Jan 10th, 2010
Frugality in Practice: Prescription Glasses
As I promised myself (as my backup pair of glasses used for driving falls apart even more), I went to the ophthalmologist on January 4 to get a new prescription for glasses. Since I now have access to a flexible spending account at work, it’s really a great time to get them.
Glasses are definitely expensive, even if the tax advantages of the flexible spending account nets me a cost about 30% lower than without such an account. So while I plan to buy at least one pair of glasses locally, I’m going to order another pair from one of several mail order prescription eyeglass providers on the Internet–which one I have not yet determined.
I need to do more research on these sites as I have just begun reading reviews, but some of these sites sell prescription glasses for $29–or less.
I’ll definitely let people know how things go.
i would definitely suggest you to have a look at exclusiveeyes.co.uk …. you will have a wide catalogue of prescription and designer glasses to choose from…plus the price is cheap too..
[...] In January I blogged about trying to find some options as far as buying eyeglasses online. While there were lots of sites to look at, the one I chose was GlobalEyeglasses.com. I looked through a few different pages and ended up buying a Skoda frame and basic lenses. I entered my prescription–I did have to do a quick measurement of the distance between my pupils, which I measured with a measuring caliper I have for bicycle parts–paid with my credit card (through PayPal!), and waited. [...]