Went here to finish off my triple helix piercing. I got one of the piercings done a year ago at No Regrets in downtown Champaign. When Lunchbox looked at the piercing he seemed like he did not appreciate that I already had one but told me that he would be able to do it. He pressured me into getting the jewelry that he normally sells for the triple helix because otherwise it would "just not look right" (normally charges $125 for the full, but was going to charge me $100 for two... how the math works out on that... I'm not sure).
I had been waiting a while to do this, and with him boasting about his 10 years experience, I say... what the hell. He marks my ears. The marks are not exactly where I want and my friends tell this to him. Regardless of the criticism, he backs himself up and assures me that it will look great. I go through with it. One of the piercings is poking out of the top (superior) of my helix. Looked weird and would have been a pain in the ass to take care of. He redid that one and was NOT understanding where I actually wanted the piercing. We showed him pictures but he was acting very frustrated and kind of pissed at me and my friends. One of my friends marked on my ear where it should go, he remarked it it a little lower and pierced it. By this time I was done. I was in pain, I just wanted to the the heck out of there. I was swollen and said it was ok and that I just wanted to go. Well, it's the next day and it looks like garbage. I've been trying to contact him all day to ask for at least a partial refund (I gave him a $20 tip... because I felt bad for chipping away at his ego... so in total spent $125... $5 charge for credit cards). I haven't heard anything back. There is no way that I can go to work with this. I work in a professional environment and this looks like I had my friend pierce my ear... looks totally botched.
If I do end up getting a refund, I'll update this. As for now, I'm beyond upset with the quality and attitude given to me and my friends at the shop by Lunchbox. I will never go back here. I'll stick with No Regrets.
UPDATE: Went back and got them redone. He actually wanted for me to pay for the equipment he would have to use to repierce my ears (can I give this place 0 stars?). I told him hell no and said he can use my tip money to pay for it. The guy was still awkward and bitched about how he was 5 seconds away from kicking my friends out. What a douche bag. Currently, both of the piercings he did have keloids and the backs are so tight on the earrings I can't unscrew them. Probably going to take them out if they don't completely heal by January. I'll go to No Regrets this time. I've never had keloids... Ever and he probably should have not even repierced them (due to the build up of scar tissue)... But that dude is beyond proud/stubborn. Avoid this dude at all costs.