Pandora bracelets.

[CarbyDeadUn]

I really want one. They are so pretty. Lots of different beads and things that can be added.
But are they a bit common?

I am torn.

[Pearlsaringer]

Also, agree with a PP that they are best worn sparsely loaded.

[LinaBo]

I love mine, it was a gift from my mum and all but one bead were presents so it’s pretty special to me. I had no idea I was being judged for wearing it

[Phalenopsisgirl]

I have two and the second is near full now, I love it because the charms mean something, either they were a gift from dc or for something that I remember, I have some from various holiday destinations and I enjoy remembering when I look at it them. I didn’t like pandora originally but I think the sentimental value turned me.

[LaurieMarlow]

Jesus cao is there any need to be such an arsehole?

I'm sure lots of people part company with some of your tastes too, but are too polite to say so.

[Mulch]

I think they suck all originally out of charm bracelets, spend the next few years getting charms from the same store that everyone buys theirs from. Anyway if you like it f what anyone else thinks your the one wearing it

[OnionKnight]

I agree Some but it’s what my wife wants.

[KanielOutis]

I love my Pandora bracelet because I am a minimalist, but DH likes to buy me presents for birthday, Christmas and anniversaries. He is happy because I have a gift, I am happy because the gift is tiny.

[SussexBonfireViking]

thanks @CarbyDeadUn i can see them now! dont know why they werent showing

[SomeBananasAreStillGreen]

Cao is simply giving an opinion. Blunt and tactless maybe, but I will be honest and say that I agree with her.

This is mumsnet aibu. What do you expect? Nothing fluffy here

[SouthWestmom]

It’s just like Next isn’t it. Lots of people like it, it’s affordable and you won’t be the only one wearing it. Nothing wrong with that.

[Fresta]

Pandora is perfectly nice.

Some people always like to look down on things which have become popular; it makes them feel better about themselves.

No, you won't stand out from the crowd in Pandora, but the quality is ok and the combination of bracelet and charms will be unique to you.

[LinaBo]

(To be fair, mine isn’t pandora, it’s from another jewellers in my home country but very similar. Fits pandora beads, so it’s half and half pandora/other jewellers beads.)

[Bunnyfuller]

I love some of the stuff from Les Nereides (just along from Covent Garden tube). Funky, delicate and very individual.

[Whisky2014]

I'm sorry but I hate them. So tacky and not original. Too many people have them and the charms are over priced for what they really are and yet at the same time they seem and look so cheap.

Get something made for yourself that no one else has and is more meaningful.

[Whisky2014]

Some people always like to look down on things which have become popular; it makes them feel better about themselves.

Nah I feel perfectly fine whether pandora existed or not. I just don't like cheap shit

[StilettosAreANoNo]

I like them. I prefer my bangle with just two or three at a time rather than a full bracelet. The bangle I have isn’t Pandora though, I got it from Etsy.

[MsUnderstanding]

Blingy, overpriced. The regular queues outside the local Pandora shop put me right off even looking.

[SomeBananasAreStillGreen]

"I just don't like cheap..."

Yes!

As I said earlier on the thread, I'm a skint single mum (currently on benefits) and used to work in a jeweller's shop.

I remember selling ellesse watches to very well-heeled people. I was trained to ramble very convincingly about the benefits of these watches. Only a few years later, ellesse had been imitated in market stalls everywhere, and was a brand worn only by "chavs". Now even the chavs laugh at it.

[milkchocolatx5]

I think they are really common and ugly too. And I cannot think of a present that requires any less imagination - just run to the same Pandora shop as lots of others for birthdays, xmas etc and just get another overpriced little bead. Done!

I really don't see the appeal at all. sorry, you asked, OP.

[SilenceMeansWhatAreTheyUpTo]

Crikey - wish I hadn't read this thread! I had no idea something as simple as a bracelet could stir up such strength of opinion. Do people really judge you based on a small detail such as what you're wearing on your wrist? You live and learn, I suppose ...

[Liiinoo]

I can't bear them and do think they are a bit naff but if that's what you like buy one.
My DCs mock my love of leopard print but it's what I like and think suits me so they can mock away.
This website recently slated some of my interior design choices (crushed velvet sofas and woodburning stove) as being common but they make me happy so I'm not going to change them for something that is apparently classier/more tasteful.

[PolkadotsAndMoonbeams]

I do think some of the beads are nice, but the bracelets look clunky in my opinion. I have very thin wrists though!

I have an Azendi one, which is a bit like a Links, but more delicate. I like it because they do quite a lot of music/dance based charms.

[Nettletheelf]

Yes, they do (in answer to Silence’s question).

My friend was in a Pandora shop (buying a charm for somebody’s Christmas present, a couple of years ago...Pandora are not daft, are they?) and reluctantly queued. She said that the staff were unforgivably rude to the people in the queue who didn’t look as if they had that much money to spend, including a father and daughter buying a bracelet for the daughter’s Christmas present. Shame on them.

[CherryChasingDotMuncher]

I’ve got about £400 of charms on my wrist, hardly ‘common’! I love mine, I know it’s trendy on MN to hate Pandora bracelets but I think they’re lovely and stylish

[SomeBananasAreStillGreen]

Cherrychasing, I'm glad you like your bracelet. If you like it, then nothing else matters

Still, having £400 of charms on it doesn't affect whether it is 'common'or not. The price is not necessarily related to the style.