What are the clips used for on Pandora bracelets?
The “clips” are actually fixed beads that lock onto the threads of your bracelet. They prevent the rest of your beads from sliding around and getting displaced, so you’re quite right. The difference between the clips and the spacers is that the spacers are smaller and not fixed, and they leave a small space between two larger beads without holding them in place. You don’t really need either the clips or the spacers, particularly if your bracelet is full, but some people like the look of them and may want their beads to stay in a particular spot on the bracelet.