I absolutely adore charm bracelets!! .....On other people, that is.
When I was a child, I had a small gold-plated charm bracelet that I wore for years just because it was given to me by my grandmother. But it eventually got old and damaged and vanished at some point between childhood and high school. Because of the happy memory of that bracelet, I wanted a charm bracelet during my early/mid 20's. I spent years collecting 14k charms purchased from James Avery Craftsman. I spent a small fortune on them over approximately five years. And when I finally had them all soldered onto the gold bracelet I'd purchased, it was the most uncomfortable bracelet I'd ever worn! It was heavy and kept becoming annoying. I was terrified of losing it, despite that I'd had it insured. I was so very sad about it, but I simply couldn't bring myself to wear it on a regular basis, or for more than an hour or two at a time. It snagged on my hair and clothing, and was just in the way in general.
Eventually, I sold it to another collector. I sometimes find myself looking at the website, but I remind myself not to buy any more charms. I'm jealous of those of you who can wear them!!
Luckily, I discovered Pandora... which almost replaces my craving for an old-fashioned charm bracelet.