Acupuncture for allergies

I am a 28 year old female with long history of allergies. I have been told that acupuncture can help cure this agonizing problem. Any thoughts?
To put things into perspective; acupuncture is a traditional Chinese art which is still looking for a disorder it can cure. There are many types of healthcare professionals who offer acupuncture to treat almost everything under the sun. In the majority of cases, acupuncture is SCAM. It does jack shit. Acupuncture may provide mild pain relief but asides from that, everything else is wishful thinking.

Allergies occur when the body reacts intensely to a foreign item, which may be food, pollen, dust, mites or smoke. An allergy involves the immune system, skin and the airways. When the allergen comes into contact with the immune system, there is a cascade of event that take place and most of this communication involves an interaction between various cells and organs of your body. No amount of needle sticks into your body from the outside can affect these tiny cells and their reactions. How is needle placement in your ears or face going to treat or prevent your allergies? 

If you have any common sense, you should avoid going to people who know very little about the disease. People who do acupuncture are not doctors- most go to some crap 3 month college program and then start tinkling around with needles. So save your money; go and see a bona fide doctor who specializes in allergies. Unfortunately, many of these so called allergy doctors go to the other extreme and start performing unnecessary tests and want to give you shots which do jack shit.