Recently, I’ve acquired a couple country-specific charms that I am quite excited for! I love that Pandora has special products that are “exclusive”. It does make it a bit difficult to acquire them and the shipping adds to the price, but it’s been so fun to make new international friends and help one another. This is not just for country-exclusives, but also applies to retired charms as well, since each Pandora markets chooses which charms to retire and charms are retired at different times (the charms that don’t sell well).
The first one of these that I got was a few months ago; I saw a picture on the main Pandora Facebook group where the bracelet had 2 two-tone oxi spacers and I had actually never seen it before! I wasn’t sure if I wanted to get it at first because it was a bit pricey and I didn’t know what I was going to do with it, but I ended up getting it because it is just so cool looking. As one of my Pandora friends said (hi Hyunin) they look like little shields; and there’s also a matching two-tone oxi pendant that I wasn’t able to get before they were retired. I received mine from Germany (I believe they’re retired there now) and they’re also available in Singapore. I’ve got it on my oxi bracelet with a green and orange theme. I took off all my olivey-green charms from my lime-green bracelet (green oval lights, green trinity spacer, and the green pearl dangle with oxi swirls). I wanted to mix that up with orange because I managed to get a hold of the perfume bottle and the thimble which have long since been retired in the US. So far, I’m quite pleased with the result; I will keep you updated!
When I got my CNY charms, I knew I should start a red themed bracelet because red is a lucky color in China. So I had a Pandora friend help me get the red puzzle piece from Australia, it was never released in the US. Most people associate the puzzle pieces (there are three colors, red, yellow, and blue) with Autism Awareness as that’s their symbol. Fun fact, the reason why this charm isn’t available in the US is because the puzzle piece is slightly different than the National Autism Society’s puzzle piece symbol - the one that’s available in other countries have two nobs, one on top and on the bottom, whereas, the symbol for the US has only a nob on top and is flat on the bottom.
Last week, I received the cricket bat which is exclusive to Australia. This only came out with the new collection and I’m surprised that it isn’t available in the UK. I’m not quite sure why I got this, probably because of the exclusivity! I’ve never seen a cricket game before, and definitely don’t know the rules but this charm is quite cute. The top is a cricket ball and you can even see the stitches. I’m thinking of putting this with the other destination charms, since they’re all dangles and they represent different places.
I’ve got quite a few bracelets going and I’m definitely going to spend some time to finish them. For more country-exclusive charms, check out my Rare/Exclusive charms list. :)
Can you show us some clear pictures of your bracelets with the charms mentioned?
Thanks!
Yes please. We would love to have a gallery of all of the bracelets you have.
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What does the red puzzle piece represent if its not autism?
The red puzzle piece was not available in the US because it didn’t exactly match the symbol for the National Autistic Society. Pandora did try to negotiate a sponsorship for the Autism Society but it fell through. It’s close though!
Thanks for your interest, Henriëtte and Inky! Currently, I only have 3 completed bracelets, but I’m working on several at the moment. I’ll post more pictures soon and videos when I’m done
. To see the ones I’ve already written about, check out the “Bracelet” category on the left side menu.
Hi there!…I just received the perfume bottle charm from a lovely lady in another country who had come upon some retired charms in her local Pandora store and I’m just wondering if yours is one sided also?…thank you in advance!
Yup, mine only has the O on one side too.
Thank-you Leann!..is the back side smooth w/o the beaded detail as well?
Oh and one more question please…the ALE 925 stamp, is it located on the back bottom edge just outside that circle shape at the very bottom?
Yes, the back is smooth and the hallmark is on the flat part of the bottom in the middle. But the hallmarks change a bit depending on when they were produced.
Is the cricket bat exclusive to Australia? I managed to get my hands on it in Malaysia when I got my 15cm (can’t find this size anywhere in Europe) capture bracelets. It was given to me as a free gift.
Are you interested in selling the red puzzle piece charm? I am highly interested. Please send me an email jpowell7682@gmail.com. thank you, jenn
Hi Jenn, I’m not selling mine. But if you’d like, I think I know someone who is selling theirs. You can use the contact form to email me.
Hi Leann
I am interested in the Pandora perfume bottle charm. Do you know of any good places to get one? They are so expensive on ebay and I want to be sure of authenticity. Thanks!
Hi Jennifer, there are quite a few Pandora selling groups on Facebook. Try searching for Pandora’s Angels, I’ve seen the perfume bottles on there for a reasonable price.
Thanks for the info. I love your Website.
You’re welcome, Jennifer! Thanks for stopping by
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