High quality discounted diamonds + mileage run

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Congratulations!

Even the name brand jewelers are significantly cheaper (I proposed with a small token ring from Tiffany before we shopped for the proper ring together, and it was almost 1/2 what it cost in Australia).

Cheers,
- Febs.

Thread is a little old now, however it's worth an update...

For the same price as purchasing in AUS through a wholesaler, I flew to Las Vegas, purchased the entire thing and flew home, QF J seats all the way - and still came out a few K ahead of buying the exact same ring in Australia.

US worked out cheaper than HK, although next on the list would have been Netherlands...
 
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US worked out cheaper than HK

Having spent a bit of time in HK recently and a lot of time in the US, I'm noticing this for pretty much everything. Regardless of the currencies being pegged, the US generally still comes out cheaper.

Cheers,
- Febs.
 
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