My daughter (who's six) really wanted to get her ears pierced so we made an appointment with Mandi at Anchor's End Tattoo. The receptionist was helpful and made sure we knew what paperwork we needed to bring.
The staff was friendly and welcoming from the moment we walked through the door. I decided to get a last minute nose piercing as well, which Mandi was happy to accommodate.
The piercing room is small so Mandi requested that my husband and toddler hang out in the shop while we get the piercings done.
We walked into the piercing room and my daughter was immediately in awe of all the unicorn posters and art all over the room. My daughter just happened to be wearing a unicorn dress. Mandi also had Disney music playing in the background. I'm not sure if that's her standard day-to-day selection, but I assumed she put it on for my daughter, which I thought was a really nice touch.
Mandi is warm and professional. My nose piercing went off without a hitch.
When it came time to pierce my daughter's ears, Mandi and her assistant were patient and encouraging. My daughter was excited but also scared. Mandi took her time to make sure that the holes in each ear were perfectly aligned before doing the actual piercing.
My daughter cried when the first ear got pierced, but Mandi was super positive and let my daughter know what a great job she did. After a few tears and a hug, my daughter was ready for the other ear, which she cried again when the needle went in, but she did a great job staying still.
Mandi was super complimentary and gave my daughter a handful of unicorn stickers. When we walked back into the main studio my toddler was excited because one of the tattoo artists had given her some really cool temporary tattoos, which she loved. read more