The Hole Thing

Went and got a smiley piercing by Kelly! Super nice and it healed perfectly! She changed the ring out for me also which was super nice. Great job will go here for more piercings

Today I went in to get a cartilage piercing done. I’ve had my rook and tragus done at a different place, but The Hole Thing was recommended by a friend so I gave it a shot.
First of all, the piercer didn’t sterilize the area she was about to pierce, she did not wear gloves, and after the piercing she did not clean it. She also never went over the cleaning instructions, she just handed me the paper and sent me on my way. Never going there again, it made me feel so at risk to get an infection since she handled it so unprofessionally.
Those steps she missed have always been done at any other place I’ve attended or at least been to when I go with friends for their piercings.

Kelly is the best she did my and my daughter nose great job and fast no pain we are very happy

DONT GO HERE! I went in to have a dermal near my eye removed and the woman yanked it out of my face leaving a gash with a flap of flesh hanging off! She didn’t work it out like everyone else does, she just straight ripped it out through my skin. I’m so pissed. I’m going to have a big scar now!

The Hole Thing is definitely the Place to Go! I’ve never been more Satisfied with the Artwork I’ve Received Eric Prine Does AMAZING work I’m very picky about who I let INK my body but I wouldn’t hesitate to go back I highly recommend Him! Kelley also does awesome piercings I’ve been coming to The Hole Thing for years now & never leave disappointed!!! It’s clean & comfortable definitely will be visiting Eric again soon!

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Please don’t review this business if you received a freebie for writing this review, or if you’re connected in any way to the owner or employees. I have been going to The Hole Thing for my tattoos for quite a while. I always have a great experience and my tats are the best you can get. Erick does great work and has such a light hand. I get compliments everywhere I go.

Good people. Good work. Good art.

Although the staff was friendly, there was another client after me so they ended up not giving me full instructions on what to do with the piercing. They simply handed me a paper, which did not have crystal-​clear instructions. A demonstration on what to do would be key, as it was my first time having a piercing.
What happened was, I took off the piercing to clean it. Yes, this might seem obvious to someone who has had one before – not my case though. All I could see was blood up to a point of almost fainting. Luckily my roommate, who is a nurse, helped with that.
Definitely not a pleasant experience.

Got a dermal removed off my cheek bone/​eye and it took faster than a second and was painless. Getting the dermal hurt worse than taking it out. But I got it done at a different place. The owner Kelly took it out and had great customer service, super friendly. There is no scar either! I got it taken out about a year and a half ago. And she was very sanitary.

Amazing, me and my mom went in to get her nose pierced, Kelly was super sweet to my mom, my mom isn’t one to be good with pain, but Kelly eased her so good, I had pierced my nose myself the day before and I had this huge ear stud in my nose, and Kelly gladly offered and put a nose stud in my nose as well. She was super gentle, and I wanted to hang out with her more Lol. Amazing place I would recommend this place flexible everyone.

Just got a tat from Aaron. He’s so awesome! He’s such a perfectionist which is what u want with a tattoo artist. I looked thru his portfolio book and if I ever want a portrait, in coming to him! I was super impressed!!!

We went in the shop for Kelley, she had done some piercings for me way back in the day in Cotati. We got great service from her for a nose and tongue piercing. She is so fast the girls didn’t even have time to flinch. I went back for a tattoo with Aaron, he is amazing. Gentle and kind we sat and chatted while he gave me an incredible tat. So happy, I’ll be back and sending my friends. Great Vibe here.

After several tats and piercings this is the best place ever. I originally met kelly in cotati at her old shop. She did my nipple piercing. This was years ago. After an operation i had to remove them and they just kind of got weird. I came back today to get them redone (rather than do tapers) by the most frickin awesomest gal/​piercer/​shop owner, ever, kelly. Twice now ive used her. Shes fabulous. Ive never felt so easy about having my boobs in someones face. She fast as hell. Clean and totally gentle. My 20 yr old daughter was with me and decided to go for her first tat. Aaron… dude. Could you be any more awesome? Its beautiful. You treated her so wonderfully. Checked in on her often and was just professional in every way as well as a ton of fun. I will never go else where for my piercings or tattoos. This is the best place around. Besides the awesome prices the treatment you get is just fabulous. Its totally clean and although everones very professional they are also very honest and just a ton of fun. And Brandon… i so appreciate your honesty today. He felt aaron would be a better match for the future tattoo i want to get. Adding to the many! But i appreciate that so very much. Dude lost out on money to be so damn honest. And thats not the best place around with the best people? Hell yes it is!

This place is awful.
Very unprofessional, dirty, and the employees were clearly high. Yes, it’s cheap but so not worth it. She wasn’t going to wear gloves so I ran out. (Seriously!!)

Aaron did a fantastic job on my tattoo! He was knowledgeable, and really patient with me (I’m very high maintenance). This place took me in late evening with no appointment and I couldn’t have been luckier. Thank you to Aaron & Crystal for making my tattoo experience fun and memorable!

Got my tragus pierced here on Friday the 13^th for half off ($ 20, normally $ 40)! Very happy with this deal and with the service as well. Staff was nice and extremely friendly. Cannot remember the name of my piercer — I think it was Kelley? She did an excellent job, though, and I left feeling ecstatic about my piercing as well as the awesome deal I got.

Just got a tattoo done by Aaron G and he did an amazing job! Will definitely go back to him for future work.

My 15 year old finally was allowed to get her nose piercing. They made us feel comfortable from the moment we walked in and they knew what they were doing. The lady had 20 years of experience and you could tell. She did it in less than 3 seconds… and my daughter said it did not hurt.

Great service. Kelly was so nice and made me and my sister feel comfortable. The price was very good too!

I had Kelley (the owner) change out an ear piece for me from a 16 to a 12 gage. She was very professional and friendly. She thought it might hurt and put in a spacer but since I’d had the piercing for 10+ years it went in super fast and easy. She even knocked off $ 10 from the price posted.
Seems like good people and nice attitudes. Have heard good recommendations from friends who’ve had subdermals done with her specifically. I would ALWAYS recommend asking a piercer how long they’ve been working and what their experience is. Kelley is the owner and has obviously been in the industry for many years.