Does anyone know of any quality but cheaper alternatives to Pandora charms and bracelets?
In particular the glass beads. I like the look (particularly the Essence ones) and the sterling silver but don't like the "PANDORA" stamped everywhere, or that a bracelet with 5 charms is entering Tiffany price ranges.
I've looked on AliExpress & eBay but I expect everything there isn't real silver (unless anyone has a seller they trust).
Looking back over past deals, Pandora only has the Christmas deal (free bracelet with $150 spend). Not much of a sale. :/
Well tell your other half, b/d, anniversary coming up, I don't like flowers but hint hint ;)
There's a brand called Chamilia (weird unfortunate name I know) which I've seen in the past on flash sale sites. They're sterling silver and makes some really cute Murano glass beads. A quick google shows that they're on sale at the moment and the brand belongs to the Swarovski group. I've never bought from them before so I don't know the quality or whether if they can fit Pandora bracelets, looks fine but I'm not 100% sure.
Also there's the Thomas Sabo Karma beads. The range is smaller I think and I don't think the price is cheaper or anything, but sometimes online sellers discount Thomas Sabo drastically so you might get a good bargain. A quick online search shows that these beads are compatible with Pandora and vice versa. I'm a big fan of Thomas Sabo so I can tell you that their jewellery is pretty good quality, but I haven't had Karma beads before so I can't vouch for this particular product. Overall though it is a good quality brand.
Also, you can try Etsy as well.
Thanks! I'll take a look at Chamilia & Thomas Sabo.
Real OzBarganer would buy the real thing on sale :)
Or trip to Thailand..