I love dangles on my Pandora bracelets and I have quite a number of them. I had been buying more expensive carrier beads, but fecided to give these a try.
They are OK IF you put a bracelet together and plan to wear that combination of beads and charms for a couple of days or so. They are not good for long term use. I have both kinds of bracelets: a. The kind I put together and like so well that I do not change them...this applies to specific holiday bracelets I have for Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter, and the Fourth of July. And I have some color combos that look so nice that I do not want to change them. b. The kind that I put together for a special occasion or to go with a specific outfit, and then I take the beads apart and use them for something else. I am a bit of a Pandora charm and bead nut!
Over a period of three years I have discovered that carrier beads for dangles come in two varieities: those that will last forever and those that break under the strain of being worn for extended periods of time. These are the later variety. They will, and have broken. It is OK to put a dangle on them if you plan to wear the dangle for a day or two; otherwise, you need a sturdier carrier...one make of sterling that has no joints.
I discovered this the hard way. I had two bracelets that I wore for a week and each had three dangles. I had them on these Dragonfly carriers. At the end of the week, I took my bracelets off to clean them and the beads up and to rearrange them. I was sad to find that two of the carriers had broken and I had lost two dangles. Luckily they were not expensive ones. Also I admit that I wore the two bracelets 24 hours a day, slept in them, showered in them, did gardening with them on...the whole thing. I lived in those bracelets for 5 days. A Lesson Learned. These are not sterling; therefore, they are not very hard and repeated banging and jangling by the beads next to them takes a toll on their stength. Also, they are not one solid piece; instead, the loop starts as a separate piece from the Dragonfly which also effects the strenght of the carrier.
Sometimes the dangles that I have on my bracelets are fairly expensive...thirty dollars or more. In those instance, I use a carrier bead that will not fail. This is my favorite:<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Zable-Filigree-Carriers-Sterling-Silver-Charm/dp/B005D95XJQ/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Zable Filigree Carriers Sterling Silver Charm</a>. Zable's carrier beads are sterling and made in a mold so that they are all one piece. They are guaranteed.
So, If you need a cheapies carrier bead, these are OK, but for your expensive dangles, I suggest Zable.