Either Stupid or Just Not Seeing Things

[PUMPaul]

what a drag it is getting old

I just heard that song earlier today.

[coctronic]

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

[ponyboy]

he was so right when he sang what a drag it is getting old, the good old rolling stones

[gaybucks_chip]

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.

[gaybucks_chip]

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.

[vaqueros]

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.

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/

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

[Bec]

Oh wow! I'm definately checking into these online options! Thanks for the info!