Don't get me wrong, Straight to the Point does some great work.. but they charge far too much\r
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Now, I know a good shop is expensive, I'm not the type to go for the $2 externally threaded korean jewelery or anything like that, but this place is rediculous. Very friendly staff, very comfortable environment, though the staff should be standardly trained more (I got different aftercare instructions from 3 different employees.)\r
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Now, for the price.. I got charged $10 just for a jewelry change (A service that is generally free, with purchase of jewelry) with a Kaos eyelet, that they charged $20 for! $20! Unfortunately this was the first piece I bought from them, so I didn't know how wildly they had jacked up the price.\r
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For an example: a 0 gauge Kaos eyelet, from the website (The RETAIL price) is $6. with standard markup, that probably means that the wholesale price (The one any piercing shop will be getting) would be probably 3, maybe 4 dollars. And, on further inspection, every other shop I've bought that particular type of jewelry from was 8-15 dollars (15 for a 7/16"" piece).\r
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So, in surmation, I suppose if you have a lot of extra money to spend, go to Straight to the Point. It is a good shop, they are very professional and conveniently located downtown, but there are plenty of other shops that are just as friendly and professional for much less.
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