Piercings by Dendar — Local services in Frederick

It’s been now 6 months since I’ve gotten my septum pierced and to this day it still is painful to touch. I’ve cleaned it everyday and did everything I was supposed to. Which makes me feel it’s pierced in the wrong spot. When I came here in August, I showed up 10 minutes early because I just wanted to look at jewelry and because most people like when you’re a few minutes early so they’re not waiting. I had no problem waiting in the lobby area, but the owner rolled his eyes because I walked in. He asked to look at my septum to see if I’d be a good fit, and he did a .02 second glance and goes “okay come on back”. When I walked in the back, it felt like a hospital. During the piercing process I’m trying to make friendly conversations and everything, I mean everything I would say he had something negative and condescending to reply back to. When he finally pierced me, I stood up and walked to the closest mirror I saw, he then goes “not that mirror, over there” and aggressively points across the room to walk over there. There’s no sign or anything saying not to walk to that mirror? Unbelievably rude. It’s also CRAZY that he makes you pay to get jewelry changed, even if you purchase jewelry from him. He also pierces you with a much thicker gage needle than other shops, which you can imagine hurts way worse and he wasn’t gentle at all. No other piercing places have that system. I paid $100 + $10 tip (even though I didn’t want to tip). I’m also so shocked at how many good reviews this place has and recommendations on Facebook. When I was talking to a few people about where I went they said “omg I went there too and didn’t have a good experience either”. I get that not everyone is in the best mood some days, but when you’re going and trusting someone to pierce you; you expect them to be comforting, informative and welcoming when you step foot in a space. I was also going here alone, which didn’t help the off vibes I got. If you’re reading this and considering getting a piercing, go to Time Bomb in downtown frederick. I was there before and they were SO MUCH nicer. I hate leaving reviews for small businesses like this, but I really feel it’s necessary to tell people how my...

If I could give no starts, I would.

I called spoke to him today and asked if he had availability for 3 nose piercings today, 1 adult and two minors. He advised he did and advised what we needed to bring for proper identification for the two minors. I asked the price and he said between $70-$80. We arrive at our scheduled time and he was rude, snippy and odd but whatever, we just wanted our piercings. I told my daughter we will get the least expensive jewelry (we can change it at a later date) and he said, I don't work like that, none of my jewelry is cheap. I immediately apologized and said I wasn't insinuating it was cheap, simply that we would be getting the least expensive. He then told me the price for nose piercings were $100-$120. I reminded him of our conversation ( about 2 hours prior to our appointment) and he said I told him we wanted ear piercings. Definitely did not say ear piercings. I respectfully declined to have our piercings there because that price was about $50 more than others. I was leaving with my daughter and my niece was in the bathroom. He asked me to wait because he didn't want to be left alone with a minor. Odd but ok. When we first got there, I went to the bathroom. After we left, my daughter and niece told me some inappropriate and pretty creepy comments he made to my daughter while I was in the restroom. He told her that her anxiety of a needle in her nose is adorable to him and that he was like a grown man and she was like a little baby to him.. so weird. He was also using profanity while speaking to my daughter a niece. Not at them, but in conversation. You can do what you want I guess when you own your own business but wow, he was not professional, quoted different pricing over the phone vs in person and is a little creepy. Places and people like that are not where I would spend or consider spending my...

My wife and I went in here last week to get her nose pierced, and Thomas was super welcoming and funny. He made sure to explain how he was cleaning everything and why he was making the choices he was. She was really nervous (she passes out easily) and told him this, and he was able to put her at ease so effortlessly. She had a great experience and her nose is healing well.

We came in again for me today. I’d had three holes in each earlobe pierced previously (very badly) and they had mostly closed up, so I went here to get them done right. Thomas was able to do all six piercings in one appointment, which was exactly what I was hoping for. He gave me a discount since I was getting so many, which I really appreciated. The piercings went super smoothly and he was very professional with making sure they were even and fitting right in each earlobe. He again sterilized everything right in front of us. While we were waiting for the autoclave, he told us some stories about previous piercings and how seriously he takes consent, especially with minors getting piercings, and how piercings influence mental health and bodily autonomy. That was really, really cool of him to share and made us feel so comfortable. I wasn’t nervous, but his humor and conversation took away any potential nerves!

Highly recommend if you’re looking for a piercer who knows what he’s talking about, makes you feel comfortable,...