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lyb Mar 30th, 2003 11:17 AM

Italian Charm Bracelets
 
Anyone familiar with the Italian Charm bracelets? If so, have any of you seen any in Italy? I and other members of my family have Italian charm bracelets and since I am going to Italy in July, I would love to buy add'l charms in Italy if at all possible. However, I wonder if this is a case where even though they are made in Italy, they are not easily found in Italy.<BR><BR>If anyone has seen them, please let me know where?<BR><BR>Thanks,<BR><BR>Lynn

Marilyn Mar 30th, 2003 12:12 PM

I was in Italy last July in the company of 3 13-year-old girls, and I can tell you that the charms you seek are to be found...EVERYWHERE! Seriously, you will not have a problem. The Nomination brand are sold in jewelry shops, gift shops, and the shop manager (nattily-dressed older gentleman) at Gucci in Florence was WEARING one (and the shop sold the charms).

lyb Mar 30th, 2003 12:23 PM

Thank you! I'm also glad to know that Nominations, the original, is available. And if someone at Gucci is wearing them, then I really don't feel bad. :)<BR><BR>Thank you again...adding one more thing to buy...the spending budget keeps getting larger and larger....

MarkY Mar 30th, 2003 02:52 PM

My wife has one of those and she is planning on purchasing one in every city we visit. I've heard they're cheaper in Italy that in the states.<BR>

Genesea Mar 30th, 2003 03:03 PM

I was actually in Rome for a week in February, and we only found one store that carried them ... of course we weren't visiting Gucci ... and I never saw anyone in Rome wearing them .. I hope they haven't gone out of style for your sake.

sera Mar 30th, 2003 03:09 PM

Genesea: What was the one store that carried the bracelets? Thanks!

Genesea Mar 30th, 2003 03:11 PM

Oh man .. there is no way I could remember the name. It was over by the Trevi Fountain but it was a little jewelry store ... impossible to remember the name. Sorry!

Marilyn Mar 30th, 2003 04:57 PM

FYI, I saw them in jewelry shops on the Ponte Vecchio in Florence and even in a few smaller gift shops in Orvieto. &quot;The girls&quot; were always looking for new charms, so perhaps it just seemed to me that they were everywhere.<BR><BR>They do have a website, www.nomination.com and if you go to this link http://www.nomination.it/store_locator.php<BR>you should be able to find various shops in Italy that carry them.


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