Online frame/lens recommendations

[Mosby]

I've never bought glasses online but I hear it's a lot cheaper. Does anyone have a company they recommend?

Thanks.

[LuckyCharms]

1. I use eyebuydirect.com

But I think most of those companies are pretty good.

I've always had decent luck with online glasses.

And the one time I did not have good luck, this company refunded me immediately without waiting to receive the defective pair back in the mail.

Good luck.

[SheltieLover]

2. I've not, but been considering doing so.

What I did read recently, though is many eye docs now refuse to give pts their rxs for glasses.

Bookmarked.

[LuckyCharms]

6. My doc will give you the prescription, but will not give you your pupillary distance without

charging you $40. It's infuriating. He wants you to go to their in-house optical to pay $500 for a pair of glasses.

So I researched how to find your pupillary distance...it's pretty easy to do.

[Bread and Circuses]

3. Glasses USA

I’ve bought from Glasses USA, very good for single vision. Very good , only $44

I tried them for progressive glasses, it didn’t like the lens. I was able to return easily ans received full refund.

[ProfessorGAC]

4. Have A Golf Buddy...

...that wears outlandish outfits on the course.
Even his glasses match the dominant color
He buys his through "Goggles For You". Pays forty or fifty bucks for a pair with single refraction lenses.
I've also heard Zenni is a decent outfit.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

5. Have used both $39 Glasses and Zenni - have stuck with Zenni

Zenni has saved me an absolute fortune from what I would pay at a local optician, and the quality has been just fine. Good service too.

[KatK]

7. Warby-Parker. My scrip was changed and I got new lenses free. But there's a timeframe for that. n/t

[Littlered]

8. We use Zenni

And couldn’t be happier. I just wished I would have stopped throwing my money away sooner.

[Silent Type]

9. A lot cheaper. I've used eyebuydirect and Zenni. I like Zenni best. However, I would not

use on-line if you have a strong or complicated prescription. I was only able to get decent glasses on-line after I had cataract surgery because I was extremely nearsighted before.

Good luck.

[LogDog75]

10. I don't shop for glasses online

I go to Costco for my glasses. I like being able to hold the frames and try them. It's like trying on or feeling the clothes' material rather than hoping everything fits. I picked out frames a couple of years ago and whenever my prescription changes I take a pair to Costco and have them put the new lens in. It takes about a week but that's okay because I have two pairs so I'm never without a pair of glasses.

One thing I don't like is mainly one company controls something like three-quarters of the eyeglass frames in the world so they can keep the prices high. Costco has a good selection of frames and you can get brand name frames or off-brand name frames.

[Mosby]

12. I'm going there tomorrow

And a couple other places. Due diligence and all that.

I had my eyes checked today and they are getting better! Second time now. I might be able to pass on the high index plastic, which should save me money.

I looked around at the optometrist office selection and found a pair of Prodesign Denmark heritage collection that I love, but they are $400 for the frames alone. My current pair are Prodesign Denmark and I love them, for 7 years now, lol.

The company you're talking about is EssilorLuxottica, they make over 150 brands of frames, most of the designer brands. They are made in Italy or China.

[vsrazdem]

11. I have used loads of shops online such as:

Eye buy direct.
Zenni
Payne glasses
Vooglam if you're looking for crazy
Aoolia
Lensmart.

Sometimes they have frames for 10 cents.

I check for the frames from low to high, and most of the time I can get frames from $1 to 10. I just bought a pair of glasses, total 12.95, but then I had to pay 6 for shipping. I don't think I have ever paid more than 25-30 for my glasses.

[Phoenix61]

13. I get my frames from Yes. Super happy with them.

They are super light weight and bendy so they keep their shape. $39.

[petronius]

14. I've gotten three pairs from Zenni, with no problems (all single vision, not progressive or

anything special). And very cheap, especially if you reject all the add-ons that get suggested during the order process.

The only thing I worried about was making sure my inter-pupil distance was correct...