to not understand the Pandora obsession?

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Just that really!

A neighbour of ours is obsessed with it, every Christmas/birthday/mother's day she is constantly tagging her husband on fb with endless Pandora ads saying 'hint hint hubby!'. She has loads of it. And so does one of my DSD's.

Why spend so much money on stuff that so many other people are also wearing?

Each to their own but I don't get it. And surely it will be worth nothing in a few years time?

I'm not overly bothered about jewellery, I wear my engagement ring (which was made specifically for me) and a pair of pretty plain white gold earrings every day .

Would just love to know why Pandora is so popular? And why some people want the entire collection?

Sylvia , hoot!
Nice charm bracelets: www.dianaporter.co.uk/collections/charms
Yankee Candles are a mystery to me too as is the whole concept of scented candles, but I really love my Radley Grosvenor.

FRom their adverts I thought I didn’t like them - but I just googled and they are actually quite sweet. I like jewellery with a meaning.

I don’t like the biting round charms or spacers. I think that’s why I thought I didn’t like them.

Is Pandora still even available? I used to buy my DM the charms about 5-10 years ago. I haven't seen or heard of anyone with one since then.

Boring not biting!

*Is Pandora even still available?
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There must be at least two on every High Street, and queues out of the door at this time of year.

I've got a lot of 'proper' jewellery, including a traditional vintage charm bracelet, but I still love my Pandora bracelet. DC bought it for me some years ago and they add a charm every year. Each charm holds some personal significance. I don't wear it often but when I do I love looking at the charms, each one reminding me of a special memory. It is snobbery to sneer at it. Wearers know they're not wearing Cartier, and don't pretend otherwise.

I don’t like them. I likenproper old fashioned charm bracelets. I have two and love the fact links means I can actually find charms as it used to be very difficult.

Thanks sandybeach! It doesn't take much in life to respect other people and their preferences. Mumsnet often forgets the sisterhood. I love women, they are so complex and fascinating and I have wonderful friends: All of whom are not judge mental and really, decent people. Shame not everyone celebrates our differences as well as our similarities.
Now I'm going to put my bracelet on!

@aplaceinthesun Are you living under a rock?

Well I love mine, and the memories behind each of the charms.

I love my Pandora bracelet - my first one was bought for me by my late nana for my 18th birthday and I only stopped wearing it last year (when I was 27) when it got damaged and finally snapped. I had to replace the bracelet for a new one and transferred over all the charms but I still keep that original bracelet because it means so much to me that my nana bought it.

All the charms I have on my bracelet have a significance to me and I don't give a flying fuck who thinks it is cheap and nasty, every single charm has a happy memory attached - the one I got when I graduated, the one I got when I first moved abroad, the one I got when I got married, the one I got when I found out I was pregnant, the one I got when DD was born etc - and even though I don't wear it on a daily basis now, just looking at the collection of charms reminds me of some really great times and is something I can cherish.

Sentimentalist, unimaginative, overpriced bollocks!

They seemed to be a bit of a phase that is dying out now. I've never much liked them and always put the kind of craze surrounding them down to mob mentality like a lot of things that are also over priced for what they are - ugg boots, Michael kors handbags etc. No harm done though if this is what people want to spend their money on, each to their own.

I've got a traditional charm bracelet that has charms on from my nan (no longer with us) my parents, my husband and my dc spanning 30 years of my life. It's a mix of gold and silver and contains my memories. Do Pandora charms for a standard bracelet? I'm really after a Tiffeney charm but they are 100 each!

I don't like them, but if my dc hit upon the idea of getting me one and charms thereafter, damn well I'd wear it and treasure it. I don't think it's on to sneer at people's ways of expressing their lives and memories. I think what some PP have been describing is really sweet. Humans are social beings. There's very little we do, in terms of social behaviours (including clothes and jewellery), that is really, genuinely, original and individual. And that's OK.

There are all sorts of things that I wonder why? Anything that people buy en masse is a bit naff, why would you want to be one of many? They are swayed by being part of something and by the opinions of others rather than allowing their own personalities to shine through - followers rather than leaders. However, I wouldn't look down on them, their money, their choice. I feel the same about Mulberry handbags. When somebody tells you they have bought a Mulberry handbag you are supposed to gasp and look at them in awe. To me they are expensive but generic bags. Okay if you want one, but not some holy grail.

Nice to know that lots of you snobby judgy fucks are sneering at my arm as I jangle my way around

What a ridiculous leap!
I dont like many, many things.
But I don’t judge anyone when I see the things I don’t like.

You obviously do!

Anything that people buy en mass is a bit naff

I don't disagree that many hold that perception, but I'm genuinely interested in why that is, why some people attach so much significance to being in some sort of exclusive club that becomes instantly naff as soon as other mere mortals start liking it too.

Because even Pandora was cool once, 30 years ago, when you could only get it by importing it from Scandinavia.

Totally with you. The stuff is FUGLY, too. Looks like someone randomly raided the plumbing section of the local DIY store from a distance.

I love it when people have a pandora (or alternative) bracelet! It makes buying Xmas pressies to easy!

I have bought Mil and smil a bracelet each this year, reckon I have about 8 years of not having to think too much for two difficult people

Some people on here should really read their posts back to themselves out loud to hear just how ridiculously self-congratulating and overly superior they sound. It’s most unbecoming! It’s like Mean Girls!

It's not my taste at all - I think it looks very cheap and nasty, even though it costs a lot to buy. And yes, I would MUCH prefer to have something antique, or handmade, or vintage - something which not everyone and their aunt has.

This has been done to death on here, I have two full pandora bracelets. Lots of gold charms too so they are both worth the same as a not quite base level Rolex. I also have some lovely jewellery that is more special and unique but my pandora are my favourite because dc have given me the charms or they were gifts on holidays etc. Every single charm holds a little happy memory. I don’t have the same feeling about any of my more stylish unique or technically more valuable if re sold jewellery. I don’t have tattoos and I guess this ticks the same emotional box for me as tattoos do for some people. For what it’s worth, I didn’t get the pandora thing either, it grew on me.

They're at the perfect price point for gifts and that's a big part of it I think. £100 for the bracelet for a big birthday like a 21st then an endless stream of £25 presents for every event until the person dies.

I collect Disney Pandora so I think I’ve hit the Mumsnet Judgement Jackpot.

I love them though (especially the ones I’ve got that are unusual and were bought in the Disney parks) and don’t give two stuffs who judges about it.

It’d be boring if everyone was the same, right?!