A MUM who took her daughter to get her ears pierced at Claire's Accessories was shocked when she was charged a total of £68 for the service.
Expecting it to cost half of what she paid, mum-of-two Joanna Lovell, from Hull, was happy to take her six-year-old daughter Jasmine to get her ears pierced as a birthday treat - until she heard the price.
Joanna Lovell, from Hull, was happy to take her six-year-old daughter Jasmine to get her ears pierced as a birthday treatCredit: MEN Media
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Speaking in April last year, she told Hull Live: I chose Claire's Accessories because they market themselves as the 'world's leading ear piercing specialists' and have been piercing for over 40 years.
I didn't research the price before we got in the shop - but I expected it to cost somewhere in the region of £20 to £30. In hindsight, I clearly should have looked first.
Visiting the store in Princes Quay, Hull, Joanna was told she didn't need to make an appointment and was handed a board of earrings to choose from while they waited in line.
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Options on the board included different materials, including stainless steel, yellow gold, gold plated metal and titanium, just to name a few.
But to her confusion, the parenting blogger found that there were no prices alongside any of the choices - leaving the mother and daughter to pick blindly.
At this point Jasmine was starting to get nervous, so my focus was on her and not on the price, Joanna continued. But we still weren't given any guidance.
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I thought the 18ct gold looked good, so when it was Jasmine's turn she pointed to the ones she wanted from the box, which also had a 3mm crystal.
It wasn't until mum Joanne was presented with the paperwork to sign that she found out the sparkly pair would set her back £68.
It wasn't until mum Joanne was presented with the paperwork that she found out iy would set her back £68Credit: MEN Media
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She said: The assistant got the earrings out and showed us them - at this point she told me they were £68. I thought I'd misheard her, but when I questioned, she confirmed the cost.
She could tell I was shocked, but as she didn't go on to tell me about any cheaper options, I assumed the prices for all the earrings must have been similar. So I found myself muttering 'that's fine'.
Too embarrassed to ask is there was anything cheaper, before she knew it, Jasmine's ears were pierced, and Joanne was left £68 lighter.
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To make matters worse, Joanne was also encouraged to splash out £10 for their rapid cleaning solution - pushing her total even higher.
It was only after I looked online and saw prices start from just £15 - so I do feel robbed that there are much more reasonable options available that weren't pointed out.
If I had seen the prices, I wouldn't have gone for the cheapest £15 stainless steel option, but instead of the 18ct gold, I might have chosen the 24ct gold plated at £30.
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Even though my daughter loves her earrings, I'm sharing this in the hope of helping another parent not to make the same mistake I did.
A spokeswoman from Claire's Accessories responded to Joanne: Our prices are based on the cost of the metal and any stones used. 24ct gold plated earrings cost from £20-30, titanum from £22-30, 9ct gold from £35-50, 18ct gold from £48-68 and the 9ct gold diamond are £90.
And this psychic hairdresser who predicted her child would be born with a full head of hair gives birth to baby girl with locks so thick she's mistaken for a doll.A mum was left horrified when she saw the price of ear piercing for her daughter at high street store Claire's Accessories. Many of us broke our piercing virginity there in the 90s and 00s, but some people have been left taken aback by how much some earrings now cost at the retailer.
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Posting on the Extreme Couponing and Bargains group, Steph Bagley said: Went to Claire’s to ask about costings of ear piercing for my daughter. The earrings she picked would have been £65. Went to Superdrug, same earrings £32!
Her post has now sparked a fierce debate amongst parents, and people are divided. Natalie Scott commented: I went to my local piercer (absolutely will not go to Claire’s) was 35£ with earrings and it was done with a needle she didn’t even flinch.
Kayley Anne said: Costs about £20 in a professional piercer.... why on earth would you chose a drug store over a piercing shop especially when it’s 3 times the price. Danielle Westerman said: My daughter and son both had their ears done at claires never again.
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Katie Whitehead said: Got my daughters ears pierced at Claire I was shocked at the price but my daughter had already choose the ear rings she wanted and was excited so couldn't turn her away. Was done with a gun both ears at same time. We have had no problems with her ears, no infection or anything. If I had known the prices before I wouldn't of take her in there though.
Lauren Alicia Downes said: My daughter had her ears pierced there a few weeks ago. She chose the 18ct white gold daisy earrings. Expensive but worth it. We’ve had no issues. And she has changed them for some Harry Potter ones now. The girls were brilliant. And kept her calm and smiling all the way through. She loved it. She wants another set of holes now.
Steph Cunningham wrote: Always been to Claire’s for ear piercing with no problems. Maybe for more complex piercings it’s better to go elsewhere but for a little girl to get some pretty studs in their ears - I would rather take them to Claire’s where everything is girly and pink and glittery than a tattoo or piercing shop with strange noises and scary pictures on the walls.
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Claire's Accessories offers various types of piercings at prices to suit different budgets. The cheapest pair of studs on the Claire's website is a stainless steel pair of studs, which cost £20 if you opt for the standard lotion, or £30 with the rapid lotion.
The most expensive pair of earrings on the Claire's website is a clear diamond rhodium plated pair. These cost £195 with standard lotion, or £205 with rapid lotion.
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Man United fly to the United States for their pre-season tour on Wednesday and two internationals are unlikely to be on the plane.A mum was left shocked when she was told to shell out £68 to get her daughter's ears pierced at Claire's Accessories.
But after her little one chose a rather pricier pair - she thought she had misheard the member of staff who told her they would cost almost £70.
My daughter has wanted to get her ears pierced for a while now and when she turned six I finally gave in and told her she could get them done.
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My reasoning was that loads of her friends have already had their ears pierced, I was a lot younger when my mum had mine pierced and I think she's old enough to look after them now.
So, on her birthday this week, I took my excited little girl into Claire's Accessories in Princes Quay in Hull. I choose Claire's because they market themselves as the 'world's leading ear piercing specialists' and have been piercing for 40 years.
I'll start by being totally honest - I didn't research the price before we entered the shop. Naively or not I expected it to cost somewhere in the region of £20 - £30 to get a child's ears pierced. In hindsight, clearly I should have looked into this first.
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I asked the assistant if we needed to make an appointment and was told
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