*The Holly and the Ivy* and the You Know What 2013 Chatter Thread.

pigpen

freespirit66 wrote: »

Yeah i keep saying to the kids i would like to start another one, mine is black and purple (thats all i ever wear) and a bit dull i would like a brighter colour one this time, and there are so many new charms i love

I must admit i dont wear mine as much as i used to, i havent had a problem with them coming unfastened, good job i would flipping die of heart attack if i lost mine the amount they cost to fill up, would you get a good price on ebay do you think? I want to eventually make 3 and pass them on when i depart this world, (its all i will have to pass on lol)

I don't care.. I am skint and they are stuffed in a box in a drawer

Peppapig wrote: »

The only problem there is that people might automatically assume anything 'Pandora' on ebay is a knock-off so it might not be your best market.

I have the original receipts and boxes and they are stamped so that wouldn't be an issue.. I have about 35-40 charms I believe.. and I wouldn't ever assume they were stolen or fake tbh.. I've just got a Thomas Sabo with 3 charms separately for a total of £35..

aliaslotte

mrs-moneypenny wrote: »

you can still listen but it needs to be through your puter, im listening to it now:T

Apparently Smooth Xmas, which was on the DAB etc, was part of the Smooth radio brand [alongside Smooth, Smooth 70s etc]. I was reading up on it last week when I was trying to find Smooth Xmas on my DAB... They decided that it wasn't inkeeping with the Smooth "brand" and that they could use the slot for something else.

Meanwhile, Smooth Christmas Radio has been going for a few years longer and has always been online [never on the DAB radio etc]. They have an a little blurb on the website talking about the confusion that was created when Smooth launched another version, which obviously had a very similar name..

Just some useless trivia.

I added a bow to my pamper hamper now, so that is finished. I also collected the fragrance today, that I had impulse bought for him on top of the hamper [I saved 30% or £12 off the RRP at least lol]. So, things are starting to come together... Everyone has a couple of presents, so if I don't buy another Christmas gift, everyone is still covered. Handy given I am still out of job [though I have two interviews on Wednesday :eek: - I can see I won't be sleeping well on Tuesday night!].

mrs-moneypenny

aliaslotte, will have everything crossed your interviews go well on wednesday

beautiful wrapping, they look really good

Peppapig

pigpen wrote: »

I have the original receipts and boxes and they are stamped so that wouldn't be an issue.. I have about 35-40 charms I believe.. and I wouldn't ever assume they were stolen or fake tbh

If you've got the original receipts then you should be fine - mention it in the listing though. Pandora now is like Tiffany used to be on ebay i.e. even listings that say 'authentic' often aren't. If you do decide to list them and are selling the charms individually then I wouldn't mind a heads up via a PM

pixtotts

Peppapig wrote: »

If you've got the original receipts then you should be fine - mention it in the listing though. Pandora now is like Tiffany used to be on ebay i.e. even listings that say 'authentic' often aren't. If you do decide to list them and are selling the charms individually then I wouldn't mind a heads up via a PM

Haha I was thinking the same
I was bought a Pandora bracelet and charm from a high street shop which turned out to be fake ones I was fuming. Only found out because the clasp wouldnt stay fastened n was in a different town so popped to a Pandora shop and they said they were very good fakes but fakes only way you could tell was if they were put against genuine they were slightly darker in colour and softer metal. So that was £80 down the drain was a 21st birthday pressie n all. .. (fakes are stamped now so no security in that either )
I generally only buy from pandora shops nowadays but would defo have a peek

I have one full silver bracelet, has all Christmas, birthday and graduation charms on. And a plaited leather one which was new this year only has a few bits n bobs on it yet. The owl charm is on my Christmas list x

pigpen

mine were from the Pandora shop and still come undone! I've also had them 7 years.. I wore them for about 6 months.

pixtotts

pigpen wrote: »

mine were from the Pandora shop and still come undone! I've also had them 7 years.. I wore them for about 6 months.

Ooh just realized how that read I wasnt meaning to suggest yours were. Sorry x
Just all this talk of Pandora n fakes had me going off on one lol. X

pigpen

no I wasn't thinking that at all.. and I know KH spent several hundred pounds on them and they were rubbish.. very pretty though.. I don't actually know where they are at the moment after I 'tidied' my room. He got me them one Christmas and about 25 charms then bought maybe 3 or 4 over the next year for mothers day, wedding anniversary, birthday and the following Christmas and I got a few from other family member which might not be legit though they probably are as there were very few non-Pandora ones available at that time..

I need to dig them out now!

The Thomas Sabo ones I got DD1 are rife with fakes too!

mkgirl1981

Flowfy wrote: »

nanamia - I would try Christmas tree, in the yankee fragrance if you can find it, or the even older (discontinued) line, silver bells. you can still find it in some places. they are both dark green. also, something like Christmas cookie is nice burned in the kitchen, that is a white

I'm burning the sunlight on snow candle at the moment which is another good one for people who aren't too keen on the sickly sweet ones

FeistyFidget

mrs-moneypenny wrote: »

has anyone heard the song its christmas in vancouver? it is soo funny

dont know what i m listening to now but it has the line "its christmas come sing with me so excited you might wee". LOL they obviously play all the classics on christmas smooth:rotfl:

havent heard fairytale of new york or Elvis yet so its still not really christmas;)

Tragically Proper Crimbo is my absolute favourite Christmas song! DH gets really annoyed as I constantly sing and hum it from 1st December onwards :rotfl: