"2"^^ . . . "1"^^ . "3"^^ . "2011-02-23T00:00:00"^^ . "8"^^ . "i'm really disappointed with this place. i was really excited to find this shop because i've had a hard time finding places that sell spirals in 5/8\" (in person, at least). i asked the piercer working at the time to please measure the spirals because they were for my boyfriend. i explained that he can wear either 1/2\" or 5/8\". he measured and assured me they were the right size. i don't wear gauges, so it's safe to say i was an inexperienced buyer, but that's what the piercers are there for and why i asked specifically if it was 5/8\" several times.\n\ni also bought about $150 worth of other jewelry while i was there, one piece of which i've now noticed is broken. but that's not my real beef here.\n\ni got the spirals home and gave them to my boyfriend, he got them out of the box and looked at me and said there's no way these are 5/8\". we measured them, and they're 7/8\". that's at least 2 sizes bigger than 5/8\". \n\ni then called the shop this evening and asked if there was anything they could do for me. after a short conversation, i was hung up on.\n\ni called back thinking there's no way that just happened (i'm not rude when i call to ask about errors), and i asked if there was anything they could do because while i understand health codes and that they can't accept return of body jewelry, i wanted to know if they could extend a coupon or do anything else for me because i'm out $60. i could sell these on ebay maybe and get half of what i paid for them. i got silence and then was told that, \"they don't even stock 7/8\" jewelry.\" perhaps my measuring tape is wrong, but it's not that wrong. there is NO WAY this is 5/8\" jewelry.\n\nfor a shop that's supposed to be so reputable, i'm really not impressed with the way this situation was handled. very disappointed. and shocked really - on the east coast, the situation would've been handled much differently. buyer beware.\n\na picture of my boyfriend's spirals (clear) and the ones i bought (wooden) at club tattoo clearly shows the discrepancy: (uploaded to business photo section) - http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/OD-x7EJr9G7lqKnemQP6vQ?select=9avZjAN6ogjpTMnOFzxXtQ\n\ni was helped at the register by a really nice young woman that works there named alessa when i checked out, and she was lovely. too bad that's not enough to redeem the rest of my experience. ;("^^ . .