Buying eyeglasses online
I’m going to buy eyeglasses online. It sounds bizarre, not trying on frames and stuff, but the last pair I got (7-8 years ago) was so expensive (almost $400) that I haven’t gotten a pair since. My back up pair is my bent glasses from … high school. That’s better than Trish though - she has no backup. It’s a bit risky for two people who can’t function without them, but we never considered possible alternatives and assumed that the next pair we got would cost just as much. (We, like most people, have no vision coverage.)
I was pleasantly proven wrong by an article in the NYT about the growing online eyeglass industry. I’d considered it briefly before, mainly to save money on the frames, but it seems that people are buying complete glasses, lenses and all, for less than $50. For that price, I can try several pairs until I get something I like that fits right. Read more »
