| The Pandora charm bracelet is always a great hit | | | | with the older women in their mid to late 30's. All |
| during the spring and summer months, as the | | | | of that has changed now, as the women who |
| weather makes it perfect to show them off while | | | | were just starting out at work when the Pandora |
| you're at the beach, or sunning by the pool. | | | | charm bracelet first became popular, are now in |
| They've been in fashion for several years now | | | | their 30's with children of their own. And yes, |
| and don't seem to be on the way out. I can still | | | | they're still updating their Pandora charm bracelet. |
| remember the first bracelet I saw, and how very | | | | They're also buying small bracelets for their |
| intrigued I was with it. A young woman I worked | | | | younger children and fitting them out with beads! |
| with had been given one by her husband, as a gift | | | | Teenagers are now asking mom and dad to buy |
| for their first anniversary. He'd included a charm | | | | the bracelets for them. |
| for each of the special times they'd had together | | | | There are other bracelets, similar in style, that are |
| and I couldn't take my eyes off it. | | | | competing with the pandora charm bracelet. You |
| What is it about the Pandora charm bracelet that | | | | have Troll beads, Chamilia charms, Italian charms |
| makes it so popular with women the world over? | | | | and a vast variety of look-alike charms, all vying |
| I really couldn't understand why they were such a | | | | for first place in the market. One salesman I |
| craze at first, even though I was fascinated with | | | | talked with mentioned that at least in his area the |
| the idea of adding charms to the bracelet as you | | | | Pandora charms were more popular with younger |
| could afford them. I was sure the bracelets were | | | | women and teens now, whereas Troll beads |
| just a passing fad, and that within a year or so | | | | seemed to be preferred by women in their 30's |
| they'd no longer be found on the market. I was | | | | and older. Personally, these days, I prefer the |
| wrong. In fact, I believe that the bracelets are | | | | design of Troll beads over Pandora charms as |
| even more popular now than they were several | | | | there seems to be a bit more diversity and in my |
| years ago. | | | | opinion at least I find the Troll beads more unique. |
| Originally there was a fairly select consumer | | | | Of course both are very pretty and they make a |
| audience buying the charm bracelets, typically the | | | | fantastic gift for someone special in your life too! |
| young woman in her early twenties who could | | | | Just be sure, if you're getting charms to add to |
| afford the bracelets and could afford to keep on | | | | someone's existing bracelet, that you don't end up |
| adding charms. Or perhaps she had a husband or | | | | buying something they already have, or |
| boyfriend who was more than happy to buy | | | | something similar to what they have. You may |
| them for her for birthdays and other special | | | | want to enlist the help of someone close to them |
| occasions. | | | | if you're not sure what charm to get. But it's a |
| They were a bit too expensive for the teenage | | | | gift that you can't go wrong with, if you plan |
| school girls who weren't working full time to | | | | ahead and do a little detective work to find out |
| afford, and they didn't seem to be too popular | | | | what charm is the charm of choice. |