AAARG! First of all, although I appreciate the fact that no one under the age of 18 can come inside due to the liberal usage of the female form in the nude displayed everywhere, trying to “run in” to get a new nose ring is very much compromised by the fact I have a 1 1/2 year old. So I have to wait. and wait.
And I got my chance today. Let me back up a little and say that getting my nose pierced at Bee Line was a traumatic event in it of itself. The long and short of it it: too big of a needle, hearing the comment “oops” and lots of blood.
Not having had a great experience however didn’t keep me from getting a replacement nose ring when my jewel came out of my first nose ring at that particular facility though. You think I’d have learned but OH well. So whatever, my first nose ring had started to get on my nerves anyway because people were constantly asking me if I had a booger in my nose because the edge of it came down which was annoying to have people ask if I have a booger in my nose, and also embarrassing because of the people who SAW it but didn’t say anything. The jewel finally came out necessitating the need to get a new one. I decided to be “smart” and get a different kind of nose ring this time, a straight pin. Because I’ve had my nose ring for so long, the guy told me that this one would never show! woo hoo, I’m sold!
1 1/2 weeks later. The jewel comes out. CRAP. Cue first paragraph. Finally I am able to go and the guys says tough luck- They don’t guarantee their stuff AT ALL. So if you spend $20 on one stupid nose ring and the next day the jewel falls out, you’re just out of luck! Sorry! I left fuming and ran to Knight Times. A manic guy is wanting to get a tattoo of a girls name put on his chest by 6. (it was 3:15 at the time) He takes his shirt off literally half dozen times to look at himself in the mirror. He looks kind of scrappy, like Eminem or something, pretty short but likes to work out kind of guy that would KILL YOU IF YOU LEFT HIM kind of crazy look in his eyes. He kept saying, “this will last forever!” and asking my opinion on where and what kind of font of lettering to use “cause girls like to put their hands all over me when I have my shirt off and I need them to see my girl’s name and BACK OFF.” or perhaps his girl friends name would be good “when I’m boxing, I want my opponent to see my girl’s name and know who I’m fighting for” ????????
So I had to wait for Scrappy to figure all of this out and have an argument with his lovely lady friend over the phone about insurance payment and hoping the check would not bounce, then he had to leave to get money because all he had was his girl’s debit card that he had planned on using. WOW. What a great gift for someone! I finally got my nose ring, the guy was super nice and custom bent and clipped it for me so the edge wouldn’t show. I was very impressed with his help and the new nose ring was beautiful! However (because this day just couldn’t get any easier apparently) when I went to put it on, I tried to take out my old jewel-less nose ring and it wouldn’t come out… what the heck? The guy looked at me sorrowfully and informed me that the kind they had sold me had a bead to keep it in the nose, which when the nose grew back around the new bar, you’d have to rip your skin a little to get it out. What the heck? He said that is why they didn’t sell that kind. The other guy from Bee Line should have told me that at the MINIMUM! He also said that kind of nose ring was known for the jewel coming out and anytime he sells straight ones like that he warned his customers that may happen.
So the moral of this story is boys and girls, do NOT go to Bee Line Tattoo parlor for any kind of service because you will regret it and probably get eaten up by wolves. The End!