Pandora bracelets.

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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.

Common and expensive are not mutually exclusive. Look at Tamara Ecclestone’s taste in bathtubs and interior decor!

That is true. I don’t think they look common though. Those yellow gold clowns or rag dolls on a chain though, that’s another story do places still sell them?!

I will admit that I am cross, cherrychasing. ... are you calling me common because I can't afford this kind of a bracelet? What does 'common' mean, exactly?

Not the right thread for this, I know, but does my lack of income mean that I am somehow inferior in taste?

I will admit that I am cross, cherrychasing. ... are you calling me common because I can't afford this kind of a bracelet? What does 'common' mean, exactly?

Not the right thread for this, I know, but does my lack of income mean that I am somehow inferior in taste?

Woah!!! That’s a bit of a leap is it not? Is there perhaps some projection going on there?

Why on earth would you think me saying “it’s hardly common as it’s expensive” be the same as “people who can’t afford one are common”?

I have no idea who you are, so I don’t know if you’re ‘common’ or not

I have a pandora bracelet. After coming out of a 20 year relationship I dated and was bought one as a birthday gift. I wear it and my engagement ring (which cost 5000% more) every day because each reminds me that however much money a man throws at you. Life as a single woman will always be happier

Yes, it's a ridiculous leap, but kind of logical.

Spending £400 on charms does not mean the bracelet is not'common' (whatever this means). Things you choose to own and display are not somehow sanctified by their price.

But sorry I am a bit touchy about this.

400 quid on over priced tat. Boasting price doesn't make it more appealing or less common

MN will tell you they're shit mainly. I'll chime in with I love mine and it means loads to me, every addition has a meaning.

Note of caution. Initially went for a cheaper brand - Storywheels bracelet. After the second replacement broke, we went Pandora, the quality difference is obvious.

It’s not the least bit logical. You’ve pulled it from thin air, as part of a projection.

I don’t think Pandora bracelets are common (my £400 comment was meant to be lighthearted). Just my opinion! I do not think you are common for not wearing one.

Dear me, this place is odd sometimes.

If people judge you for wearing a bracelet that majes you happy, it says more about them than you.

Mulch hardly a boast, I have 11 charms, a typical price for a full-ish Pandora bracelet

I’d judge a woman who wore a bracelet with a prominent Playboy charm. I’d judge a woman wearing a swastika bracelet too. Does that make me a bad person, even if wearing symbols of porn and/or Nazi-ism makes the wearer happy??

See, I don't like Monica Vinader pieces but some do. I wouldn't ever say that something is 'classier' than something else or 'tacky' because you just offend people that way. The posters who say it mean to be offensive but as they're not the arbiters of good taste, who cares?

Get what you like, OP and never mind what other people think.

Nettle there’s a difference between judging someone who is commemorating a party who murdered 6 million innocent people, and judging someone who had a bracelet you deem ‘tacky’.

The woman in my local chippy was swastika tattoos. I judge her to fuck!

Nalu for gorgeous, personal boho chic.

www.nalubeads.com/ready-made

In my world common is synonymous with cheap, trashy and tasteless. It's a phrase my mother used a lot in the 70s to describe anyone and anything lacking class. Red nail polish, ankle bracelets, swearing, mini skirts, too much make-up, bleached hair, getting drunk in public, were all considered common attributes by her.

Pandora however doesn't fulfil much of this. It's very popular, yes, but it's expensive and a bit overpriced but I think it's we'll made for mass market jewellery. Really can't see how it's 'cheap shit'. We can't all afford Cartier.

I didn’t say that they were the same. I was exposing the foolishness of the statement that one shouldn’t judge anything that makes somebody else happy when they wear it.

And, incidentally, I didn’t say that Pandora bracelets were ‘tacky’. I have an opinion on them, but I’m keeping it to myself.

I have 2 bracelets almost full, however I bought my first years before Pandora shops existed from a little jewellers, there were very few places you could buy back then. I had to visit this specialist shop to buy more (or rather my family did). I've worn them on my wrist for years and I love them.

And yes I have a couple of Disney exclusives available at WDW Florida only from my trips.

I love Christmas and birthdays and seeing what the people I love have chosen - I have some very special ones that mean the world and have insured them also.

The bracelets have broken before and I have taken to be repaired at Pandora, however both times they have swapped for new bracelets.

I only take off when I have to (airport security at times) or to put on a new charm. Although I once took them off at slimming world as I needed a half a pound for a new sticker (and I did indeed get the sticker)

Each to their own, if you love something then get one x

I find pandora bracelets depressing. My BIL bought one for my sister because that way he doesn't have to think of a present for her birthday or xmas, he just buys her a couple of new charms from himself and their daughter.

It's so lazy and generic.

DSis and BIL been together for 15 years, and DSis is an easy person to buy gifts for because she has clear hobbies like gardening, needlecraft, reading etc. He should do better. I know my sister thinks pandoras are a bit tacky, but she would never say anything to him because she's grateful she gets any present at all I suppose.

Horses for courses, some like and some don't, that's what life is about :)

I’ve never heard someone buying their OH an expensive piece of jewellery being described as someone who should ‘do better’ WRT gifts Charms can be very thoughtful. Each of mine has been a gift from someone and means something. How is that a terrible present?!

Nettle I wasn’t having a go I was agreeing with you that it is sometimes ok to judge someone for what they wear

If you like charms, then the below is good. They used to be in Soho but think just online now.

www.joyeverley.co.uk/collections/charms-and-talismans

These are my fave but not cheap.

www.anninavogel.co.uk/epages/es117851.mobile/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/es117851_es123429298625/Categories/Single_Charm_Bangles

I really don’t like them and never have. I think for the money, you could buy something much nicer.

To me the workmanship doesn’t match the price.

However, I would never judge someone for wearing one, that would be utterly ridiculous.

I have a Pandora and a links of London charm bracelet.
I have loved charm bracelets since I was a little girl and have fond memories of looking at a relatives one. I got a links bracelet first and each charm has a meaning. It's a bit jangly though so I don't wear it that often. When I got my Pandora I decided to stick to the murano glass beads and I only have 6 of them.
I love both my bracelets, they both hold a lot of meaning for me and I couldn't care less if they are thought of as common and I personally couldn't be bothered enough to criticise someone about their choice of bracelet. So if you like them then I say get one.