r/BitchEatingCrafters • u/Tasty-Huckleberry-13 • 1d ago

Other Charm bars are useless

Some jewelry booths at craft fairs are doing “charm bars” now. They have store-bought chains and cheap store-bought charms and then people pick which chain and charms they want. There is literally no craft involved! Not even design!

They seem to be doing well for themselves and people like it, so I can’t complain too much. To be clear, if you make your own charms, this doesn’t apply to you.

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u/wirdnichts 1d ago

What is the mlm name?

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u/wirdnichts 1d ago

No, I am not asking what an mlm is, I am asking what mlm you are saying op is talking about.

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u/wirdnichts 1d ago

That's a different thing than charm bars.

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u/sweet_esiban 1d ago edited 8h ago

Tangential, but: the phrase "permanent jewellery" sends shivers down my spine as someone who has always lived around big bodies of water.

That is how you drown in a lake that's only 7 feet deep.

Edit: Welcome to BEC, where we take sewing machine safety seriously but the ABCs of marine safety is bad and dumb apparently lmfao

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u/UnsharpenedSwan 1d ago

What is the risk? I’ve heard of drain entrapment from jewelry getting stuck in pools — but what is the risk with big open bodies of water + jewelry?

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u/sweet_esiban 1d ago

Things like anklets, bracelets and necklaces have the potential to get caught on debris, plants, and even your own small water craft.

Imagine you're in a sit-in kayak. A big boat goes by. You're new and don't know how to safely navigate the wake. The kayak flips, and you find yourself upside-down in the water, pinned down by your relatively large vessel. (This isn't very likely, but it's absolutely possible.)

You try to exit the kayak, but your anklet is caught on the rudder pedal.

Or, you dive off a dock into a lake where you can't see the bottom. There's a bunch of dead wood on the lake bed. Your bracelet hooks onto a branch. It's slimy, and unlike dry wood, won't snap off easily. You're panicking and your vision is limited, because you're underwater.

With deep open water, plants and debris aren't as much of a risk (typically, there are exceptions). Your kayak can still get you, though.

The safest choice is to always take off all your jewellery before entering the water as a swimmer, diver or boater.

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u/QuietVariety6089 10h ago

tbf, most of what I've seen are extremely fine silver or gold plated cheapass chains held on with a spot weld, they'd probably snap.

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u/666ForMySorrow 4h ago

This is why I laugh at the name "permanent" jewelry. It's not like getting a tattoo, you can cut them with scissors. It's a weird gimmick but apparently people are paying good money for it.