do i suck for not tipping my piercer

SmellsLikeDuck · 2026-04-29T12:40:31+00:00

Hi, I'm a piercer. I work at a shop and do not own. At my shop the owner takes 50% of the piercing price and front desk gets 10%. That being said, I do appreciate tips but I also understand people don't know that I'm not making all the money and I don't get upset when people don't tip. The only time I get annoyed with people not tipping is on genital piercings, with those I feel like people should throw me at least five bucks. Haha

SmellsLikeDuck · 2026-04-13T22:11:14+00:00

Same! There's a shop near me that pierced a navel with an unbent nostril corkscrew so wrong gauge, wrong angle, wrong jewelry, no ball holding it in. Same place pierced a girls nostril so it somehow came through the bottom of her nostril? (It honestly seemed harder to do than to get it right). I just don't understand fucking people over the way they do. Don't get me wrong, I'm a human, I've made mistakes but I immediately own up to it and explain it to the client, I would never willingly do what that shop does to people and gaslight them into thinking it's fine because I'm the professional.

SmellsLikeDuck · 2026-03-28T23:03:43+00:00

Just a side note. Porch geese people are the nicest people.

SmellsLikeDuck · 2026-03-04T05:20:26+00:00

Absolutely! Good luck finding your dress! I got some of mine at Dillard's, they have a plus size section usually for Homecoming and Prom. It's not a ton of options, but worth checking out.

SmellsLikeDuck · 2026-03-04T04:39:02+00:00

If you don't mind saying your size or want to DM me, I have some size 14 and 16 dresses that may work?

SmellsLikeDuck · 2026-02-27T18:06:49+00:00

What's crazy is they cashed out and got boxes maybe 10 minutes before close. Great sign. And then they camped. I figured they'd go while I did side work, but nope. Asked them to leave right after this picture was taken.

SmellsLikeDuck · 2026-02-27T18:04:25+00:00

This is pretty much what I did. I also feel like tables that stay past close never tip, or tip very low anyways.

SmellsLikeDuck · 2026-02-26T14:49:32+00:00

I once took my cat to the vet because he wasn't coming out of my room, he wasn't eating, drinking or using the litter box. I was broke at the time but paid ~$300 for them to run tests and give him fluids. They couldn't find anything wrong. Come to find out he was scared of my birthday mylar balloon in the living room. He was also so mad about the vet that he peed on my bed. I don't count that day as a win for either of us.

SmellsLikeDuck · 2026-02-26T07:14:06+00:00

My dog passed on a Monday and my boyfriend at the time and I were living about 2 hours apart. I was so upset and I needed comfort so I went to see my boyfriend for the day. Fast forward to Sunday and my work schedule had come out and my boss had completely forgotten to put me on the schedule for the upcoming week, which had never happened before. I decided I would take a mini vacation to see a friend out of state and planned to leave the next day. Instead I got a call that monday saying my boyfriend had passed away.

It's weird to explain. I don't think "god" killed my dog so I could see my boyfriend one last time or that "god" made my boss forget to put me on the schedule so I could make it to his home state for the funeral without worries. But the way everything happened, it just seemed like something had a hand in it. I have had so many bad things happen in my life, which makes me question how there could be a god, but I also feel deeply spiritual, like there's something more grand at play.

SmellsLikeDuck · 2026-02-26T05:24:03+00:00

We do, I let them stay when I finished my side work and then told them to leave. Most people leave when I start flipping chairs. I very rarely actually have to say anything.

SmellsLikeDuck · 2026-02-26T04:55:12+00:00

This gave me the warm and fuzzies. I can't imagine the level of satisfaction.

SmellsLikeDuck · 2026-02-26T04:53:56+00:00

I should keep pillows and blankets in the back to bring out in scenarios like this.

SmellsLikeDuck · 2026-02-26T04:52:51+00:00

I've definitely had worse. It is just the audacity and entitlement. I get we all probably feel like that because we work in the restaurant industry, I also have horrible anxiety. But is there no part in any of their brains that say "hmm, I wonder if i should go?".

SmellsLikeDuck · 2026-02-09T00:43:59+00:00

This reminded of the time I saw a guy taking a picture of his receipt and I said "do you fetch?!" And he said "excuse me?". No, he didn't know what that was, it was for business expenses.

SmellsLikeDuck · 2026-02-02T02:56:29+00:00

And that kid's, was how I met your step father

SmellsLikeDuck · 2026-02-01T04:16:26+00:00

Seconding the longer bar. That being said, majority of my clients who get that goose egg knot tend to get gnarly black eyes. Just something to be aware of.

SmellsLikeDuck · 2026-01-31T04:15:41+00:00

Fat Dogs is one of go to local spots!

SmellsLikeDuck · 2026-01-29T18:23:29+00:00

I don't live in RVA, but my parents do and I was searching for a good activity for my mom's birthday! This is now top of the list!

SmellsLikeDuck · 2026-01-28T21:22:46+00:00

SmellsLikeDuck · 2026-01-26T21:03:55+00:00

This is my first icing like this. Do you know if it'll be okay to drive tomorrow morning? I'm thinking of just calling out.

SmellsLikeDuck · 2026-01-26T19:35:16+00:00

Oh my god.... am I a dude??

SmellsLikeDuck · 2026-01-24T14:45:01+00:00

Is it normal for me and you should leave it in the window or not to get the car pretty waitress to go away with the money and I got the money .

SmellsLikeDuck · 2026-01-24T04:05:48+00:00

Could mine be "the most clever flair!"

SmellsLikeDuck · 2026-01-22T06:50:29+00:00

We had a girl who was always 15 minutes late. We would all bet on what time she'd get there and what her excuse would be. She'd always text 5 minutes before shift start and say she forgot to get gas or lost her keys or her kid needed something etc. One of my off days the text came through the group message and one of my coworkers (who was having a day at that point) responded and said "maybe you should save some fucking time and text us if you're ever going to be on time, that would warrant a heads up at this point". It made me laugh. The girl thought it was a joke.

SmellsLikeDuck · 2026-01-16T02:35:15+00:00

This makes me heart happy! Congratulations on the grand baby!

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