no tapers

[holepunched]

ok i want to stretch my ears but dont have any tapers handy or cash. what would be the next best thing to stretch them out with?

[Illyria Jade_mod]

There are no "next best" things. *If you want to stretch properly and safely, you need to invest in tapers. *Stretching with house-hold objects (or anything besides proper tapers and proper jewelry) is not safe.

[iamblackbird]

I suppose you could wear jewelry, play with it, and then wait for it to NATURALLY stretch...

however. Using household objects or nothing at all is just asking for a blowout or a tear, which makes further stretching difficult. Just wait until you have money for it, you'll be MUCH happier in the long run when you have nice stretched lobes instead of funky ones.

[Buzz Kill]

SOme piercings studios will professionally stretch your ears for you if you purchase some of their jewelry or for a small service fee ( around $5 depending on the shop)