Banter by Piercing Pagoda — Local services in Brandon

I took my 11 mo old to the location in Brandon fl westfield mall...the lady who assisted said she had 2 yrs experience and pierced to many ears to count...she talked a good game. Once we were in the seat she had a hard time even just marking my daughters ears with the marker...but she still acted confident age could get it done. So i held my daughter tight while this lady made a hole in my daughters ear that was so low it barely caught the lobe...i freaked out as soon as i saw it! The lady apologized...said it was a miss fire!!?? That the gun had never done that before! Ugh yeah right! It was user error. I asked for a refund which i received without a fight...lucky for them! I would never recommend someone go there with a young child...my niece had gone at age 4 and had another worker peirce her glove to her ear! I should have never taken my daughter there and...

I hope I have the right Banter location (one closest to Dillards) Today I was helped my Jessica, and she made my experience AWESOME! She helped me so much and made me feel beautiful with my new earrings. I purchased a set of new gold hoops and got a piercing as well, and she was very caring and talked me throughout the process. She tried her best to keep me comfortable and honestly was just a warm and welcoming human being. I will go for her with all of my jewelry needs moving forward as I found her extremely helpful and considerate of my budget. I also want to express how sanitary this place was. Jessica informed me that banter requires a 1 week course to learn how to pierce and that beats Claire’s any day! Jessica, a big THANK YOU to you, and if I could’ve tipped, I sure would’ve. I highly recommend...

Made an appointment for my infant daughter's ear piercing. Associate gave me an appointment time of 10:30am. We show up on time and the location doesn't open until 11:00am. I called and was told I still had to wait, with an infant, in the heat. I called again 3x after, 1st no answer, then a dialup tone, then a voicemail. This is unacceptable. My time has been wasted and ultimately wasn't able to get my daughter's ears pierced. Piercing Pagoda,...