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Originally Posted by ponyboy
I just heard that song earlier today.
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:)Quote:
Originally Posted by ponyboy
I just heard that song earlier today.
How funny! I just paid for a new pair of glasses today.
I have worn glasses since I was 8 or 9 years old. I really wanted to
try contacts but the doctors discouraged me because I have a high
astigmatism. They do make lenses for that, but with too much astigmatism, the lenses tend not to perform well. So it's been glasses all the way.
I do like the option of the blended bifocal they have nowadays. I can remember the lines in my grandparents glasses. The blended lenses make
me feel more youthful.....if you can be youthful at 55. LOL
he was so right when he sang what a drag it is getting old, the good old rolling stones
I just got new glasses, and a friend told me about this place, Zenni Optical... I was really skeptical, but found some online reviews and gave them a try.
Everything is made in China and shipped to the US in bulk, then reshipped to the individual customers. It takes 2-3 weeks from date of order to receive your glasses.
I got three pairs... one single vision, one bifocal for use at the computer, and one bifocal for use everywhere else. The single-vision glasses (lenses and frames) cost $10. Progressive bifocals, with titanium flex frames, cost $55, and the progressive bifocals with regular frames were about $40. So three pair cost about $115 with shipping, which was less than half of what I previously paid for ONE pair of progressive bifocals with frames.
I was pretty skeptical, but the glasses have all been good quality, the prescription seems perfect, and I really couldn't be happier.
Oh and... I do very highly recommend getting a separate prescription from your optometrist specifically for computer use. They reduce it from your normal distance prescription so it doesn't strain your eyes, and it's made a HUGE difference for me. My optometrist didn't charge any more for the two separate prescriptions.
Ordering glasses online can save a lot of money. The internet opticians use your eye doctor's prescription so it should be identical to the lenses you would receive in a shopping mall or other brick-and-mortar storefront. The one disadvantage is that you can't try on frames but at the prices they offer, you can buy a couple of pairs, use the one you like most and keep the other as a backup. Anyone interested should check out this site for reviews, discount codes, forums, etc. about the online optical dealers: http://glassyeyes.blogspot.com/Quote:
Originally Posted by gaybucks_chip
An interesting aside is that some of these companies offer affiliate programs! I'm not sure how they'd feel about their businesses being promoted side-by-side with "Click here for pics of cocks buried in assholes" but you never know.
Kevin
Oh wow! I'm definately checking into these online options! Thanks for the info!