Getting New Glasses for a fraction of the $$$
| October 12, 2011 | Posted by Kristi under Uncategorized |
Unless you’ve been on another planet, you probably already know this…but here goes - Whew! Eye glasses & Eye care is expensive!!! I must have been on another planet for a while there because last year when I went in for an exam & looked at frames after, I went into sticker shock!!! (I’ll admit I neglected my eyes & wore the same frames for 6+ years. No, I don’t recommend it). So here I am with a whole new wardrobe for my eyes! How did I do it???
Well, it sure wasn’t at my eye Dr.’s office! They charged me $50 to change the lenses in a pair of frames that a friend gave me!!! Then I heard of Zenni Optical…
Before I go on I’d like to say that unfortunately I do not make money from referring people to shop at Zenni. But thanks to them and their great deals on frames & lenses, I have saved a ton of money. Therefore, it just makes me want to tell the world how happy I am.
So, after my eyeware sticker shock, I went to Zenni’s website and took a peek around. I ended up ordering 3 pairs of frames with their lenses, each pair came in a nice hard case with a micro fiber cloth… ALL 3 pairs came to $43- INCLUDING SHIPPING!!!! Did I mention that price including shipping!!! That’s less than I paid to have new lenses put in a used pair of frames!
One thing I will say is: they do take a good 3 weeks to come in the mail. But it’s easy online ordering, all you need is your prescription and pupillary distance (you can get that measured at any eye Dr office). Since the last time I ordered, they’ve added this great feature where you can “try on” the frames by uploading your photo! Brilliant, and fun to play with!
I love my frames! They’re good quality, and I had them checked last time I was at an eye Dr.’s office and he said the prescription was “right on”! So I’m giving Zenni Optical two thumbs up! You can’t beat getting frames starting at $6.95 a pair.
Here are a couple of my frames that I ordered:
These are ones I ordered with “amber 80%” lenses.
…and those are my “everyday” frames. So, one night over dinner recently with some new friends we were laughing that myself and another woman there had almost the same, identical glasses! The only difference was that mine are amber colored and hers were green. Turns out she paid over $600 for hers about 3 years ago! (I almost choked on my appetizer); I paid $24.00 for mine on Zenni Optical. She nearly fell off her chair! Needless to say I wrote the website down for her on a napkin.
So there you are! I shop there, most of my family loves shopping there and I tell everyone I meet – best deals on glasses that I’ve found yet! Hope it helps you too to live large for less & look fantastic in your frames!
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This is the exact info i’m looking for, thanks! Arron
Love your prescription sunglasses which is tinted amber 80%， it is cool!.
Thanks Edward!
It sounds great. $24 for a pair of glasses, that’s so cheap. Usually my glasses are over $300. I have been hesitating to purchase a new pair of prescription glasses due to their expensive prices. However, there is no need to worry about this factor if I get them from Zenni. I will check their website and give them a try immediately, LOL!
Hey Tracy! Glad this post helped, let me know how you like your glasses!