Pandora Bracelet

Fireskull · 15 Nov 2012 at 11:38

simulatorman said:
God help us when a bunch of geeky posters on a computer forum all become (some already are ) women's jewellery experts.

I have my expert badge on...

Its far too common on here but people love to put down other peoples tastes and purchases for absolutely no reason.

Castiel · 15 Nov 2012 at 11:38

RDM said:
I guess it depends on what you mean by low cost but with charms ranging from £25 - £550 and the gold bracelet costing nearly £1000 Pandora can be pretty expensive. They have also been around for over a decade so not sure they count as a fad either.

It is relatively cheap jewellery, and its wide mainstream popularity is a recent thing that will no doubt fade over time, it is dress jewellery and is a mass marketed branded fashion. It isn't just charm bracelets either, but a whole range of branded jewellery, from watches to rings all marketed in a certain way.

I didn't say it was tacky or that it was aimed at 'chavs' or that it was tatty rubbish like the asumption some like atpx seem to be making, each to their own.

It isn't something I would buy for my wife, but that's because it's not her sort of thing.

dowie · 15 Nov 2012 at 11:40

Ahleckz said:
Go on then, show us a picture of what you consider an appropriate and tasteful piece of jewellery that we can all agree on.

It would be a bit of a futile exercise as it would likely lead to any number of negative replies from people who are probably offended by my earlier comments.

Its also inherently easier to subjectively judge something as 'tacky' than to find something that would be universally accepted as being of good taste.

Mr Joshua · 15 Nov 2012 at 11:41

atpbx said:
Says the man whos idea of taste and sophistication is a £250 watch.

Lol!

Fireskull · 15 Nov 2012 at 11:42

dowie said:
It would be a bit of a futile exercise as it would likely lead to any number of negative replies from people who are probably offended by my earlier comments.

Its also inherently easier to subjectively judge something as 'tacky' than to find something that would be universally accepted as being of good taste.

And there you have it, universally accepted, never going to happen, thank god we all have our own opinions and tastes huh!

Ahleckz · 15 Nov 2012 at 11:43

dowie said:
It would be a bit of a futile exercise as it would likely lead to any number of negative replies from people who are probably offended by my earlier comments.

Its also inherently easier to subjectively judge something as 'tacky' than to find something that would be universally accepted as being of good taste.

You suggested that those who like Pandora lack taste, therefore there must be an example of taste that you are judging this against. It was stupid of you to say that those who like it lack taste, because taste is subjective. Just because you don't like it doesn't give you the right to damn those who do. You just came across like a total fool.

Siliconslave · 15 Nov 2012 at 11:43

i knew a girl called Pandora once, never did see here box though...

get her something nice from a small / independent jewler, it'll be much better value and quality and (hopefully) mean more to her as you've not just bought something everyone else will have.

Hatter The Mad · 15 Nov 2012 at 11:44

Castiel said:
I didn't say it was tacky or that it was aimed at 'chavs' or that it was tatty rubbish like the asumption some like atpx seem to be making.

Care to say it now?

dowie · 15 Nov 2012 at 11:46

Ahleckz said:
You suggested that those who like Pandora lack taste, therefore there must be an example of taste that you are judging this against. It was stupid of you to say that those who like it lack taste, because taste is subjective. Just because you don't like it doesn't give you the right to damn those who do. You just came across like a total fool.

Everyone has subjective opinions - if you guys thing that buying a bracelet which you can add to with a whole variety of 'charms' isn't tacky jewelry then fair enough... personally I think its horrendously tacky.

RDM · 15 Nov 2012 at 11:46

Castiel said:
It is relatively cheap jewellery,

Well that would really depend on what you are comparing it to surely? Pandora, like most charm bracelets, can be very expensive or relatively inexpensive. I guess if you were comparing it to the likes of Boodles then yeah, it is relatively cheap, but I am not sure if a £1000 bracelet and another £1000 of charms could be considered "cheap".

Castiel said:
and its wide mainstream popularity is a recent thing that will no doubt fade over time, it is dress jewellery and is a mass marketed branded fashion.

Possibly, but it has been going strong for quite a few years now so "fad" is a touch harsh.

Castiel said:
I didn't say it was tacky or that it was aimed at 'chavs' or that it was tatty rubbish like the asumption some like atpx seem to be making.

No, that was dowie.

Castiel · 15 Nov 2012 at 11:48

Hatter The Mad said:
Care to say it now?

The thing about style is not really what you wear, but how you wear it. Pandora's marketing may seem a little crass, but it is successful.

atpbx · 15 Nov 2012 at 11:49

Castiel said:
It is relatively cheap jewellery, and its wide mainstream popularity is a recent thing that will no doubt fade over time, it is dress jewellery and is a mass marketed branded fashion.

I didn't say it was tacky or that it was aimed at 'chavs' or that it was tatty rubbish like the asumption some like atpx seem to be making.

It isn't something I would buy for my wife, but that's because it's not her sort of thing.

No I never said that you meant that.

In fact, thats a WORLD away from what i was saying.

PiKe · 15 Nov 2012 at 11:49

Pandora doesn't really command the price, my other half keeps asking for it for presents but I keep denying her.

It just seems like costume jewellery to me?

Hatter The Mad · 15 Nov 2012 at 11:51

Castiel said:
The thing about style is not really what you wear, but how you wear it. Pandora's marketing may seem a little crass, but it is successful.

Indeed, but in my opinion marketing can make it tacky too. In the same way that X Factor is tacky.

UncleRuckus · 15 Nov 2012 at 11:53

From the missus:

It looks like tat which you would buy at Claire's accessories for £2.

Kamwah · 15 Nov 2012 at 11:53

Pandora = ripoff merchants. Steer clear.

Castiel · 15 Nov 2012 at 11:54

RDM said:
Well that would really depend on what you are comparing it to surely? Pandora, like most charm bracelets, can be very expensive or relatively inexpensive. I guess if you were comparing it to the likes of Boodles then yeah, it is relatively cheap, but I am not sure if a £1000 bracelet and another £1000 of charms could be considered "cheap".

It is relative...in the scheme of things, as jewellery goes it is, shall we say, affordable to most people. It isn't an aspirational thing.

RDM said:
Possibly, but it has been going strong for quite a few years now so "fad" is a touch harsh.

I disagree, much of that decade it has been relatively unknown, a huge marketing campaign has recently made it very popular, and I suspect that in a few years it will return to relative obscurity, when the next thing comes along.....time will tell no doubt.

RDM said:
No, that was dowie.

Atpx was the one who quoted me.

atpbx · 15 Nov 2012 at 11:55

PiKe said:
Pandora doesn't really command the price, my other half keeps asking for it for presents but I keep denying her.

It just seems like costume jewellery to me?

Your other half, the woman that you love, with your whole heart, who would no doubt command a woe is me thread on these very forums if she were to pack her bags and sling her hook.....

Shes asking for some realtively inexpensive costume jewlery as a gift and you are denying it on the grounds that you dont like it.

Buy her some cheap shiny tat if thats what she wants, she will be over the moon!

Castiel · 15 Nov 2012 at 11:56

atpbx said:
No I never said that you meant that.

In fact, thats a WORLD away from what i was saying.

You were implying that I was of the opinion that the 'working classes' shouldn't have shiny things...which was not what I was saying at all.

JJimmyJ · 15 Nov 2012 at 11:56

Get one from the Pandora shop. It then means that the next few birthdays or Christmases require little thought as you can just buy a charm for the bracelet. It keeps the wife happy.