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We've just moved here from Atlanta where on alomost every corner there is a cheap eyeglasses shop. Can't find anything like that around here. Vision works, or something similar with in house eye doctor for new RX. Any suggestions. Thanks.
Costco has really good prices on glasses - but you have to be a member. Maybe try Walmart optical? I also remember hearing about some online places where you can get *really* cheap glasses via mail order.
I bought several pairs online at ZenniOptical.com. They are outrageously inexpensive and excellent quality. I go to Sam's Club to get the prescription. I think paying for eyeglasses any other way is a horrible waste of money. You have to get a measurement from pupil to pupil, but you can ask the eye doctor for that OR get a printed "ruler" from the Internet, making sure you printed it (and measured) correctly.
This is from an article I wrote about ways to save money that is posted on our neighborhood website, beautifulbrentwood.com:
ZenniOptical.com - "Cheap eyeglasses that don't feel cheap" -- starting at $8. They have a great selection as well as progressive lenses for people who need bifocals or trifocals. Get an exam at a local doctor and mail in your prescription from the website. TV consumer reporters have tested the prescriptions, and they are just as good as what you'll find locally. Just a whole lot less expensive.
I agree go the Zenni way my daughter and her HB both have to wear glassed and are in the Medical field they have several pairs and have been using this site for at least 3 yr it well worht the saving and this way she has several pairs just for work and for home dress up times! Just make sur the dr put the measuremenbt on the Pres, Ask they know what you mean !
My entire family has gotten glasses from zenni optical's web site. All are very pleased with our glasses. My sons and dh got rx sunglasses for like 12.95ea. I got 4 pair of glasses and 2 pair sunglasses. Frame #3396 has gotten me more compliments than any other glasses I've had in 25yrs. I've seriously had at least 50 people comment that they love my glasses in the last 18mo.
You can't try them on obviously, so what I did was trace the shape of the glasses we were wearing (and pretty much liked) onto paper. Then I measured all the points that zenni measures and provides for on each frame. We looked for frames we like, then compared the size with our regular frame, we would realize that some would be too big and some too small. When we found a frame we liked that was in the same range of measurements that we currently wear, we ordered it. You need to have a written rx from your eye dr and then you plug in all the numbers. It took about 2wks for the orders to arrive, they come from China. Great packaging and our rx were spot on.
We've used BJs ,,, decent mix of customer service, low pricing and frame selection.
Tried Walmart and had trouble finding a frame that wasn't bent out of shape
The biz has become a bit of a racket at some shops. How an advertised $100 pair of glasses totals $500 after options (oh, you want antireflective coating on those lenses so you can actually see?) is something to behold.
x3 on Zenni optical/ coastalcontacts.com (website name misleading...they sell both contacts and glasses) etc. I've bought glasses in the 30-50 dollar range that cost well over 200-300 from a local brick and mortar store. I like having 3-4 pairs of glasses, a pair of perscription sun glasses, etc all for well under what I would pay by walking in someplace. Best thing is if you don't like them you can return them. Oh, and get a current exam from a professional before your order, and ask them for your PD (pupal distance).
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