Need some advice on the Ripka Charm Bracelet from those who have it

pinkdiva — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 23:10:33 GMT

I know this was a controversial piece of jewelry. Well, I bought the charm bracelet TSV when it was first on, and I didn't have some of the issues with the cap close mechanism that others had, so I kept it. Plus, it looked so gorgeous filled up! I thought I would take the chance. It was a small, which with a tiny wrist I always order and need. At the time, I thought it was huge, but realized it would get tighter as I filled up the bracelet. So it did. I have have managed to almost fill the bracelet over the last few months and first-- I CANT GET IT ON. Literally the snake chain thing is just a lot harder than a link to deal with. Even pushing my wrist against a table or wall it is a big struggle for me to get the end to connect to the open claw as I'm holding it-- several minutes-- to get it on and then off. I don't now how she could have done it design-wise, but a toggle or some other closure would have been better. Half the time I try to put this on, I simply give up.

Second, it is SOoooooo heavy! I have mostly Ripka beads on it rather than "charms." Normally I think heavy solid jewelry is a good thing but the charms slosh around on the chain very heavily and so I can't wear it a lot without feeling uncomfortable. I'm really sad about that too. All in all, I don't see how this thing will work for me, and when I add up the amount of money I've already spent so far to get a reasonably full bracelet, it's staggering. I am thinking about sending it and all the charms back. I love the look of it full of beads, but feel like its such a hassle. Anyone else having these issues? Would you keep or return? is there another solution? I got an email about new charm stoppers being sent out to me but I don't know if that will help with my issues.

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Need some advice on the Ripka Charm Bracelet from those who have it