Charming Charlie – Phoenix

I walked in and the salesperson totally ignored me. The store was empty. I attempted to ask a question and she had an unpleasant attitude like she was working in a high end store. I am just visiting Phoenix, and needed an extra tank top to wear with the shorts I just purchased across the street at Urban Outfitters (very friendly). I left without making a purchase because of the salesperson. There is a lovely Charming Charlie outlet in Vacaville, California where the sales people are super friendly. I don’t normally shop there but my daughter likes it. Everything is super matchy matchy and low priced.

I’ll be the first to say that I’m more of a tomboy and I don’t do accessorize or have 200 purses.
However, there are going to be occasions that call for you to look like an adult and a purse from Target/​Walmart/​swap meet simply aren’t going to get the job done.
Everything here is fashion forward without coming off as juvenile /​tacky which is nice, especially when one wants to look pulled together. The prices are affordable and definitely within reach.
I’m definitely coming back in the near future

I am an instant fan of this place! I had never heard of Charming Charlies. I walked by here and saw purses and jewelry so I wandered in.
Then fell in love. The prices on the items here are reasonable. It reminds me of a bit of Claires Botique or Icing. With necklaces, earrings and purses. At Charming Charlues they have the items sectioned by colored. This store is bigger than a Claires so there is room to display their goods. And for the customers to browse more easily.
They have a frequent buyer program. So that you can be rewarded for shopping (just what I need!)
Pricing is decent. I bought several earring/​necklace sets. Each were priced atound $ 22.99. They had sunglasses on sale 2 for $ 10. I had to tell the clerk to not let me buy more than five items because I could easily have bought an armload od stuff that I felt that I desperately needed like the Tiffanys Blue purse and wallet with earrings that matched. LOL
Leaving the store after spenfing around $ 80, I was happy. And also extremely glad that there is not a Charming Charlies nearby where I live.
The store is really neat and clean. Friendly staff that does not pressure you into buying merchandise. I am not sure where to park since I walked over to the store from a nearby hotel that I was staying at.

Let me start by saying I don’t use/​buy accessories. I’m not one of those girls who accessorizes every single outfit I wear BUT if you like accessories, and colorful jewelry this is the place for you!
Everything’s organized by color, they provide you with cute little baskets for you to throw all of your cute colorful stuff in there, it’s fairly inexpensive (keep in mind it’s not real gold or anything, ok?) and they have not one but two floors for you to have fun shopping.

Of course on the one day I really need a necklace for a wedding and in a time crunch– stopped by this location today (Saturday) and I’m giving up after 14 min– there’s a crowd of customers waiting to shop and the store still hasn’t opened (opens at 10) and they’re 15 min late with still no sign that anyone’s even working
Horrible experience!

This place literally sucks you in with their crystal clear windows and shiny accessories. I should mention this is your initial experience here. The second or third time you go, the brightly, color coordinated high wears off and you actually, like seriously actually start catching yourself saying how you could find their $ 20 plain white t-​shirt at Ross of all stores. Anyways it’s still a pretty store, with a few dresses scattered throughout that you can get Marshalls for almost half the price and still come out looking like a basketball wife.

I just recently was introduced to Charming Charlie as of last year. In the female fashion world, accessories are extremely crucial and CC is a superb resource.
This particular location is most intriguing as it’s 2 levels (gasp!). My colleague and I had the habit of running down here during our lunch break and pawing through all of their treasures (especially the clearance section on Level 2 in the back corner).
The entire store is also color organized. What is so special about that, you ask? Well, let’s say you are needing to buy a turquoise blue, beaded necklace for a special event. Boom — just head towards the blue section — done!
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All of their associates are cheerful as well as offer assistance.
CC is like a lusty temptress. I cld literally spend hundreds in this store.

My cousin brought me to Charming Charlie because she knows I love jewelry. It’s in the heart of trendy downtown Phoenix amongst other trendy stores to shop in and restaurants.
Charming Charlie is upstairs and down stairs full of trendy fashion jewelry for a good price between $ 5-​$ 30 average. They have the usual accessories from jewelry to shoes, hats, and scarves etc.
One of the best features is that everything is color coordinated making it easy to put together a matching set.
The staff is nice and helpful.
Parking is paid underground garage. You can have your parking ticket validated by the store you are shopping in.

First. Don’t come in here if your «just looking» because guess what? You’ll find product in your hand and walking up to the register. LoL… Unless your a dude, because I’m sure you’ll be holding your ladies purse and following her around. Not fun.
Anywho. This place has a lot of fun, flirty, pretty anything you can think of jewelry. I even bought a necklace… FYI I don’t wear jewelry. It was a gold cat claw and being the crazy cat lady I aspire to be, I got it. :) I also found a highlighter pink pig coin purse — had to have it! LoL I also got a light pink bear coin purse for my mother. We share some odd ball tastes — shocker.
The place can be pretty expensive, my coworker bought a very cute top, 30 bucks! No thank you. If its over $ 8 I had to think really hard on getting it. They have a clarence section upstairs, so thats where we end up migrating. But you can’t help but look at all the cute purses, shoes and all the sparklies! I’ve picked up and reluctantly put down a lot of stuff in that store, what can I say I’m a cheap ass… or I buy expierences not merchandise. LoL — snort!
The place is huge, it has a staircase with wide small steps, don’t ask why but every time I’m there I trip going up. Theres also an elevator for those so inclined. It’s very spacious and they use up all the walls and shelves with color scheme merchandise. The staff is very nice, the first time a male salesperson walked up to our group and handed us little baskets we could put our stuff in.
I like that if you walk in on the bottom, you can leave out the second floor and down to the street via an escalator. There’s a Gold’s Gym next door, a couple restaurants and acorss the street is more restaurants and a walgreens. or is it a cvs? But when you a have a 20 dollar bill burning a hole in your pocket ladies — come here.

Chinese imports. Let’s get that out of the way.
Ok, aside from that, this place is really great! There is something for every possible taste here. Bohemians, yuppies, hipsters, tweens, divas, grandmas and all in-​betweens. The price points are quite manageable and the sales are plentiful. Worth a look if you happen to be on foot downtown. The fact that this store is at the center of downtown Phoenix is vaguely troubling. For the time being, however, enjoy it and buy a goodie or two.

I really loved this store. I had never heard of it before. I just wish there was one closer.
What I liked about it was how the store was divided into sections by color. It made it really easy to pick out different jewelry and clothes. I found so many cute things here. I just wish there was one closer to Peoria. Or maybe I don’t because then I would be there all the time.
The prices were also were reasonable. Great store!

Love this location. It very large and has 2 floors. Plenty of space to pack in all the fun accessories that Charming Charlies is known for.
Color coordinated just like every other one, but this one seems a bit more intimidating (I think its the 2^nd floor).
I like that they have a new set up for all of their clearance items. Specific racks by the upstairs registers, very neat. Not the wall of hot mess and tangliness they had before.
My only beef w/​this location (other than wanting to spend my whole paycheck there) is that its hard to find an associate when you need one.
Other than that, its Charming Charlies. How can you go wrong?

I took my kids downtown the day after Thanksgiving to go ice skating. I just happened to walk passed this store filled with sparkly jewelry, belts, shoes and clothes. I of course had to walk in. Wow! Two stories of beautiful accessories! Then you take a look at the prices. Holy Cow! This place isn’t very expensive at all. I found myself a cute little ring, brown belt and a cute pair of earrings. All for under $ 35.
I can’t wait to go back!

This place looks like a bag of skittles and smells like toasty pop tarts and is the best spot to pick up a gift for your girlfriend or a friend that so happens to be a girl.
My gal pal and I recently took a detour into Charming Charlie on our way to Happy Hour and she went absolutely bonkers. I call it the pin ball effect. She was able to methodically cover the entire store and make it to the cashier with two nifty bags, two pair of sandals, a dress and an extremely large hat in just under 20 minutes. I teased her about scoping out the joint on a previous visit but she insists she was born to shop. She was quite the pro and all smiles post check out.
It’s moments like this that remind me that happiness can be bought. I prefer to get my happy at the bar across the way.

Love this place for accessories, its a mecca! I’d go at the end of a season on to the next. I went summer to fall and everything red tagged was cheap and then it was also buy one get one free plus they validate parking for one hour yay!

Charming Charlie has got to be one of the largest accessories stores in existence. At the very least, it is the best organized.
Whether you’re looking for a piece in coral, lemon, hot pink or black… Charming Charlie has SOMETHING for you. All the hottest colors of the season can be found here, separated by color scheme.
I’m more about fine jewelry than costume jewelry, but sometimes I pop into CC to get my daughter a necklace or some other cute accessory. And I have found a couple cool turquoise colored pieces for myself that I scooped right up!
On my most recent visit, I intended to buy a cute pair of turquoise earrings. When I got in, though, I had such a bad blister from my new platform heels (and walking for 15 minutes to get there) that I had to buy a pair of flats. For under $ 25, I got a cute pair of flats that should last me at least a couple uses!
It’s better than your local mall Claire’s, for sure. Is it as cheap? Well, no. But the quality seems to be just a tad higher. AND… they have very cute handbags, shoes, scarves and even CLOTHES here at Charming Charlie.

I walked into this store and I was in accessory shopping heaven, and yes, I certainly was a charmed shopper :]
I’m not even exaggerating, I spent an hour and a half perusing through every color coordinated table. No nook or cranny went untouched — clothes (tops, dresses, shorts, etc.), earrings, necklaces, bracelets, rings, hair accessories, purses, wallets, watches — Charming Charlie has it all.
I like that all their items are affordable, AND they look like good quality stuff.
The store is clean and well kept. The workers are informative, helpful, and attentive (but not excessively so). They do have a restroom available to the public on the first floor behind the register area, which I thought was really nice since I had a full bladder from hydrating myself in the Phoenix heat.
Also, at check out I was informed that there was a Charming Charlie store located near my home in Temecula! I was pretty stoked about that. I will definitely be making (a million) future visits for my accessory shopping needs.
–R

I finally figured out why I’ve never been here before. Mostly because it’s a jewelry store, and lets face it, I just don’t wear jewelry.
My wife and I walked in trying to escape the Phoenix sun while burning some time. Sorry to disappoint, the actual sun, not Steve Nash, Grant Hill, or Shannon Brown. If that were the case, this would be a completely different review and likely not for Charming Charlie.
During our quick escape from the scorching heat, I was surprised to find decent quality items at reasonable prices. Most bracelets, ear rings, and necklaces were somewhere between $ 10 and $ 15 per item. The other cool thing I noticed was the the entire place was color coordinated. Need something green, no problem — it’s right over here. Something red, sure — right over there. Black, blue, purple, etc. Finding something to match that dress or pair of shoes seems to be a snap in here.
They also had a small selection of shoes, dresses, bags, hats, and other accessories. It sort of reminds me of Claires; that pre through teen aged girl’s accessory shop you usually find in just about every mall, just for more adult tastes and styles.
I wouldn’t exactly come here looking for diamonds or gold, but who knows, you might just find that golden colored bracelet to match those shoes you’ve got waiting to be worn.
Happy shopping Unilocalers, and keep your eyes peeled for those Phoenix Suns — they’re dangerous!

This is «Accessories Heaven!» Shopping here with two floors of costume jewelry made me feel like a kid in a Candy Store! Color-​coordinated earrings, necklaces, hats, purses, scarves in every color imaginable can be found at Charming Charlie. From formal bling to casual everyday wear… All alternatives are here.
I especially love the way they display everything according to color. There are separate tables for yellow, green, brown, purple, & white accessories. And prices are reasonable too.
I’m from Hawaii. Whenever I visit Phoenix, I always make it a point to visit this awesome store. And I always leave with a bag filled with the most gorgeous, affordable accessories around. Open a store in Hawaii please, lol!
P. S. Staff today were gracious and friendly!!! Good Job!

2 floors of accessories! I’m not sure who Charlie is, but he/​she has definitely charmed me with his/​her store! I wish they had a Charming Charlie in Tempe. Then again, it’s probably for the best because I would end up spending all my time (and a good chunk of money) in there. Charming Charlie is kind of like the accessory-​heavy version of a Forever 21. The main focus of the store is accessories with a few pieces of clothing vs. Forever 21. The jewelry is all very trendy, and inexpensive, and there are also cute shoes, scarves, and hats for purchase as well. Everything is color-​coded which makes browsing easier.
EDIT: They do have a Charming Charlie in Tempe Marketplace! How will my credit card ever survive? :)