Originally Posted by chobby100
I understand that you have recently become engaged. As someone who is also in "the market" for a ring, just curious if you took a mileage stance in purchasing one. (In browsing your blog I've learned a great deal - thanks)
I didn't buy online. I comparison shopped online, and the jeweler I purchased from beat the best price I could get on the internet. I didn't have to tell my fiance I bought her ring on a website. At least the jeweler took Diners Club.
One more comment about online shopping though -- both Blue Nile and Ashford are featured retailers for the AA holiday threshold bonus
http://www.aadvantageeshopping.com/holiday/
Pay with Mastercard and you get (a) double miles and (b) these two merchants get you additional threshold miles, spend $1000 and get 10k bonus miles.
A $5000 ring at either of these merchants (paid for with a Mastercard) would get you 40,000 AA miles plus the miles for charging the item to your credit card.