Cheap Eyeglasses

Posted: July 18th, 2008 | Author: saldarji | Filed under: business, stuff | 2 Comments »

I was so frustrated when I went to get replacement lenses for a pair of glasses that I own and it cost me 200 dollars. And that doesn’t even include the frame that I provided! I left the doctor’s office feeling ripped off. I suppose I could have charged them to my VSP, but I was saving that benefit for a pair of sunglasses.

Well, I did some research, and I figured out that the whole eyeglass industry is quite monopolistic, dominated by Luxottica. I did find a few blogs that are dedicated to cheaper glasses. Get Better Glasses and Glassy Eyes both advocate going online to get glasses. So I decided to try it out.

I ordered the glasses above from Goggles4u. I did have a service question for them, on a Saturday, and they responded within 8 hours.

My glasses arrived after about 15 days because I opted for the standard shipping. With a discount coupon, the total was under 25 dollars.

Bizarrely, the glasses have “Golfer” etched on the side. They know me so well! I’m debating on whether or not I should color them in or leave them to be Engrish hip.

The key is that they work and they look good. I can’t tell the difference between the 200 dollar lenses and then 25 dollar glasses.

I’m seriously thinking about canceling my VSP and just relying on my medical coverage from now on.

Here are some places to get cheap eyeglasses:
Goggles4u
EyeBuyDirect
39DollarGlasses
Optical4Less

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