Another quick post today, bringing a heads-up that US shopping site Rue La La are hosting another sale on Pandora from tomorrow (Sunday 19th February)! The sale offers significant discounts on retired Pandora products, and usually includes charms, jewellery and watches.
I asked Rue whether there would be any new styles on offer this time around, and alas it will be items that we’ve seen there before – but, for what it’s worth, the selection has been great for the past few sales and there are definitely some classics that I would recommend getting if you are new to Pandora, too. :) I’ve been putting together designs to wear with the upcoming Spring 2017 beads with a lot of the retiring charms on offer – you can see them in my latest review!
I get this asked this question a lot, and so I’ll answer it here to be clear: Rue La La are an authorised US Pandora retailer and only sell the genuine article! So you can buy with confidence – I have been doing so for years.
The sale starts tomorrow (the 19th of February) at 11am ET. Just a reminder, also, Rue La La have started offering international shipping to a select number of countries, and offer proper integration with international credit cards now! Plus, for certain countries (not all, apparently), if you spend over $100 USD, then you only have to pay $9.95 USD to ship internationally.
Rue La La is a members-only website, but you can use my affiliate invite link to access the website. Happy shopping!
When will the 2017 Chinese new year lion dance charm be available in the US?
I don’t believe it will be available in the US….I got mine from a contact in Singapore from Facebook page group…
Not as far as I’m aware – it wasn’t in the spring booklet.
I’m excited as I was unable to purchase all the items I wanted previously due to Christmas spending-Hope the items are still available
Ooh I hope you found what you wanted! :)
Ugh but they are so sloooooooow to ship, so so slow. US to Canada should not take 18 working days, and yet, with Rue, it does, or I should say it does with Borderfree, the shipper. Ugh. And yet you know I’ll buy. :-(
Yeah, I’ve noticed that the international shipping is a lot slower! The domestic shipping is really speedy.
In Canada shipping can be quick, but dispatch very slow, sadly. Thomas Sabo is very slow to dispatch, 7 working days, always, then coming from Quebec, Canada post takes 7 more working days. I’m on the West Coast. The problem with that slowness is Sabo’s return policy is only good for 14 working days from the order date, so by the time I receive my order, I can’t return it if it’s wrong.
I did order from Rue this time, just yesterday. I thought I could hold out, but no. Delivery is set for March 8, so that order might beat my Sabo order of February 21st, which still hasn’t been dispatched. Lol.
Thanks Mora, I’m headed to the outlet for some comparison shopping. They’re offering buy two retired get one free. Sometimes the prices are lower than Rue and the selection is wider. Between the two, I’m definitely scoring some new pieces today!
Hello Marsha, where do you go for outlet shopping? I live abroad, and I am curious to know how this works for when I am in the states :)
I go to Tangers Outlets in Atlantic City New Jersey , or Tangers Outlet in ReHoboth Beach, Delaware.
Thanks!
Oh awesome! Hope you found some bargains. I am always so envious of the US outlet promos, it sounds like they do some really good ones!
On countdown to 16.00 when sale starts :)
I always do the same! ^^ Hope you found some pieces!
Hi Ellie I don’t know whether to buy or not I have never brought from there before. The deals are so good they have the two tone frog I wanted, the dreamer safety chain the 2015 club charm and some murano. You probly don’t know but do you have to pay the import tax still lol.
Hi Nicola, When placing your order with Rue LaLa from another country, you can use Borderfree which means taxes and custom fees are added to the sub-total of your order. Shipping does take time but I did receive my order with Express post in my mailbox ( not on the door step like UPS does).
Thanks Ellie for the heads up; I just placed an order today since I was lucky to get the fairy this time for my Cinderella bracelet. Since this one is almost finished, I decided to start a forest fairy theme bracelet. So my order include the pixie, the forest peridot trinity charm with Miss Hedgehog. I might add an owl but have not decided yet which one. Can’t wait to see my new purchase.
UPS in Canada delivers directly to the person, always. If no one is home, they’ll leave a notification in the mailbox for pick-up. Nothing is left outside. Pandora Canada uses UPS for shipping. They ship out of Louisville, Kentucky, USA, and I always get my order within three working days, direct to my hands, for 9.95 CAD. They are awesome. Rue La La is simple horrible for shipping.
I am happy for you Lola. Must be the driver in our region that is not following the procedure. Three times packages were left at our doorstep without ringing our bell. I finally did make a complaint but with no feedback fron them.
I agree with you, Rue Lala should be using a better, quicker service since my shipping fees after rebate are 13.99$ CDN. My first order came in a reinforced envelop and my 5 charms were in a small black pouch.
Other companies like Chamilia and Persona offer a nice presentation even during their sales 50-70% off.
You are welcome Rachelle! Thanks for taking the time to explain the process to everyone too.
Hope you love your new beads – those are all such lovely choices! Autumn 2013 was a great collection and it’s weird to see so many picks from it end up on sale.
Hi Nicola! I’m sorry, I’ve not actually ordered from them directly to me in the uk before so I don’t actually know – but Rachelle seems to have very kindly talked you through it :)
Some cute beads available, but stands out and the shipping = argh! Of course, this is after my “free shipping” from last monthave expired. Come on! The stuff weights nothing and they waste a rather big box on the stuff. Can’t believe I’m being good …
Aha, I was being good until this sale… I did buy two clips that I wanted for an upcoming bracelet design. Other than that I have been pretty good about not falling off the Pandora wagon! ;)
Had a bad experience with Rue La La from their previous sale. My order was cancelled for no reason. And I was informed when I asked for the shipping status. So disappointing! I was so looking forward to receiving the charms… :(
I will not buy from them again.
The same thing happened to me!!!! Three times with them now :(
Soooooooo frustrating because they don’t let you know they have cancelled it or “”didn’t download the order”…. I think it may be a tech issue with borderfree? I have had other orders go through without a problem and then other times – cancelled with no notification – I have to chase them and borderfree – usually a day of back and forth to get response….then they say “mistakes like this don’t happen often” ?
Oh no, that’s so disappointing! :( I had that recently with a UK retailer with some great retired pieces in our Boxing Day sale, it is a horrible feeling.
Same here !
Ordered 2 gold pandora pieces during the sale and waited 3 weeks and still no nonotification of shipping details。
When I emailed Rue La La they told me my order was cancelled
What a boo boo for such a big online shopping platform。such a shame ！
Wondered if I should buy from them again !!!
Hello Florence,
Sorry to hear your bad experience with Rue LaLa.I would suggest to contact a representative and see what went wrong to prevent this from happening again.
I just received my order today and I am very happy with my choices; it took 9 working days to get to Ontario Canada. From what I could see by tracking the parcel, its the Customs that delay the delivery.
Good luck for next time, it is worth trying again.?
Hi Ellie, I was wondering if you have seen the Forest Fairy sold by Rue LaLa since this charm is retired (way too soon in my opinion).
Hi Rachelle, so sorry for the delayed reply – how do you mean? I have actually got a Forest Fairy charm, it’s a beautiful bead! If you search ‘forest fairy’ on the blog, you’ll get my review of it too if you want any further inspiration!
Hi Ellie, the forest fairy is no longer available since lat Fall. It is sich a beautiful and sweet fairy on a mushroom which would look fabulous on my new theme bracelet. I am hoping to buy it from Rue LaLa. If you see it by any chance, would you let me know?
Hi Rachelle. I bought the Forest Fairy charm from Rue La La last October, so Rue has already had it in previous sales. Rue may have it again sometime, but I wouldn’t count on it. But maybe it will turn up again.
Took a look but didn’t buy anything this time, looks like the same stuff they’ve had the last few sales. I bought a bunch when they did that moonlight madness sale a month or so ago, when they were a lot cheaper, like 60 or 70% off.
Yeah, it is the same stuff as the last number of sales. I’m hoping maybe the next one they’ll have some new things!
I would love to buy the air ballon Up&Away (our 30th wedding anniversary is coming in June and its something we did on our honeymoon in Jamaica)
Hope to see this charm since I can’t find it anymore. Too many good looking charms available and not enough birthdays in a year LOL
Another RueLaLa Moonlight sale starting tomorrow at 7 pm EDT … the email says about 65% but wondering if anything new will be included or I should go check out Pandora’s outlet…