Haight Street Tattoo and Piercing

Out of state, visiting family and decided to get a piercing... you walk in and there are no prices anywhere.. i was charged $150 for a piercing that the guy couldn't do. He took about 20 min just looking at my ear and told me that my ear wasnt good for the piercing I wanted.. i wanted to get my $150 back but he insisted that I could get my third lobe piercing.. they only gave me $5 back.. so I literally paid $145 for an ear lobe piercing! The person at the front desk made me feel pathetic for getting my $5 back. I felt robbed.. didn't get good vibes from the person at the front and the piercer.. took forever for an expensive piercing that should've taken 20-30 min..

They accept walk ins, but just make an appointment. They had a 3 hour wait when I got there and it looked like 1 person piercing. Try another local shop or prepare for a visit here with an appointment for your own sanity.

I got both of my second lobes pierced here and they look nice and healed well! They are less than transparent on pricing. At my first appointment, I paid for service and jewelry for two piercings. I asked explicitly if I needed to bring the paper (care info/jewelry type/date) and pay again for downsize and was told no. When I got downsized 8 weeks later I was charged for the service and new backing. The experience does not leave me wanting to return for another service.

I am over the moon with my new ink!!! Machy did an amazing job! He took the time to be super diligent and draw out exactly what I wanted and was very accommodating. The aftercare instructions were very consice and clear, as well. I felt so comfortable and taken care of. The entire rest of the staff was inviting and I felt at ease for the whole experience. Machy did such a beautiful job with this cover up that took me years to decide to finally proceed with and I couldn't be happier that I chose to have it done here♥️ if I could give a 10 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review, I 100% would!

This is the shop of two extremes for me so the inconsistency is a big factor on my rating. I dragged my friends along so I could change some jewelry pieces. I’ve been to cold steel, fiatlux, and rose. I enjoyed the service there but I do like getting a good look at other shops. Well, I’d rank this lower comparatively. First off, we were ecstatic to be looking at the pieces and was helped by a smaller femme with black hair and bangs. She increasingly got impatient with us because I was wanting to compare items from different cases and went back and forth a couple of styles. I was actually open to switching out 3 of my current piercings and the way they show things make it hard to picture the set together and narrow it down at the speed of the associate’s expectations. I was super rushed so I decided to just go with my pressing issue. Mind you, I took so much longer at cold steel for a similar service (3 pieces to switch out) and they were patient and helpful. The negativity climaxed when I thought to take out my jewelry because I did not see their written sign. She huffed and puffed about my contaminating the jewelry—even though during showings, you only really touch the plastic case they are in. I didn’t even touch anything yet, we had time to sanitize and wash hands! ;) Which brings me to a big find: they do not have an autoclave to sterilize your jewelry prior to install. Her reaction really made me really wonder: Are they actually confident enough in their sterilization!? I do know that 5 of the jewelry shops I’ve been to has autoclave sterilization as a standard even for jewelry changes. Anyway, this person should have just excused themselves for their lunch break because their colleague was soo much nicer and kinder! The Asian lady gave my friend a wonderful placement recommendation so she got inspired to get a new piece in. I wish I got her name because she was knowledgeable and would be one of the reasons I’d maybe come back here for the chime hoop. Her and Sapo were so professional and so passionate about piercings. Sapo got my sizing down pretty well and changed my jewelry quickly. The funny part was being stopped by Bangs post payment and service and asked to pay more because she thought I got the other pieces I was eyeing installed. Nope. Had to show her my ears too. lol as if she wasn’t the one who prepared the jewelry for the piercer... I would have bought two more (but I wasn’t given enough space to make up my mind!) Overall, because of the negativity I was turned off from replacing my other pieces. I needed my flat switched out badly so I bought a yellow gold piece with a $140 sticker tag which came out to $170+ total with the install. I think they sterilized the piece by dipping it in alcohol before putting it on. I was fine with this because it’s how I switch out my own earrings at home. Overall, the two stellar employees really carried the experience. I’d say this shop is for someone who just needs a quick service—someone who already knows what they want. If you want someone patient to show things and actually give recommendations, try to find the cool Asian lady with the stacked earrings. Better yet, go to cold steel, they will help you hold three things to your ear or put pieces side by side so you can visualize your combinations. If you’re spending hard earned bing bongs on jewelry meant to last, you deserve that. Cheers!