We had those in high school. We would go to the flea market on Saturday's and buy as many charms as we could...usually 5 charms for $2 or something like that.

Funny, I am 29 and I just bought some off of ebay a few months ago. You would not believe how expensive these things can be. Now I have to buy more because my kids want some... lol They are also called "junk necklaces" or 1980's charm bracelets. Good luck

OMG!I must have had like over a 100 charms on mine.They were so noisey they banned us from wearing them to school!Ah GOOD TIMES!!

oh! I still have mine! I'll post a picture!

I had so many of those..I still have one..it's a little note pad...these were so fun.

Totally brought back memories! I had like 50 charms!

WHOA! I had one when I was little and loved it! I haven't thought it that since. what a blast from the past, I want mine back!

OMG! I so loved these. I had one in grade school. I had tons of charms. I thought these were the coolest. Now I wish I would have kept them.

omg!!!! i still love them what a blast from the past i'm 30 and looking at the pics i've found of the charms i can still remeber which ones i had how funny.lol... the highlight of my week was knowing that on saturday my mom would take me to get new charms i had three necklaces full... now i have a question does anyone know where to find a gotcha bracelet

I can't believe how funny it is laughing with my husband! I'm 30 and love remembering old times!

Does anyone remember the shirts you could buy that had loops for the charms?

OMGosh I loved mine, i wish they still sold them cheap so my kids could enjoy them like we did, they totally need to bring these back

I'm 30 years old and still have mine! I loved trading charms with friends! Mine probably weighs about ten pounds, lol.

About a couple a months back I was talking to a friend about these. I couldn't remember the name, but knew what they had. With all the things they have today, I don't see why these can't make come back.

do you were to buy these? I had one as a kid and loved it. I wish they would bring them back so my daughter could own one.

Man...I wish I still had mine! I remember going to the grocery store w/ my dad on the weekends just to get my charms---they were in those little machines you stick a quarter in, twist the knob, and get the plastic egg w/ some cheap toy in it. I even had a plastic belt that you could put the charms on!

Me and my friend loved those. It's been over 20 years since I had one probably. I remember in third grade it was a big deal to get more and more charms.

Okay...Stupid question, but where did you get them as a kid? Like a store chain name? Etc. Thanks! :)

WOW! What a blast from the past with these charm necklaces. I LOVED mine for a brief period...like 2nd and 3rd grade I think (I am 32 now, so that would have been roughly 1985). I bought mine at a gift shop called "Teddy Bears Too" (local) and at Hallmark card shop. They were kind of expensive for plastic, I never found them in quarter machines. The charms were at least a dollar. Love the pic someone posted...exactly like I remember the charms!

I got mine at Woolworth's

Does anyone remember what they called these??? It is driving me CRAZY that I can't remember!

holy crap!! my whole family collected these around 1985 we had every one we bought them at a store in what used to be the Erie Central Mall I used to string the chains end to end along my bedroom wall must have had about 20 feet full of these charms oh the memmories

People from NJ called them Junk Necklaces/Charm Necklaces. I submitted one of my pictures for all to see. My favorite charms were the ABACUS, EGGS IN PAN, BMX HELMET, CONAIR PHONE & DIARY!!

I had one as a guy! Collected until first grade was over. The girls loved me for it. HAHAHA In fact I still have the charm necklace in a cup in my room. Wore it to an 80s fanjam party the other day and again the girls were FLIPPING OUT! Has an frying pan with egg, a toothbrush...a bicycle....random things on it!

I have a bunch of these- maybe fifty or more. I also have several chains. My favourite charm (it's hard to choose just one!) is the headphones.

I had a ton of these. They were so popular with the kids in my class. I was born in 79 and we would trade each other for the ones that we wanted. Oddly enough my son(who is 7) came home with about 20 of these yesterday from school. He said a teacher gave them to him. I was so shocked and it brought back the good ole days.

I was thinking about my old charm necklace a couple weeks ago. I wish I knew where in my mother's garage I would have to look in order to find it. I had a black necklace with a ton of charms. I can't remember what ANY of them were, which makes me want to find it even more! Eggs in a pan sounds familiar tho!

hi i am trying to buy the necklace for my kids they love that 80's charm necklace i told them stories about it if some one have it for say or know a store where i can buy it from please email me at lewisy58@yahoo.com thank you very very much

Hey Yolande: There's plenty of them on eBay. I actually have some and a few chains I've been thinking of listing. I warn you though, they can be pricey.

I have all of my original ones on a chinese jump rope...you guys remember those? I have right at 100 charms on there.

Gosh how fun to find this page. I still have one and am a fifth grade teacher. Does anyone now who holds the copyrignt and how we could find out? EMail me at klayne58@comcast.net

Does anyone know about the 36" necklaces that you twisted together to make a necklace sorta like a choker only looser. I am wearing mine from 1985--it has about 12 separate 36" lengths of orange or black or gold beads twisted together and clasped with a hinged O. Each length is one color and you twist them together. Some women had lapis or other semi-precious stones but I just have beads. I get them out for Halloween and I love the look now that I have an old lady neck!

I soo remember the toilet with lifting lid...but I can't recall the name either. Does anyone know what they were called? There is a new version out now call Lucky BeeBee. Saw them in Toys R Us with my 7 yr old daughter who wants some!!! How funny.

Seriously, my friend just dug out her necklace and we've forgotten the name. Junk necklace doesn't ring a bell. It's driving us crazy. Anyone else got names for these?

Actually, Suzi Bee, I think those were "twister beads..?" Maybe not. But I had those and the charm necklace... I loved my charm necklace and twister beads. =-]

hi there. i remember these!!! they are still at my mom's house. i remember my mom buying them for me at the fair when i was a little girl...

I remeber wanting those necklace and charm bracelet so badd as a child it seem like all my friends in my class had one except me, I never knew where to purchase them, do anyone know where to purchase them know, or if they still sell them?

Hahaha, my sister and I had these. I got pissed at her for something and destroyed her necklace by cutting up each chain link so there was no way you could fix it. What an evil little sister I was lmao! Love you Heath ;)

I had one. What I remember most is when the bell would ring to change classes and the hallways were filled with jingling...LOL!

I still have several. Mine are color coordinated. Blue charms on blue chain, for example.I bought them just for fun, figuring out that maybe one day they may be worth something. I keep each one in its own large Ziploc baggie. I don't wear them; never did.

I remember the necklace and I wish I had mine. Does anybody know where I can purchase one. I know ebay have some but they can be very costly.

I remember these all too well as well. Not sure how I collected sooo many, but alas, my mom had sold them at a garage sale, and I was none too pleased. I wish I still had them. I'm 26, and still a kid at heart : \

I used to have those in grade school! OMG! Wow.....good times.....

My grandmother made carnival prize booths for a living. He had bags upon bags of those charms. I used to go raid them when I was little. This is something I wish they would bring back.

my older sister had what i always thought was aa belt (a few neclaces put together) and had many many charms on it...

I'm 36yrs old & I still have mine! I have four necklaces full. Just posted a picture. :)

OMG I wish I still had mine. I remember the toilet bowl and tennis racket most.

OMG! I had a junk necklace with tons of stuff on it my mom and dad would take me every weekend and get more too add on ..i loved this thing wish they still made these .. wow thanks for the memories someone mentioned the toilet bowl one i had that too lol these are so cute...

These comments are a blast to read! I also had the toilet bowl one! A few more I remember...frying pan with "eggs" in it, roller skate, sneaker, hair dryer.

I had a charm holder that held charms.

OMG!!!!!I had these and for the longest I thoght my i was buggin and they never existed until now thank you so much mine had and toothbush with the little toothpaste...lol...wow brooklyn 1984

We had girls at my school whose necklaces had gotten tangled together so badly they didn't even try to separate them, they just put them all on!

I had the air conditioner, and calculator.

Hi im not a child of the 80s but im tottaly in luv with tje 80s yah so if anyone can help me out by telling me where I can get a charm bracelet for cheep (in stores olny) thx

I definitely remember this necklace. The charm I remember the most (oddly) was a little glass bottle. The top came off and I use to put real water in it and drink it out of the bottle (lol) It's weird now that I think about it. I wish I still had mine too. I don't remember all the charms I had but I remember I had quite a few.

i must have had all the charms, we moved and I lost them. Wish I had them now to share with my daughter. Looking to buy for an 80's party. anyone knows where I can buy them, please let me know. Thanks

I would buy all the colors of each charm, since I was collecting all the colors available. I have 12 complete necklaces, all color coordinated, each in its owm large Ziploc baggie. I see how much these go for on Ebay and Etsy now, so they live in our safe. They have never been worn.

I love them, but I'm parting with mine :-( selling them on Ebay now. My seller ID is Chakra138 if interested!

They were 2.50 a piece back in 1984. You put them on your keychain or clip them to your book bag.

I dug mine out, it has about 28 charms on the chain. My fave's are the micky mouse, transformer robot and robot cat, dancing elephant, train, sewing machine, puss in boot, clown with google eyes. I still love these bell charms, not parting with mine either, not yet. One day when I grow up my great niece will get them, that's if I ever grow up?

Oh wow, what a throwback! I loved mine. You could hear me coming from a mile away. Nowadays I am still obsessed with charms but opt for a more chic look. :)

I loved mine, but was lost years ago with moving. Am desperate to buy another one, if anyone has any idea other that ebay to find these please email me. m.culpepper@ymail.com Thank You

I have quite a few of these. They belonged to my sister and have been packed away since the late 80s. Is there interest in some? Bernice 541 270-2678

Hi Bernice! Do you still have your charm necklaces? Cause I'm looking! If anyone else is looking to sell theirs, my email address is jainedoughe@rocketmail.com

My favorite charm was the baby bottle. I miss mine and wish I can get it back. :(

Does anyone remember the name of these collectible charms? It has so slipped my mind.

I CAME ACROSS A WHOLE BOX OF BRAND NEW STILL IN THE PACKAGE BRACELETS WITH THE CHARMS ON THEM. ALSO THERE ARE THE HARD TO FIND CHARMS WITH THE SILVER COATING ON THEM. IF INTERESTED PLEASE CONTACT ME.

Judy Linder Contact me if you still have any and see this. Bills4Ferguson@gmail.com

I saw them at Michaels today! $1.99!

They were made by a company two sisters started called Jingle Gems, Bloomingdale's picked it up and made them big. That's why they were sold in all the malls and YES they are at Michael's now - I just bought some!

What area Michaels? I've been looking! Saw Michaels online

They should be at all Michael's stores in the United States. I found them today, under the name Flash Charms :)

I love thees! I always buy vintage charms when I can find them and make necklaces with them. I list them on my Etsy lateroperator.etsy.com if you're looking for some I may have them in stock.

THEY SAID THE ONES AT MICHAELS ARE NOT THE VINTAGE ONES. THEY ARE JUST NEW ONES. NOT THE SAME. JUST LETTING YOU KNOW.

YES I DO STILL HAVE THEM ALL. BILL FERGUSON. CALL 8156086530. STILL IN ORIGINAL LITTLE BAGS.

I really liked these grow-up! & many other things from the good old days! I have some of the originals sill.BellCahrms have came out again not exactly the same but I wanted to share my childhood with my kids so I bought some. It feels good to share with my baby's. If you are wonder were to look for the new ones they are at micheals.

I have oodles of the original, vintage 1980's bell charms on my Etsy site. Yes, they cost more than they did in the 80's, but mine are more reasonable than other places I've seen them. I collect them with my daughter and sell the ones we get duplicates of. Full necklaces for sale too. Come check out the shop. squirrelawayvintage on Etsy.

We now use my charm necklaces as a garland for our Christmas tree. We just started doing this in 2016, and they look so good on the tree that we are making it a Christmas tradition at our house. At least it gets them out of the safe, and our tree has LED lights, si the plastic won't melt.

Anyone out there still looking for the 80's plastic charm necklaces? :) Have 3, maybe 4 with TONS of charms... 2nd Time Around is Always Bliss on Facebook :) look us up!

I am interested in buying some of these if anyone has some or knows where to find them at. Look me up, Jennifer Heavner on Facebook, just leave me a message. Thanks in advance!

I would really love to know more about these, if anyone has that information. I too would like to know about who holds the copy write. I had the bracelet but buried it in the back yard in a time capsule. Oh the memories. If you have any info please share imdarlenemcalpine@yahoo.com

I have literally 100 plus charms and 5 or 6 necklaces for sale at the moment. Oogie Boogie is a large original maker of these and also there was another brand chains n charms (I believe) none are marked and even oogie boogie charms in the same box varied in size, color, weight, and other attributes. Making it hard to tell originally which company they came from. Quality of bell charms went from flimsy thin plastic with thin clips and rings to hold them together to very heavy duty plastic with larger sturdy hand clips and metal rings to connect the bells,charms, and clips. Charmsandthings80@gmail.com to inquire about charms and necklaces for sale.