Is Claires Accessories a relatively safe place to get ears pierced?

[KatyMac]

DD is having them done for her 11th Birthday

I am slightly dubious but have been over ruled bu DD, DH & my mum

I just want to make sure it is done safely & well

My daughter had her ears done yesterday at Claires and they were very good! Explained everything to her and me, 2 ladies (1 for each ear) they counted to 3 and that was it. Yes it did hurt but she didn't cry and was delighted

DD1 had hers done about x 4 years ago at Claires.They were absolutely fine for a whole year and then-literally-a year after they'd been done,one of them became infected and I was advised by the Doc to let them heal.(don't really think I can blame Claires for this though.)
Had my x 2 dds done this year,Claires again....dd1 had to have hers done close to the original hole but not actually in it as apparently this can cause infection.Anyway,after x 6 weeks,took earrings out and neither girls'ears had healed very well.Cleaned properly,put earrings back in and then found a couple of weeks later whilt cleaning that the earring backs had stiffened and I couldn't get earrings out at all!!!!Hubbie eventually managed....without any tearing thank God! I've now bought x 2 pairs of little gold studs which are a little better but still not healing brilliantly.

i chose not to take my dd to claires for her ears done... didnt like the public staring bit..
so we wnet to a beauty shop which was much more private...

she was 10... and hers have been fine.

My friend's DD (11) has hers done in a local beauty salon at the start of the summer holidays.

I had mine done about 4 years ago in Goldsmiths - mainly because I wanted white gold earrings. It did hurt. I never had any problems though & they are perfectly central in each ear. They did it in the shop there but it wasn't in the window & we were the only people in the shop at the time - I just couldn't face having it done in Claire's in the window when it's so busy. I did pay £21 for it though.

My friend had it done a few months before me in a random shop in town & it cost about £5 and she's had loads of trouble with her ears. Even now they sometimes hurt (although that may down to how she puts them in or the metal I suppose).

18st6...that stiffening doesn't sound unlike how one of DTD2's ears are now....

well,yes,i've never known it to happen before...my ears have been pierced for nearly 30 years.it was like the "grooves" in the posts had worn out or something.as i said, went and bought some little gold studs for £7 in Samuels....seems to be a bit better now...although still not what I expected!

How about this
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I had mine done by gun in Claire's no infections or soreness but even now about 5 years on if I leave an earring out for a day or two the holes will close, so I guess that's what people mean by not healing proerly. If I have another set done I'll have them done with a needle, I wasn't even aware before reading this that you could do that!

I always think that having the two gun thing seems a bit dodgy. The risk of them not quite going at the same time so you jump and move slightly, thereby putting one out of place, is a bit scary to me. But it obviously works for hordes of people so I'm probably just being a worry-wart!

I know a lot of beauticians are trained to do piercings, so you could go down that route?

oh hell no, get thee to a tattoo and piercing studio, needles all the way
i'll be taking my girls to the one i use, when i finally give in and let them have it done