10% card as well when she really didn't have to, I forgot my I.D and even though I am and look well over eighteen I respect that they give a damn instead of just making a quick bit of cash.

Fantasy_Suicide

And she was just doing her job too, at the end of the day.

[QJ]Serideth

Fantasy_Suicide wrote:

And she was just doing her job too, at the end of the day.

Exactly, and I'd rather that than the Arcade of Death.