EXPIRED Pandora special event this weekend only

Coxy11

Apologies if this has been posted already. Please feel free to merge!

Special event this weekend 29th August to 1st September. Free leather bracelet wys £75 in store or online. Just put the leather bracelet in your basket and discount is applied at the checkout.

kelly140481

According to the promo details, it's in store only? http://www.pandora.net/en-gb/explore/campaigns/uk/leatherpromo
Looking forward to going to get some new charms today, can put the bracelet away as a Christmas prezzie!

SIRENS

Hi
Just ordered my Mum's birthday and Christmas present with a free bracelet for me! Got mine from John Greed as unable to get to a store this weekend, also tcb at 12%:T

Thanks op

Coxy11

Hi again,

I too ordered online from John Greed. Got a friends 40th birthday present and the free leather bracelet will be put away for another friends Xmas present

HTH
Coxy

GoldenShadow

SIRENS wrote: »

Hi
Just ordered my Mum's birthday and Christmas present with a free bracelet for me! Got mine from John Greed as unable to get to a store this weekend, also tcb at 12%:T

Thanks op

Some reviews on TCB say John Greed don't give cashback on Pandora products? I've held off ordering (local jewellers do loyalty card) as unsure where cashback stands

SIRENS

GoldenShadow wrote: »

Some reviews on TCB say John Greed don't give cashback on Pandora products? I've held off ordering (local jewellers do loyalty card) as unsure where cashback stands

I have had cashback paid before on Pandora sold by them, but that was awhile ago, it is tracking atm but will have to wait and see if it confirms

c0113tt3

I have a query about pandora charms, and bracelets, apologies if off the topic, but personally I have never understood the fascination with pandora jewellery. Pimarily they are made of either silver, metal or glass / murano glass, none of which are of any relative value, although pandora do charge and place an extorionate price and value on their charms. For the price of a bracelet, and several charms to fill it, would be in the region of £450 or more for merely silver and glass at best. For the same price u could buy diamond, ruby, emerald encrusted gold bracelet, which to me appears much more exclusive and valuable. I also look at the persepective that within a decade or so, pandora may not be the trendy item it was and something else will replace it, meaning your expensicve bracelet is rather not worth a lot being made up of silver and glass, where as gold, diamond, ruby and emerald may at least keep its value if not more, and still remains exclusive to have.

Please give me your thoughts and opinions, as i really want to understand the craze with pandora.

To further expand on my point of view, that with pandora you are actually buying into a brand name, rather of any value or exclusivity, if you really were that way inclined into brands, then for the same price you could buy chanel gucci, armani jewellery in silver, and some limited gold for the price of a complete pandora bracelet, brands that are really exclusive and will last a lifetime, brands that will never cease to be exclusive, personally i prefer exclusivity of gold and precious stomes rather than glass and silver.

Pandora is merely a marketing brand, trendy for now, forgotten later. Brands are created to give exclusivity, a good example of this is biba for example. House of fraser heavily promote the brand as being designer and of quality and exclusivity with exceptionaly high prices. If you look into the biba brand for example, you find it is a 3 times failed value / budget design brand / house, that house of fraser bought and promoted it, and is now is an exclusive and expensive brand, a brand that means actually nothing but a failed budget brand. This is not the same situation as pandora, but it is a brand that is only a marketing name, one that will dissapear, and your bracelet will hold no future value, exclisivity or even something you can still wear with pride, unlike you could with gold, diamonds, ruby etc.. and chanel or even gucci all for the same price region.

m0nkeymrs01

c0113tt3 wrote: »

I have a query about pandora charms, and bracelets, apologies if off the topic, but personally I have never understood the fascination with pandora jewellery. Pimarily they are made of either silver, metal or glass / murano glass, none of which are of any relative value, although pandora do charge and place an extorionate price and value on their charms. For the price of a bracelet, and several charms to fill it, would be in the region of £450 or more for merely silver and glass at best. For the same price u could buy diamond, ruby, emerald encrusted gold bracelet, which to me appears much more exclusive and valuable. I also look at the persepective that within a decade or so, pandora may not be the trendy item it was and something else will replace it, meaning your expensicve bracelet is rather not worth a lot being made up of silver and glass, where as gold, diamond, ruby and emerald may at least keep its value if not more, and still remains exclusive to have.

Please give me your thoughts and opinions, as i really want to understand the craze with pandora.

I disagree I think pandora are very well priced, I guess the idea is as an initial gift you would buy the bracelet and maybe two charms which would probably cost around £110 (if buying silver) Charms are available from £20 which makes them ideal as little gifts to buy friends & family.

I think people go crazy for them as you can pick charms to reflect interests or life etc... They aren't all big and gold and dangly so look less traditionally chavvy although it could be argued that by being so popular they are chavvy.

I do agree though that they are fashionable and so are unlikely to ever have massive value in the future.

Thanks for the deal OP

c0113tt3

m0nkeymrs01 wrote: »

Charms are available from £20 which makes them ideal as little gifts to buy friends & family.


Thanks for the deal OP

Typically you would have 1 or 2 major charms either side of the bracelet which range at around £50 and more each, then a a couple of minor charms / spacers either side around £20 to £40 each, plus the cost of the bracelet and perhaps the closing spacers / charms (the ones that keep the charms from moving around and holds them all in place to the bracelet). This would make an average cost around £350, but if you wanted all the better charms would cost around the £450 mark and more. My point is, personally there are many better options in that price range branded or gold and precious stones. I take the point though of personalising it to life with the charms, and something that can be built upon, but still, isnt there enough choice in that price range of alternatives?

Thankyou for everyone responding as i now understand the concept of pandora, personalisation of life / experiences, a gift that can be built upon, but i still think the price range of the charms is extortionate, compared to gold, precious stones and other brands like chanel and gucci. Personally if i was buying for myself, i would chose pandora last of all, and to be honest recieving as a gift, would almost feel like a commitment to build upon a partial charm / bracelet, where as i would prefer the alternatives in the price bracket, although if pandora was cheaper, then yeah i think its a good concept.

SIRENS

Hi c0113tt3
As the previous poster has said, they are priced well and affordable, for those of us who would not be able to make a large purchase in one go.

For me it is about building a bracelet that reminds me of special times or places. Gifts from family and good friends. I agree that it is a fashion piece and not a classic piece of jewellery, but it is fun to wear and buy for!

discodancer

SIRENS wrote: »

Hi
Just ordered my Mum's birthday and Christmas present with a free bracelet for me! Got mine from John Greed as unable to get to a store this weekend, also tcb at 12%:T

Thanks op

John Greed are also offering a free gift (choice of 3 styles of earings or a necklace) if you spend over £50, just add to basket...so if you are going for the Pandora offer you get a bonus free gift along with the free Pandora bracelet!

Hope that helps someone:)