Hi Olivia, Thank you for taking the time to leave a review! We are sorry the charm was almost falling off when you received it. The charms on tassels were made to be detachable so you can switch a charm for the next year. Sometimes the charm do fall off during transit after being tossed around, but I'm glad you were able to put it back on. When properly attached, the charm will not fall off during normal wear on student's head. In case you encounter any other problem, please let me know and we will be more than happy to replace the tassel for you! Thank you :)