Buying Eye Glasses? Don't Overpay!
People tend to think eyeglasses are expensive. They are! It is very easy to drop $200 for a new pair, but if you are going to wear them 2-3 years it is a reasonable investment. My current glasses are six years old and work fine (having said that, you may want to review an earlier post describing how I denied symptoms of a ruptured appendix!)
Given that eyewear is not cheap, you have all the more reason not to overpay for new spectacles. Prescription glasses are sold by licensed opticians who are also savvy marketers and retailers. Here are a few ways to get the most value at the optical shop.
Add on lens coatings and anti-scratch lenses may not be worth the money.
Bundle your new eyeglass purchase with a pair of prescription sunglasses and see if you qualify for a discount.
Buy eyewear insurance only if it provides full value replacment against loss or damage. Shop around, some local optical shops provide free insurance in order to compete with the huge discount optical franchise retailers.
Related Topics: Eye exams, Eye glasses for infants and children
Technorati Tags: eyeglasses, eyewear, opticalshops
Given that eyewear is not cheap, you have all the more reason not to overpay for new spectacles. Prescription glasses are sold by licensed opticians who are also savvy marketers and retailers. Here are a few ways to get the most value at the optical shop.
Add on lens coatings and anti-scratch lenses may not be worth the money.
Bundle your new eyeglass purchase with a pair of prescription sunglasses and see if you qualify for a discount.
Buy eyewear insurance only if it provides full value replacment against loss or damage. Shop around, some local optical shops provide free insurance in order to compete with the huge discount optical franchise retailers.
Related Topics: Eye exams, Eye glasses for infants and children
Technorati Tags: eyeglasses, eyewear, opticalshops
8 Comments:
With my prescription (myopia of about 20/1600, astigmatism, and prism), it is difficult to avoid spending at least $200 for a pair of glasses. I rarely want sunglasses and certainly do not want my primary glasses to be tinted. If my old prescription glasses are in pretty good shape and not too different from the new ones, I have the old ones tinted as sunglasses. It usually runs ten to twenty dollars which is a bargain compared to the cost of new prescription sunglasses.
I recently had an eye examination & my doctor advised me that I should start taking the multi vitamin & mineral Total Focus. It seems that there has been some change in my eye sight. Have you heard of this drug and know of anyone else that is currently taking it? Thanks for your response.
just got new glasses with all the bells and whistles...no scratch coating, transitions lenses, no line bifocals(progressive lenses)ultra thin lenses, skip the transition lenses, they won't work inside the car were most people need sunglasses and the progressive lenses were a lot harder to get used to then regular lined bifocals(had a hard time seeing to my left when checking for traffic at stops), hope this saved someone some $$$
As a licensed optician and fellow myope, anti-reflection coatings increase light transmittion needed for clear vision..ie: the more light entering the eye, the better you see...which is the reason we see better in the daytime vs nighttime driving. Innovation is worth the price. Also, if you can't see well out of your new progressive lenses, take them back to where you purchased them...a simple adjustment to the frame may be necessary.
Glasses products can be found in many chinese suppliers. Just like the one below
Taili Glasses
Do you know of an insurance companies which insure against loss of eyeglasses? I don't mean retail chains, or complete eyecare insurance companies: just companies that insure against the loss of, or damage to glasses the way there are companies that insure the loss of cell phones. If so, please let me know the names of the companies, and, if you have it, where I can contact them, so that I can research this further. Thank you.
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Do you know of an insurance companies which insure against loss of eyeglasses? I don't mean retail chains, or complete eyecare insurance companies: just companies that insure against the loss of, or damage to glasses the way there are companies that insure the loss of cell phones. If so, please let me know the names of the companies, and, if you have it, where I can contact them, so that I can research this further. Thank you.
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