You may remember from a previous post that I went to the eye doctor, and got a new prescription. I even tried on a couple of pairs of glasses at that eye doctor's office. Now, as I am getting older, my glasses needs are more specific, and therefore more expensive. And you could see from my comparative photos, that I wanted to get e new look.
The news was, even with my optical insurance reimbursement, those pairs of glasses I was looking at were going to be $420 or $480. I was gulping and remembering that the last time I bought glasses it was nearly $400. Even though I was not happy about it, I was prepared to shell out, all in the name of better vision.
Then Mrs. Bob runs into an ophthalmologist friend of ours who tells her about this on-line place she buys glasses from. Glasses on-line you say? You need to learn a little more about the specifics of ordering glasses, taking a few measurements with a metric ruler (which you can print off the internet by the way), and you need to be very familiar with the specifics of your prescription. But these things are not really hard to learn, in my experience.
Ever the comparison shopper (Mrs Bob is rubbing off on me), I research a ton of on-line discount eyewear companies, and find myself right back at the place that our friend recommended. My journey took me about 5-6 weeks to shop around at local retailers, including Costco, comparison shop on-line and finally place the order. Then the usual 2-week shipping time from the place that I bought them from got extended a little because to quote the customer service person "a large order of glasses was held up longer than usual at customs." Qua? Whatever. They were on the way and I got them within a few days.
So for $78 I got these rimless progressive focus, glare coated glasses, with not one, but three pairs of magnetic clip-on matching sunglasses. You know, those things go missing frequently.
So what do you think?
I got them at a place called Zenni Optical
The news was, even with my optical insurance reimbursement, those pairs of glasses I was looking at were going to be $420 or $480. I was gulping and remembering that the last time I bought glasses it was nearly $400. Even though I was not happy about it, I was prepared to shell out, all in the name of better vision.
Then Mrs. Bob runs into an ophthalmologist friend of ours who tells her about this on-line place she buys glasses from. Glasses on-line you say? You need to learn a little more about the specifics of ordering glasses, taking a few measurements with a metric ruler (which you can print off the internet by the way), and you need to be very familiar with the specifics of your prescription. But these things are not really hard to learn, in my experience.
Ever the comparison shopper (Mrs Bob is rubbing off on me), I research a ton of on-line discount eyewear companies, and find myself right back at the place that our friend recommended. My journey took me about 5-6 weeks to shop around at local retailers, including Costco, comparison shop on-line and finally place the order. Then the usual 2-week shipping time from the place that I bought them from got extended a little because to quote the customer service person "a large order of glasses was held up longer than usual at customs." Qua? Whatever. They were on the way and I got them within a few days.
So for $78 I got these rimless progressive focus, glare coated glasses, with not one, but three pairs of magnetic clip-on matching sunglasses. You know, those things go missing frequently.
So what do you think?
I got them at a place called Zenni Optical
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