I did a ton of research on a place to take my 6 year old to get her ears pierced. I actually decided to go to HTC piercings but was told when I got there that I would need to make an appointment because the people there didn't feel comfortable working on one so young.
So, we went to the mall instead. The shop girls were great. They put pen dots on my little girls ears and had me check for evenness (they were perfect). Then a shop girl stood on both sides of her, while she hugged a teddy bear, shot the earrings in at the same time. There was no pain and my little girl has been smiling for hours.
Yes, the earrings were shot in, rather than a needle made hole. But the earrings were retrieved from a sterile bag, the shop girls wore gloves and there was no blood or pain.
The reason they lost a star is because the piercing did cost $65 which I thought was a little steep. And the deal on extra earrings that they gave us didn't extend to the triple sets that were on the same kiosk that we were brought to.