Results tagged “bluenile”

• A friendly reminder that Mother's Day is on Sunday. Yes, this Sunday. With that said, if you still need to make brunch or dinner reservations check out Seattle Met Magazine's round-up of the best local places to take Mom.
• Diamonds turn out not to be recession-proof forever. TechFlash reports Seattle's online retailer Blue Nile saw sales drop 11 percent to $62.4 million in the first quarter. On the bright side, maybe your mom can benefit from a "declining diamond price environment."
• Ballard's Bastille Café and Bar is set to open by Bastille Day. Actually, by June 29. The French fooderie is looking for waitstaff, says MyBallard, and will offer "Free Frites Day" the Sunday before they open.

Down at Pacific Place, just about every store has been visited by the "Two for One" fairy, which is upmarket speak for 50-percent-off, a phrasing that smells of downmarket desperation. That would never do for Seattle's internet jewelers Blue Nile, so they're offering a Bill Me Later Plan (a six-month, no-interest loan) for purchases of over $500 (h/t to TechFlash); the only issue there is whether the relationship will outlast the six months. Once we're well past keeping up appearances, then we'll probably turn to the holiday season's new savior: layaway plans. MSNBC says layaway can turn your red ink into the new black; KMart, TJ Maxx Corp., Goody’s Family Clothing Inc., Marshalls Inc., and Burlington Coat Factory Direct are reportedly jumping on the installment bandwagon.