15:54 in an addendum to 15:50.

^^^^ I should add - she lives neither in the midwest nor in the south, but on the West Coast.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My mother in law keeps buying me things for one (including the starter bracelet). I really think it's ugly, not "me," and yet feel guilty about the $$ she is spending on it. I feel like it's too late to say anything.

are you my twin? mine asked dh if i would like a pandora bracelet and charms...he said no...sure enough 3 months later, she gets me a charm and actually directs ME to buy the bracelet so she can get me more charms in the future.

wow. both of these mils are psycho and pushy.

My sister is an attorney as well and she has one. I think it is an easy gift for her husband to give her. My sister seems to love it - her husband has good taste and her beads are not cutesy. She is well known in her field and travels all over the US and Canada giving seminars on her field of expertise. Guess what - they keep inviting her even though she wears a Pandora bracelet and (gasp) is letting her hair go gray!

There was a thread almost exactly like this in the past year. I am a lawyer, and I think I am generally classy (but doesn't everyone?). I wear a Pandora with gold and silver beads (no color/murano). I love it. I don't care if you like it or think it is tacky. Some of the beads have meaning to me (one for each of my children, one for my birthday, etc.). I think for every trend there will be people who love it and people who hate it. If you don't like it, don't buy it.

Anonymous wrote:Are they even sterling? I have a collection of old fashioned charm bracelets that I have collected. They can be beautiful. I love this one...
http://echarmony.com/shieldcharms/index.php?main_page=popup_image&pID=1140

I also am mystified that anyone buys Vera Bradley stuff.

Pandora charms are sterling and/or 14k gold.

Anonymous wrote:My mother in law keeps buying me things for one (including the starter bracelet). I really think it's ugly, not "me," and yet feel guilty about the $$ she is spending on it. I feel like it's too late to say anything.

are you my twin? mine asked dh if i would like a pandora bracelet and charms...he said no...sure enough 3 months later, she gets me a charm and actually directs ME to buy the bracelet so she can get me more charms in the future.

I have one. My mother started it for me. Not my favorite style, but I wear it because she wanted to give it to me. And she keeps adding charms. So what. Maybe be nice?

my mother in law likes them - she likes other collectibles-type things, like those perfect moments ceramics, etc. i think they appeal to sentimental people whose families are their main focus, and who aren't really into clothes or fashion.

my mil also wears grandma sweatshirts and that kind of thing. i dunno - i guess i assume most people who like pandora bracelets would also be comfortable in a grandma sweatshirt, but that might be drawing too many conclusions.

(i love my mil - she's awesome - but we don't share aesthetic taste.)

Anonymous wrote:SAHMs and teachers love them. So, yes, tacky.

SAHM here - wouldn't be caught dead wearing one.

Are they even sterling? I have a collection of old fashioned charm bracelets that I have collected. They can be beautiful. I love this one...
http://echarmony.com/shieldcharms/index.php?main_page=popup_image&pID=1140

I also am mystified that anyone buys Vera Bradley stuff.

My mother in law keeps buying me things for one (including the starter bracelet). I really think it's ugly, not "me," and yet feel guilty about the $$ she is spending on it. I feel like it's too late to say anything.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not my style, but no, I don't think they are tacky. People throw that word around a lot and it doesn't mean what most seem to think it does.

This exactly.

Agree!

Maybe not tacky, but ugly.

Anonymous wrote:Not my style, but no, I don't think they are tacky. People throw that word around a lot and it doesn't mean what most seem to think it does.

This exactly.