Post # 1
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Bumble bee
LOL to me anyways.
Freakign things are expensive! I mean I used to get my glasses in the stores and they would cost 400+…. not even talking about the progressives or transition lenses.
My eyes had been going downhill fast in the last few years, causing a new presciption every year 🙁 +6.00 and +4.00 (yeah that’s bad LOL, plus stigmatism) Imagine the thickness of my glasses! they are 3mm thick!
Anyways.
Lately (in the last two years) I have been buying them online at a way better price and today they arrived in the mail!!!
I can see!
LOL
Where do you get yours and how much do they cost you ?
Post # 3
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Blushing bee
I’m in the US and my glasses just cost me $350 after insurance 🙁 I also have an astigmatism and really bad eyesight so I had to pay for the poly lenses (thinner), anti-glare so I can safely drive at night, and all this other stuff. They were so expensive but I’m so glad I have them to wear when my contacts are bothering me!
Post # 4
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1311 posts
Bumble bee
@EllEmm005: You’re lucky you get to wear contacts! My doc said that it would be a waste of money for me as the vision won’t be as corrected as it is now with glasses.
Holy cow 350 ! How much does your insurance covers?
I honestly think the frames are ridiculously priced too!
Post # 5
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Buzzing bee
My eyes are -8.00 and -7.50 so my glasses are ridiculously expensive. I think my last pair were around $700ish. Luckily insurance covered some of it. I hate buying new glasses, because not only is it expensive, but I can’t even wear them out of the house. They’re so thick, heavy, unattractive, and make my eyes look teeny tiny. Plus I cannot drive wearing them, because I would take the term “blind spot” to a new level. I just stick to contacts basically all the time.
I am hoping to get laser eye surgery within the next few years.
Post # 6
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Bumble bee
I just re-upped my glasses stash using glassesUSA.com! They are having a great sale right now where you can get $100 off any order over $219. I had to have super quality lenses, which was about $60 more than the base price for frames (most are between $50 & $90) and it’s still WAY less than I usually spent before. I made two orders and got 3 pairs of regular glasses and 1 pair of Rx Sunglasses for $330. Yep!
Post # 7
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Buzzing bee
i swear by clearlycontacts.com and warbyparker 🙂
Post # 8
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Bumble bee
@SunflowerGarden: Oh wow that’s crazy! Can you order the thin lenses and pay extra ?
@nadnuk: I used to go to Lenscrafters and the glasses there were 400+ during a big sale.
I started buying from Clearly Contacts (your first pair is free) and I find the quality of the coatings is way better then from Lenscrafters. The quiality of glasses overall actually!
They are having a big sale on now. So I managed to get thin transitions in really nice frames for 277 and my insurance covers 250$ of it…. so I am exstatic!
Post # 9
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Bumble bee
@peonyinlove: I swear by Clearly Contacts too!
Post # 10
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Blushing bee
@Lulume: I know! The contacts were expensive too, especially since I needed both contacts and glasses and insurance only helps with one. Luckily I found those online for $200 instead of the $300 the eye dr. was going to charge. I don’t know much much the insurance helped on the glasses – I think 40% of the frames or something like that? The frames themselves were the most expensive part!! I’m going to write down all the websites everyone is mentioning so I can try to find glasses online next time.
Post # 11
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Busy bee
I swear by Warby Parker! $95 for regular glasses (polycarbonate with antiglare coating) and $135 for a pair with ultra thin lenses for blind bats like me (-4.5 and -5.5). Best of all, my insurance covered $120 out of that $135, so they were just about free.
Post # 12
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1311 posts
Bumble bee
@EllEmm005: for sure! Online is way better becasue you don’t have to pay for all those workers in the stores and their rental fees !
Post # 13
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Bumble bee
@cranraspberry: I just learned of Werby Parker! And already checked them out online, looks awesome!
Just hope that my vision stops getting worse becasue most you can order for farsighter like me is +6.00 and my eye right now is at +6.00!
Post # 14
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687 posts
Busy bee
@Lulume: their customer service is second to none. The first pair came a little crooked, and they sent us a replacement with no questions asked, even though I decided to get the replacement pair in a different color than I had initially ordered.
My only wish is that they had more “non-hipster” styles (I can’t wear big frames!), but other than that you should totally do the 5 day home try on if you like anything. 🙂
Post # 15
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Buzzing bee
@Lulume: Unfortunately they’re as thin as they can get and still super thick lol.
Post # 16
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Helper bee
-4 and -6 for me! I buy from clearlycontacts.com when they have their first pair free thing, and just use a different e-mail address. My glasses have always been 13-30$
