Overall, I was really happy with this Claire's in the MOA. There are four different Claire stores in MOA and we went to the one on the second floor. I brought my daughter there to get her ear pierced. The woman that I talked to on the phone was very helpful and informative (she could sense my nervousness about the whole thing, I think!) And the girl that did the piercing was also very good and professional. My only small qualm is that she zipped right through the whole thing. I don't know if she did this because she could see how nervous my daughter was, and perhaps she was trying to do it fast to get it over with. Overall, I think it's good to do it quickly but there are times when going too fast can make anxiety worse, and this was the case for my daughter. Also, being told that "you're a big girl, even babies do this" (a little different, since the babies have no choice in the matter) can be a little condescending. My daughter has some problems with anxiety, but the fact that she chose to do something scary for her is a huge thing for her. I would have preferred to hear how brave she was and how great she was doing, ect.
But in the end, the girl gave my daughter a high five and my daughter had a big grin on her face. She was so happy she did it.
They are very clean and sterilized about the procedure as well, and give good quality medicine for care. The entire thing was around $50. I do recommend this Claire's over the one in Eden Prairie; we were going to do it there but the girl that worked there seemed really nervous about doing the piercing so we went to MOA. read more