Jori Zan’s Body Piercing

Brought my 5 year old here to get her ears pierced (after researching several different places between Portland and Salem). Everyone kept referring me to Jori, and now I can see why. She was incredible! She was so good with my daughter. She kept her calm, and was very encouraging. After the first ear, my daughter was crying, and Jori let her stand up and look in the mirror to distract her, then gave her time to relax before doing the second ear. Jori took her time with us to ensure a positive experience despite a full waiting room. Jori does all of the piercings and they only offer walk in services but it’s worth the wait. The atmosphere is calm, professional and clean. Perfect for kiddos and adults alike.

I got my ears pierced here not too long ago and loved it! Jori is SO nice and welcoming. my piercings are doing great and I still love the earrings I picked. I got a paper with instructions on how to clean and what to use, it’s very helpful! I will be returning soon!

I cannot speak to the quality of piercing at Jori Zans, only to the terrible customer service I received.
I went in inquiring about the cost of a couple of different piercings, and decided to just purchase a conch hoop I could use as a pierceless cuff. A male sales associate confidently sold me a hoop. Upon getting home and putting it on, the diameter was about 2x too large so that it hung down along where my second lobe piercing is and looked ridiculous.
I immediately turned around to exchange it for the correct size (I was gone ~20 minutes), and was rudely informed that he would not exchange the hoop for the correct size because «once the jewelry leaves, it is un-​returnable.»
This would be understandable if a) he had informed me of the store policy before I left, or
b) bothered checking to see if was the right size before selling it to me. I couldn’t try it on before buying because it was in a sterilized package.
Furthermore, the guy was a condescending jerk. Don’t buy jewelry unless you know it’s absolutely right. If I lived in town, I would discourage anyone I know from patronizing this business as long as that sales associate still works there.
That said, I’m sure the piercing services are just fine.

I absolutely love Jori! I just got my septum pierced and she made it fun and less painless and not stressful (: her store is clean and hygienic! I love her! I’d recommend this place to anyone who wants to get pierced.

This is an impressive operation; quick service, inspiring atmosphere, while being professional yet accommodating. The fit and finish of the display, combined with the pro piercing room tops anything in the area if I need more holes in my body, def coming back here

My 16year old wanted the «rim» of her ear pierced… A stud type jewel… I had no one to ask or go to so Unilocal helped me once again, lol.
Looked up this shop… Found it! 1^st impression very clean, professional, guy at counter very welcoming.
Tons of options with jewelry… Once daughter picked her jewelry all was a go. Jori took the whole family into a room and let us all be included in the process. She was very informative, personable, and just had an awesome ora about her. You can tell she is not only the best at what she does but loves what she does.
Will go back for future piecing needs, need they arise lol (my teens 16&17)… And would never hesitate to recommend Jori’s shop with high stars.
Thank you Jori for helping make a kool family moment :-)
The family with green eyes

Jori did my first piercing in 1998 or 99 and many more after that. She is fun, professional and knows what she is doing. She is very clean and sanitary. The shop has a big selection of quality jewelry. I have not been in since I moved to California but would highly recommend her to anyone thinking of getting pierced.

This place is amazing! Super clean and a really positive well lit organized shop. The piercer was THE BEST I’ve ever met; very friendly and professional. I will honestly never go anywhere else. I would highly recommend this to anyone looking for a shop for a piercing.

I have a lot of piercings, and have been pierced by multiple people, some were not so good, some good, and some were really great. But now I have finally found my piercing guru– Jori! She is hands down, my absolute favorite piercer that I’ve ever encountered!
She is very professional and incredibly skilled, plus I always enjoy chatting with her about non-​piercing related topics. She makes suggestions tailored to your specific anatomy, and I trust her judgement. In my case, we’ve come up with a game plan for my next few piercings that I know that I want based on healing and what would look good on me.
In addition to her skill level, the quality of jewelry offered is extremely important!
She sells top of the line jewelry and if you don’t see exactly what you want in the displays, you can have pieces ordered specifically for you.
Plus she is APP certified, something I always look for when I am considering a piercer.
Also of note, her studio is the cleanest piercing studio I’ve ever been in.
It’s tastefully decorated and has a calm, open and airy feeling, which I think makes it a non-​intimidating and relaxing environment to be pierced in.
So basically, don’t even consider other piercing studios in town, go straight to Jori! I promise you will be in the best hands!

Well I have to say I am so amazingly impressed with the customer service I received today. I know that her shop keeps similar hours to the salon industry. I was driving by to go to an out of the way beauty supply and decided to stop for a nose hoop I have been wanting. Jori Zan’s was closed but there was an employee inside. He answered my knock. He let me in and measured my previous piercing and sold me my hoop during closed hours. EXEMPLARY CUSTOMER SERVICE. YAY for me and kudos to this shop. Jori has helped me with healing my piercings and I am over the moon with gratitude for the service I received today. Thank you so much!

I don’t normally write reviews, as a matter of fact this is my first, but I feel like I should after having such a wonderful experience. I had not had any piercings other than the standard firsts on my ears, but I decided to get my belly button pierced. I called the phone number for Jori Zans and Jori answered. She took the time to answer all of my questions, which immediately made me decide to get it done there. She was very friendly and professional, even though I was acting like a nervous freak! She did a great job of both calming my nerves (as much as possible) and piercing! She also did a great job of explaining aftercare! Thank you, Jori!

Jori does fantastic work! My piercings healed beautifully and the customer service was superb. She really understands what the art of piercing is. I have had multiple piercings from various places in California and I now will not go to anyone else but Jori Zan if I have any more work to be done. Great selection of jewelery at decent prices.

I have had some pretty big changes in my life and after some careful thought, I decided that I wanted to get my ear pierced.
Being a pretty straight and narrow, conservative kind of guy, I was sort of at a loss. Yes, I know an ear lobe piercing isn’t that big a deal, but it was for –me-​, see?
No less than three people independently recommended Jori Zan’s shop. I got there about fifteen minutes after it opened on a Wednesday, and there were already three customers ahead of me.
The guy that helped me was very quiet and businesslike, and reading the other reviews, it seems like that’s just who he is. He wasn’t particularly helpful, but he knew exactly what was going on. I told him I wanted a lobe done and that I was going to put in a black diamond stud eventually. He went right to a section, pointed out a black stud, and that was, well, exactly what I wanted. He didn’t try going on about this, that, or the other and I, personally, appreciate that.
I did have to wait a little while. The entire time I was there, people were coming in. It was pretty busy, which says a lot for a business. Also what says a lot is that she’s been operating for 18 years now.
So when I got in, with Jori, I sort of opened up about why I was getting a piercing. It was oddly uplifting to have her acknowledge and applaud the things I’ve done and how I was going about modifying my life. She was incredibly easy to talk to and super friendly. She explained the entire process, got everything prepared, and marked the spot. She then put on a temporary ring and had me look at it to see if I liked the placement. She asked me if I wanted it moved at all, but my response was something along the lines of, «You’ve been doing this much longer than me, I’ll trust your judgement.»
We spent so much time talking about various things, when she had me lean back, I figured she was just making more adjustments.
Now, the thing I hate most about Doctor’s appointments isn’t getting the shot, it’s the anticipation. I get really annoyed with nurses who say, «Okay, now, this might pinch a little, here it comes, okay…» and who create a big lead-​up. I don’t want that. Just stick me, I can take it. I swear. It’s the thinking about it that I don’t like.
So next thing I know, there’s some pressure on my ear, and she’s put the heated-​up hollow needle through. No pierce gun for this woman, she does it the right way, which is why I went here specifically.
After it was done, she asked, quote, «Do you love it?» I did. She then spent some time going over cleaning and healing procedures for the next while. She suggested different ways I could go with different pieces of jewelery and suggested I come back with any questions, concerns, or needs.
Overall, I couldn’t have been happier to go here, for a very unfamiliar and alien process. It couldn’t have been easier.
I don’t know how much these things usually cost, but for the piercing, the stud, and a bottle of organic, hemp-​based (ha!) anti-​allergenic, hippie soap, it was around 56 bucks. I might have gotten off cheaper going to Claire’s in the mall, but it so totally would not have been worth it.

I have never seen anyone else but Jori and some dude (her beau, maybe?) working here, and that tells me loads about the business. Although the dude is a bit standoffish and unyielding to my humor, I like him for his no-​nonsense help.
Jori is the best piercer I have ever encountered, even though she’s never pierced me. Unlike the ruffians at other, more «hard core», body adjustment businesses, Jori is gentle. I had her help me out when I stretched my lobes (just a bit!), and she was UH-​MAZ-​ING.
The selection of body jewelry beats out every other place in town, and would rival some of the more famous jewelers if they sold diamonds.
My only complaint is the wait time to be helped if you happen upon the business right after school lets out or on the weekends. You’ll find the place overloaded with teenagers who just can’t make up their minds about what they want to buy. As such, they end up monopolizing Jori and that dude.

Jori is amazing. The shop is so clean and the selection is amazing. I live in Las Vegas now, and still have my family go to Jori’s to buy jewelry for me. No one in Las Vegas has the tension-​set studs in the size I want. I have looked for 2 years. I refer everyone to Jori Zan’s. If you want a clean, professional shop with a great selection of jewelry, this is the place.

I hate giving out too many 5 star reviews but my daughter and I had a great time here yesterday. We came in Saturday just after noon to get my youngin’s nose pierced and were instantly greeted by two smiling beauties — snow white and swiss miss. Rachel and Jori were both friendly, professional and fun. The place is immaculate and Jori did a fantastic job making my daughter comfortable. This is the only place to go if you ever want to get any holes poked in your body.

Nice clean place, but the piercer didn’t seem to be very friendly towards me. As she was marking my ear for my piercing, we realized that it couldn’t be placed as I had imagined due to my ear anatomy. I apologized and decided that didn’t want to go through with the piercing if I wasn’t going to be happy with the placement. She didn’t seem very responsive or understanding and asked me why I thought it would be possible to place the industrial the way I wanted in an negative and accusatory tone. She seemed annoyed and told me, «Well, it will be $ 10 for the cost of setup.» She did suggest a couple other ear piercings and asked if I wanted to get them done instead.
*shrug* I just wasn’t getting a good vibe from her; she just didn’t seem too genuine or interested in me and my piercing. Anyway, she seems very experienced and competent (went to Fakir School of Piercing and sometimes teaches there). I guess our personalities didn’t quite mesh? I prefer Emily at Addictions who seemed more responsive to my needs and was genuinely interested in me and making my piercing look great.
Jori’s does have a good selection of body jewelry and I like that they custom bend their jewelry to fit each person. I’m happy with the quality nose stud I purchased from them.