PHARMACISTS are constantly being urged not to be afraid of charging a fee for services.
However, one enterprising British pharmacist is attracting a lot of negative attention for his 45 charge for providing ear piercing services.
Social media users have voiced their discontent with the pharmacist's fee describing it as "extortionate" and "a rip off", with one person musing "ice-cubes to numb, sewing needle to pierce, stud to put in afterwards. Didn't even have to leave the house... God bless the 80s".
However, the pharmacist defended the 45 charge, noting that "it depends on where they're having it done", highlighting that ear-piercing at Claire's Accessories (a British chain store) could cost up to 68.
"If it's just a piercing, a lot goes into it, there's documentation and aftercare," the unnamed pharmacist said.
"We use special titanium studs from Caflon, they're not just any cheap studs."
The pharmacist added that the store uses a single-use piercing gun to limit the risk of cross contamination and eco-friendly titanium studs.
"I had mine done 40 years ago with ice cube and a needle, but health and safety would kill you if you tried to do that now," the pharmacist said.
The pharmacy also provides care kits for children and baby's who have had their ears pierced.
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