the PANDORA Thread
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I think you are quite right. I do like some paves although I am not a big lover of them, but I think they must sell really well otherwise why come out with more and more pave designs. I just wish they would be more original with their designs. Most of the pave designs are either hearts or in a round style.
I will tell you what puts me off a bit - I work in a school and work with the year 11s and year 8s. The year 11 girls just love their Pandora. They wear the rings especially and the bracelet. I wear mine at work and often they have the same rings or charms, or they have the ring I like and it really puts me off as these girls are often the *****y horrible ones.
Here are some:
perlenodense.dk
the jewel hut
beadazzle
johngreed
acotis
mememe accessories
argento.......all online websites
ebay: bejewelled, charming888.
Thanks! I wish the bangle was 18cm. The 19cm that I have is a bit too big so I have to put some charms on. I normally wear it layered otherwise it's too big on. The size 17cm is quite small and fits with nothing on. If I start putting charms on it will become too tight.
i think these all pandora will cost much money
I buy my Pandora in the sale or from some websites that are cheaper such as perlenodense or ebay (I know the genuine sites. I do still buy them full price if I can't wait. I have been wearing Pandora for 10 years so a lot of my collection has been bought over time.
I definitely think younger people are wearing Pandora. I work in a school and the girls wear Pandora. That is their choice of jewellery. They especially love the birthstone rings and the majesty rings. In fact a lot of them wear several rings. They wear Pandora bracelets too but because they can't afford the charms, I don't think these are as popular. Getting a few charm for birthday and Christmas would take them forever to build up, whereas rings are instant and are cheaper. Kids are fickle and it will be a trend thing for them, whereas for us here, we are the loyal life long customers.
It is, I have a dolphin and the enamel seahorse. I've been hunting around reputable sites and such
Are these all reputable sites Tabitha? I did see charming888 but they are much cheaper than pandoras own website so assumed they were fake charms
It is, I have a dolphin and the enamel seahorse. I've been hunting around reputable sites and such
Are these all reputable sites Tabitha? I did see charming888 but they are much cheaper than pandoras own website so assumed they were fake charms
Yea they are all legitimate websites. Mememe is a bit rubbish though as their stock is old. They seem to be selling off all the old stock. They don't have new charms. It's always the same ones on there too. Charming888 is an ebay seller and all their stuff is genuine. Perlen is great and all the others are authorised Pandora sites. The ebay sellers sell the real thing too.
That's crazy that girls that young wear Pandora to school! I live in Wisconsin in the US and barely even see adults wearing Pandora. I work at a college and have probably seen one instructor and zero students wearing it.
I agree with you that if I saw 11 year olds wearing the same charms as me it would be a little weird, especially if they are snobby! My mother-in-law has been getting my 2 year old and 4 month old girls charms for different things and they will be allowed to wear them at special times. I don't think they even have an pave ones!
It's interesting how different areas in the world are so different even with jewelry! I think if I lived in, or by, a big city I would see more Pandora...but I live in a small area so I don't notice it as much. Who knows!
That's crazy that girls that young wear Pandora to school! I live in Wisconsin in the US and barely even see adults wearing Pandora. I work at a college and have probably seen one instructor and zero students wearing it.
I agree with you that if I saw 11 year olds wearing the same charms as me it would be a little weird, especially if they are snobby! My mother-in-law has been getting my 2 year old and 4 month old girls charms for different things and they will be allowed to wear them at special times. I don't think they even have an pave ones!
It's interesting how different areas in the world are so different even with jewelry! I think if I lived in, or by, a big city I would see more Pandora...but I live in a small area so I don't notice it as much. Who knows!
Pandora is big in the UK. Year 11 are aged 15-16 and year 8s are aged 12-13. Their parents just buy them whatever they want and the parents don't even work. They live of benefit (of the state).
I have questioned the authenticity of the Ozzie site just because the prices are so low but many on this site say they are genuine. A few others that sell genuine Pandora are JewelFirst and UnforgettableMemories in the UK, although their stock seems to be diminished and pandorastore.be in Belgium. The Belgian store has quite a few retired charms in their Outlet store right now including the palm tree and coconut charm and the divine seaside Kiss with genuine blue topaz. Sometimes when you are on eBay trolling the charms check the sellers name to see if it is a brick and mortar jewelry store selling online. Their offerings can be considered genuine especially when they are selling high priced jewelry from other lines such as David Virtue, Lagos or David Yurman. In Canada there is a store in British Columbia called Charm Junction that also sells retired charms. I have bought quite a few from them. The only issues I have sometimes is that the prices become outrageously high the rarer the charm becomes so you have to be quick.It is, I have a dolphin and the enamel seahorse. I've been hunting around reputable sites and such
Are these all reputable sites Tabitha? I did see charming888 but they are much cheaper than pandoras own website so assumed they were fake charms
I think this is a counterfeit site. Right off the bat, the dead giveaway is that they are selling 14k "gold" charms for $20.00. Gold is an international standard and no one in their right mind would sell a gold charm that normally cost $150.00 for $20.00. Secondly, in the FAQ they don't actually answer whether or not the charms are authentic. China has produced some amazing fakes but they are still fakes. Usually I check out the Muranos first because that is the area where the red flags go up. China produces lots of designs that Pandora has never produced but in the case of this site, even though all the charms are the correct designs I don't believe it to be real.
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