Just a FYI, the code still works. Thanks OP, saved me $60 + FatCash!
xiaochen
New Member
posted: Mar. 31, 2006 @ 12:22p
Where did you find this deal? Any link for the code? Thanks
SmoothGummi
Member
posted: Mar. 31, 2006 @ 12:54p
So this will, or will not, take 10% off a total ring/diamond??? I'm in the process of purchasing an engagement ring, and if this takes off 10% of the ring AND diamond, I will jump all over it.
Anyone bought a diamond/setting together using this coupon?
BlueNile is like 10% over market on prices so you saved 0% lol.
seriously.
i spent months on diamondtalk.com b4 i made my choice. far cheaper than BlueNile for a superior stone and setting, no tax, etc.
fobiopatel2
New Member
posted: Mar. 31, 2006 @ 2:00p
i bought the pewter jewelry box for $36 free shipping and no tax. i'm going to buy a tiffany's gift certificate so the btch can buy what she wants to put inside the box
BlueNile is like 10% over market on prices so you saved 0% lol.
seriously.
i spent months on diamondtalk.com b4 i made my choice. far cheaper than BlueNile for a superior stone and setting, no tax, etc.
Thanks for the info, just didn't have that much time to check. I did go to several local jewler and costco and all was more for similar or lesser quality. At least I'm not over paying... too much. Plus this was for a small piece, if I'm shopping for a 1ct stone, believe me I'll be doing more homework.
okay just trying to help. for every (thing) to be sold there's a forum to help folks. BlueNile isn't bad, its just not a HOT deal. 10% off makes it a good deal, but its 10% over market already. so you got a good deal. but there are better ways. not trying to diss you. im just hoping others will consider all options
rigor said: okay just trying to help. for every (thing) to be sold there's a forum to help folks. BlueNile isn't bad, its just not a HOT deal. 10% off makes it a good deal, but its 10% over market already. so you got a good deal. but there are better ways. not trying to diss you. im just hoping others will consider all options
Nope, didn't take it neg. Do appreciate the pointers as a future purchase it will come in handy. LOL, my gf tells me that I shop around too much sometimes, but I do like to know that I'm getting at least a decent deal. Thanks for the input!
BlueNile is like 10% over market on prices so you saved 0% lol.Huh? BlueNile is 10% over market? BlueNile, Diamond.com, Dirtcheapdiamonds.com are some of the lowest priced diamond wholesalers, especially after FatCash. What wholesalers have you seen that offer lower prices?
fobiopatel2 said: i bought the pewter jewelry box for $36 free shipping and no tax. i'm going to buy a tiffany's gift certificate so the btch can buy what she wants to put inside the box
"Blue Nile only approves coupon codes from their FatWallet Merchant Page"
yazyazoo
Senior Member
posted: Mar. 31, 2006 @ 6:53p
Funny I just saw this thread. Been thinking about proposing and was thinking about getting a ring soon. I heard from friends that BlueNile was a good place to get it and was cheaper than my local jewler because I wouldn't have to pay tax. Do any of you fatwalleter's have any other suggestions to online places to shop. I saw the diamondtalk forum and will do my research there. Is BlueNile really overpriced? What other online sites have good prices and are reputable. I am looking to spend 10k to 12k for the diamond. Thanks for the input!
rimoto
Senior Member
posted: Mar. 31, 2006 @ 8:04p
Llilith said: fobiopatel2 said: i bought the pewter jewelry box for $36 free shipping and no tax. i'm going to buy a tiffany's gift certificate so the btch can buy what she wants to put inside the box
yazyazoo said: Funny I just saw this thread. Been thinking about proposing and was thinking about getting a ring soon. I heard from friends that BlueNile was a good place to get it and was cheaper than my local jewler because I wouldn't have to pay tax. Do any of you fatwalleter's have any other suggestions to online places to shop. I saw the diamondtalk forum and will do my research there. Is BlueNile really overpriced? What other online sites have good prices and are reputable. I am looking to spend 10k to 12k for the diamond. Thanks for the input!
I think BlueNile's price is pretty inline, I checked with a well know local jewler in nj and there price was higer, but this was without any haggling. A similar diamond stud earing I was looking at costco was similar price. But like some other suggested, read up about all the know how so you know what you want and what you are looking for, that way you are comparing apples to apples. For a sizeable purchase that you are making you want to be sure.
BlueNile is high. You can go to Pricescope and do a search on diamonds, you will notice that lots of internet vendors offer the same exact diamond (through wholesalers) and you should see that BlueNile's price for the same diamond is higher.
Read through the forums at pricescope and you will see that many people recommend Good Old Gold, Whiteflash, and JamesAllen. They even have a recommended vendor list on their site.
EDIT: Usually BlueNile coupons don't count towards loose diamonds (Not exactly sure about the terms for this deal)
rigor said: [Name Redacted] is a great choice. they have super service, they will email you 100 times without any pressure of sale. great price. works closely with the mounters. no tax (YAH!). takes cash or credit. excellent selection.
[Name Redacted]
give them a shot, i ended up getting my wedding bands from them as well. the quality and service is impeccable.
and they are about 6 hrs away so if i were to have felt ripped off i'd drive over there and kick their as$es.With all due respect, I just did a search of [Name Redacted's] website and noticed prices MUCH higher than BlueNile's and an extremely small selection of diamonds. For instance, [Name Redacted] has a 1.02ct, GIA, I color, SI1 clarity, very good/very good polish and symmetry, unknown cut -- $4,970. Blue Nile has an almost identical diamond (ideal cut) for about $4,300 minus Cash Back.
breaux124 said: BlueNile is high. You can go to Pricescope and do a search on diamonds, you will notice that lots of internet vendors offer the same exact diamond (through wholesalers) and you should see that BlueNile's price for the same diamond is higher.
Read through the forums at pricescope and you will see that many people recommend Good Old Gold, Whiteflash, and JamesAllen. They even have a recommended vendor list on their site.I wouldn't say that BlueNile is higher than those other wholesalers. From what I can see, no reputable wholesaler out there offers the lowest price on each diamond -- there are occassions when BlueNile (especially after Cash Back) is lower, there are occassions when Whiteflash and JamesAllen are. Diamond.com's prices also appear to be in line with the other wholesalers but they offer $250 off all loose diamonds over $4K and 5.5% FW Cash Back, which makes them the lowest for quite a few diamonds.
mn95616
Member
posted: Apr. 3, 2006 @ 9:43a
I just recently bought an engagement ring. I price searches of several places including BlueNile. Overall - I found other places that were generally cheaper than BlueNile. However, there are occasions where BlueNile was cheaper than other places. If I were to shop for diamonds again - I wouldn't rule out BlueNiles as a possible source.
The place that I ultimately went with was James Allen. They used to be called Dirt Cheap Diamonds. BTW - DirtCheapDiamonds currently have the following promotion:
April Special! Our bank wire discount is doubled from 1.5% to 3% this month! Just mention code DX501 when calling. Credit card orders receive 1.5% discount. Offer not valid with any other discounts or promotions.
If you call JamesAllen, and mention that special, they will gove it to you. However, it does not apply to loose diamonds.
BTW - I ended up getting a F VS1 FIA Cert Round with a setting for about $9500.
If you ask me - diamonds are the most overrated thing. Unfortunately, my GF wouldn't go for cz.
cubanx
Senior Member
posted: Apr. 3, 2006 @ 10:15a
I bought my wife's engagement and wedding rings from BlueNile and she loves them. She get's many compliments. When I had trouble using 20 Giftcerticates with there online cart I called and they answered the phone promptly entered them all manually happily answering all my diamond questions. Came in a nice packaging and all paperwork for insurance. I can recommend them for their service alone but if you find good deals on the site even better.
Yanks04
Tired Member
posted: Apr. 3, 2006 @ 11:28a
I assume this isnt valid for loose diamonds/ create your own ring?
before shopping for a diamond. check out www.diamondtalk.com because it is THE forum (along with pricescope) where you can get professional and end-user feedback about any diamond. there's so much data that i spent a month at diamondtalk discussing with brokers (like dirtcheap) and customers (referalls are the best way to get business) before deciding. BlueNile isn't bad. I never meant that. However i found a place that gives better customer service and prices ultimately lower. btw, i sent 132 emails to the folks i used, and called about 40 times to get my engagement ring, with no pressure. We bought our wedding ring set from them too. You can learn so much about diamonds your eyes will bleed.
Maybe you can get other e-tailers to match that 10% off that would be something!
galatians0522
Member
posted: Apr. 3, 2006 @ 4:14p
geo123 said: breaux124 said: BlueNile is high. You can go to Pricescope and do a search on diamonds, you will notice that lots of internet vendors offer the same exact diamond (through wholesalers) and you should see that BlueNile's price for the same diamond is higher.
Read through the forums at pricescope and you will see that many people recommend Good Old Gold, Whiteflash, and JamesAllen. They even have a recommended vendor list on their site.I wouldn't say that BlueNile is higher than those other wholesalers. From what I can see, no reputable wholesaler out there offers the lowest price on each diamond -- there are occassions when BlueNile (especially after Cash Back) is lower, there are occassions when Whiteflash and JamesAllen are. Diamond.com's prices also appear to be in line with the other wholesalers but they offer $250 off all loose diamonds over $4K and 5.5% FW Cash Back, which makes them the lowest for quite a few diamonds.
Recemtly I just bought a 1 carat ideal cut diamond, I compare pricescope and other resources for a long time. The diamond vendor is from Ideal Brilliant Co in New York. All the internet seller such as BlueNile, James Allen, Dirt Cheap Diamond, USACertdiamond, are just the retailer. Sometime you can find the exact specification diamond which they both have. Compare with the price, Abazias.com is the lowest for sure (in most case).
galatians0522 said: Recemtly I just bought a 1 carat ideal cut diamond, I compare pricescope and other resources for a long time. The diamond vendor is from Ideal Brilliant Co in New York. All the internet seller such as BlueNile, James Allen, Dirt Cheap Diamond, USACertdiamond, are just the retailer. Sometime you can find the exact specification diamond which they both have. Compare with the price, Abazias.com is the lowest for sure (in most case).Yep, they are all retailers (including Abazias.com) and most of them do not own the diamonds they advertise. This is the reason that you often see the same diamond on pricescope advertised by two or more retailers.
The problem with Abazias is that it sells EGL diamonds, which makes it next to impossible to compare the site to that of other online retailers. Galatians, as you have probably already discovered, EGL is a less stringent certification and more generous process than, let's say, GIA, which is the reason that EGL diamonds are cheaper.
xiaochen
New Member
posted: Apr. 3, 2006 @ 6:27p
No FatCash if using this code? Ermann said: FatCash on my order was denied as:
"Blue Nile only approves coupon codes from their FatWallet Merchant Page"
Is it worth to use the 10% off code or not? For an engagment ring, it does not save much without FatCash and the 10% off on diamond.
rigor said: before shopping for a diamond. check out www.diamondtalk.com because it is THE forum (along with pricescope) where you can get professional and end-user feedback about any diamond. there's so much data that i spent a month at diamondtalk discussing with brokers (like dirtcheap) and customers (referalls are the best way to get business) before deciding. I checked out diamondtalk.com and noticed that it is ANYTHING but unbiased -- while it has a lot of good information, the only "experts" on the forum are the small jewelers (they are also the ones who sponsor the forum -- just look at the forum ads) who undoubtedly use it as a way to cheaply get their name out there and in the process to bash the big retailers. There is nothing wrong with this strategy as long as people realize that a number of companies are mentioned on diamondtalk not because the companies are so great but because their reps/owners are there to promote themselves.
Not surprisingly, the prices and selection at these small companies cannot even come close to that of the big boys -- Diamond.com (especially after its Cash Back and additional promotions shown on their FW merchant page), Blue Nile, James Allen, etc...
Yanks04
Tired Member
posted: Apr. 5, 2006 @ 10:02a
Anyone have any experience with Abazias, their prices seem cheaper (only searched GIA diamonds). Any input would be appreciated thanks.
With the caveat that I have no experience with them, their selection is a bit odd -- for instance, most GIA ideal cuts on their site only have good/good polish and symmetry. Regardless, the price that they display on the site is a "cash discount price," i.e., the price after all discounts. The price displayed by other online retailers is the price BEFORE the discounts. When I factor in the discounts, prices seem fairly comparable, although Diamond.com and James Allen have a slightly lower price for the diamonds I've looked at (it's not a representative sample, of course).
SmoothGummi said: So this will, or will not, take 10% off a total ring/diamond??? I'm in the process of purchasing an engagement ring, and if this takes off 10% of the ring AND diamond, I will jump all over it.Details of the offer can be found here. As stated in the promotion, the offer is NOT valid on any loose diamond or pre-set engagement ring purchases. It'd be a SMOKING deal otherwise.
geo123 said: Not surprisingly, the prices and selection at these small companies cannot even come close to that of the big boys -- Diamond.com (especially after its Cash Back and additional promotions shown on their FW merchant page), Blue Nile, James Allen, etc...To underscore what I said above, I just noticed that Diamond Brokers of Florida is using Diamondtalk.com to advertise this not particularly well cut round (http://www.diamondtalk.com/forums/t67752-133si2hroundbrilliant.html), 1.33ct, SI2, H, GIA's "very good" cut, a subpar 3.2 on the HCA (http://www.pricescope.com/cutadviser.asp) for $6,998! This is about $900 higher than this IDEAL cut, AGS 000, 1.30ct, SI2, H, fantastic 1.2 on the HCA (the cut is almost as good as it gets on this) for $6,032 on Pricescope!
NoDiscount
Senior Member - 1K
posted: Jun. 21, 2006 @ 10:39a
Code still works, just saved $100. Thanks op!
post1
New Member
posted: Jun. 28, 2006 @ 12:55p
I called BlueNile yesterday, June 27, and they told me that they do not have any discount. However, I used this code and I got 10% off on ring.
nohopekid
Member
posted: Jun. 28, 2006 @ 12:58p
Bought a engagement ring from www.diamondsoneweb.com, looked at BlueNile and ALL the other sites for weeks before dropping 7 grand, DOW was the cheapest by far.
Unbelieevable said: Quality is excellent though, regardless.Blue Nile is a dropshipper, which means that they don't carry diamonds in-house (with the exception of their branded ones) and simply display inventory available through various wholesalers. Consequently, you can find low as well as high quality diamonds available on their website -- instead of selecting a dropshipping diamond vendor and then seeing what it offers, you should be first deciding on the type of diamond to purchase and then comparing offerings and prices at different dropshippers.
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