u/Prior-Caterpillar637 — reddlx

Need help optimizing ~110k Avios for India-Europe Booking

My fiancée and I are planning our first Europe trip using Avios and would love some advice.

Current itinerary:

Mumbai → Budapest on Qatar Airways

(Eco)

Vienna → Mumbai on Qatar Airways

(Eco)

The flights are pricing at around 55k Avios per person round which seems like a great deal, but the taxes and fees are coming to ~₹28k per person round which feels pretty steep.

Are there any better ways/hacks to redeem Avios for Europe from India? One that I'm aware of is Helsinki via FinnAir but there any other routes or hacks to reduce the fees?

Any tips or booking hacks would be appreciated! Thank you so much!

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u/Prior-Caterpillar637 — 1 day ago

▲ 579 r/EngagementRings

I’m afraid I messed up. Is this okay?

I got a custom design engagement ring made for my girlfriend with a design off the Internet.

While I love the design, I think ended up going a bit too thin on the band.

I’ll put the dimension below. I need help from this group to see and tell me if this is okay or actually too thin and I probably have to get it made again. I’m worried.

Reference pictures are from the ring on my pinky finger.

- Ring Size 5 (Indian)
-Band width at the bottom is 2mm and it tapers to about 1.6mm at the top.
- Diamond: 1.02 carat

u/Prior-Caterpillar637 — 5 days ago

▲ 13 r/watchesindia

Is this a good buy for INR. 173k?

Thinking of gifting this watch to my girlfriend as an engagement gift.

Thought I’d buy one if I happen to travel to Japan as I’ve heard luxury watches are quite cheap there, but getting it in India for 173k, which i believe is a pretty good deal. (~25% off MRP)

What do you guys think?

u/Prior-Caterpillar637 — 19 days ago

▲ 1 r/LabDiamondReviews

Please help me choose between the 3

Need help in choosing the best diamond for my girlfriend’s engagement ring.

I believe CVD is the best manufacturing technique for lab grown. Please let me know if there’s else I need to consider or look out for

u/Prior-Caterpillar637 — 22 days ago

▲ 1 r/Diamonds

New to diamonds. Is this a good one?

I didn’t know anything about diamonds until it came down to me customising a ring for my girlfriend.

My goal was very clear- It has to be a natural diamond and parameters enough for it to look sparkly and amazing to the naked eye.

Did a bit of research around the 4Cs/ angles/ratios and landed on this stone. I think this strikes a good balance between cost and looks.

Need help/guidance from this group to let me know if this is a good buy for 130k INR. Any help will be appreciated.

u/Prior-Caterpillar637 — 27 days ago