Charming Charlie – Woodbury

Cute stuff, reasonably priced and organized by color. Not bad at all.
I wished that they would put more people on a register when the line to checkout got long. Nothing annoys me more than having to wait a long time when there are tons of workers just milling around.
Overall though, love this place and the unique jewelry that they offer.

The first time I came here, I was so overwhelmed as I had no idea how much stuff was in here! I loved that I could find any accessory in any color that I may ever want. I really enjoyed it. The second time I came here, I was in a rush to find some accessories for a wedding that I had that afternoon (nothing like waiting til the last minute!) Well, the staff was plenty– asking if it was the first experience in the store and could they help me find anything in particular? I should have just let them direct me to what I needed– I was a kid in a candy store, just too many ideas!!! However, once I got to the color section I was looking for I was good to go! Found all the accessories that I would want and somehow they miraculously matched :)
I thought the prices were a tad high on a few of the bracelets and such. But what are you going to do? I’ll probably come back here when I need a color specific item or if I’m in the area!

I have spent over $ 100 at the Woodbury location for my wedding and travel. I went to exchange an item last week and had several sales assistants ask if I wanted any help. I asked if I could use my Credit that they gave me for my exchange on their online site — they could not give me a yes or no answer, even when attempting to ask the manager I could still not get a yes or no answer. Seriously, do you not have internet at your store location and how hard a question is this? Sales assistants eager to make a sale but cant answer simple questions on if gift card credit lines can be used on Charming Charlie’s website. Frustrating when you spend $$$ but dont feel like anyone cares about your business or questions.

After many different visits to Charming Charlie’s, it is safe to say that they sparkle is off…
I agree with others that there is always a lot of staff; however they are often just loitering and not helping any of the customers.
This mornings visit was a return of a Christmas gift with both a gift receipt AND the original receipt and it could not be processed unless I wanted a store credit. The original purchase was made on my husband’s bank card, which I did not have when trying to make the return. My card for the same account has a different number and they would not use it. It would have been helpful to know this information ahead of time… silly me, when we made the purchase they said that a store credit would be offered with with the gift receipt and a refund would be done with original — no mention about having to have the actual credit card.
Grrr, I think it will be a long time until I step into a CC store again.

Overwhelming!
There is a lot going in this joint! Some friends and I stopped in recently to check the place out and buy some stuff we «needed.» We figured since we loved another little boutique like shop in S Minneapolis, we would like this place.
We spent about an hour in the place and I just kept wondering. I really just wanted to buy something. I ended up getting a pair of earrings, a hat and another pair of earrings for $ 0.75, spending a total of $ 23. Part of the problem was there was just *too* much stuff.
This place is made for suckers like me — people who love costume jewelry and don’t care if it breaks in 6 months.
2 questions —
1. I counted at least 8 people working, but why were 2 people running the register together when there were 4 people in line?
2. When she gave me my total instead of saying, «your total comes to…» She said, «this brings it down to???»
Maybe I’m being picky or the loud ass music was starting to get to me, but I was irked the whole time were checking out.
If I needed something in particular or a gift for someone I would go back, but otherwise, I would not go out of my way to head to Charming Charlie again.

Holy buckets. Picture little color-​coded pods of accessories, each one filled with exactly the same merchandise as the next pod, only in different colors. Then picture a zillion suburban tweens buzzing around these pods like bees to honey.
I can see why this huge chain store would be really appealing to some people, like if you are (or have) a 12-​year-​old girl. So I still am giving it three stars, but I didn’t find a single thing I wanted to buy in the miles of earrings, necklaces, headbands, bracelets, rings and bags. Most of it was really cheapy. I will admit that the very back area was decent for affordable formal winter wraps though, with little faux fur collars and shawls in all different colors and styles… that was it. Also, I’ve never thought twice about this in any other store, but this cavernous place must attract a lot of shoplifters. I hope they have good security in place.
Anyhoo, my advice if you actually want something decent? Walk around the corner to Francesca’s or LOFT, where the costume jewelry selection is world’s nicer than this and it doesn’t feel like a Sam’s Club for sevies.
Ha, sevies! I had totally forgotten about the term «sevies» until I just typed that!