*girl walks in* -I want my vertical tragus piercing. *points to the side of her face where there are horrid scars* I have my jewelry. How much does it cost?”

*me* Can I see the jewelry please?

*girl shows me her plastic curved barbel*

*me*“I can’t pierce you with plastic, it’s really not safe to be worn in the body and especially while healing. That’s also not the right shape for a surface piercing” and then I go on to explain why curved barbels in surface piercings have a really high rejection rate.

*girl- Okay but how much?*

*me* “With our jewelry $___”

*girl- Uh thats too much.. the other place charges 40 dollars…*

*me* “Okay.. so go there then? We don’t offer shitty piercings here. Have a nice day.”