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Wow, Discover Card Cashback is insane on BlueNile.

Zeze

Zeze

Lifer
As you know I'm shopping for a ring, budgeted at $10K~.

I just found out my Discover Card cash back is insane tomorrow. So Bluenile purchases give a 5% CB on whole amount, and another $75 back for October-December online shopping special, and tomorrow, there's 2% CB special on whole amount again. And you got the normal 1% CB. And finally, Bluenile doesn't collect tax to residence.

So I saved $875 for nothing. HOLY CHRIST. If I bought the ring in NYC, it would've been $850~.

So I saved $1700, just like that. Holy god damn.
 
Yup, with Discover Card you really have to make an effort to stack %back bonuses when available. It makes a huge difference sometimes.
 
Ns1 said:
damn wish I had a discover card now LOL
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Hey Ns1, BlueNile bonus 5% CB is static, not a temporary promotion. And you got 1% on top. So it's 6% at very least, on whole amount.

(Well 5% is up to $12,500, 1% unlimited)

Definitely worth it to apply for Discover just for ring shopping. $750 cash back just like that if you spend their maximum.

And BlueNile is just an amazing vendor, blows all retail shops out of water for price (-20%~)
 
When an internet company operates on the kind of margins that Bluenile does, they can easily keep that 5% static. The markups on diamonds and jewelry are obscene. I don't even like to where a watch, but fortunately when I was buying an engagement ring I had a jew-friend in the business who sold me diamonds in between the wholesalers and the retailers, all from the comfort of his home too as he knows I hate shopping too.

The markup stories he told me were crazy, but they can get away with it for several good reasons too.

Congrats, Z on your engagement.
 
isekii said:
Even with the cash back though, bluenile is overpriced like crazy
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Diamonds in general are overpriced useless crap. That being said, BN is one of the cheapest diamonds you can find vs retail and other online vendors.
 
Zeze said:
As you know I'm shopping for a ring, budgeted at $10K~.

I just found out my Discover Card cash back is insane tomorrow. So Bluenile purchases give a 5% CB on whole amount, and another $75 back for October-December online shopping special, and tomorrow, there's 2% CB special on whole amount again. And you got the normal 1% CB. And finally, Bluenile doesn't collect tax to residence.

So I saved $875 for nothing. HOLY CHRIST. If I bought the ring in NYC, it would've been $850~.

So I saved $1700, just like that. Holy god damn.
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Gee really? I don't think we knew with your 5 threads created about you proposing to your gf. 🙄
 
I feel comfortable buying many products online ... but jewelry/gemstones is definitely NOT on of them.
 
Zeze said:
Diamonds in general are overpriced useless crap. That being said, BN is one of the cheapest diamonds you can find vs retail and other online vendors.
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I'm checking solomon brothers website ( in search of a ring/diamond ) and their prices seem ok.

Still searching locally and online. It's a pain in the ass.
 
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