tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787157690355329112.post4553696685763386106..comments2024-03-13T08:03:38.906-07:00Comments on Frugal Freedom: Inching Through Another WeekUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787157690355329112.post-54860704514737812542013-06-21T06:48:01.882-07:002013-06-21T06:48:01.882-07:00Hi Daizy,
You might consider buying glasses onlin...Hi Daizy,<br /><br />You might consider buying glasses online for your nephew. I did that last summer for myself, and here's my experience:<br /><br />I had a hard time convincing the Optician to give my my pupil distance measurement. I told the eye doctor that I wanted to buy glasses online and I needed that measurement, and he wrote a note and the optician eventually caved, but he gave me dire warnings about online glasses and talked up the benefits of buying them from a local store.<br /><br />Fresh prescription and pupil measurement in hand I went to the cheapest site I knew, Zenni Optical, and bought myself a pair of sunglasses. I've never had prescription sunglasses before becasue I was too cheap to buy a second pair of prescription glasses, and I have to admit I really like having them. Zenni ships from China, so it took several weeks. Satisfied with that I bought a second pair, but they didn't fit as well. I hadn't realized how important the fit was, and how much I had to pay attention to the measurement of the frame width and arm length.<br /><br />I then tried Coastal, which makes the lenses in Canada. They had some sort of deal on Facebook that made my first pair cheap. They're more expensive than Zenni, but they have wonderful customer service and a great exchange policy. I bought one pair and had the same size issue, and they happily refunded the full amount - even the lenses, which blew my mind! After that experience I was happy to pay full price ($65 I think) for another pair with the peace of mind that if it didn't work, I was free to try again. The second pair worked wonderfully and I'm wearing them now. <br /><br />I'm tempted to say you should buy a cheap pair for your nephew just as "insurance" for when he inevitably loses them, but really, I started wearing glasses at 11 or 12 and I have never lost a pair. Also, he's going to be growing so quickly in the next few years that his prescription will change, probably annually. I think my eyes stabilized in my early 20s.<br /><br />I recomend getting on the mailing list for a couple of online glasses sellers, and get his and your Pupil distance measurements, so you're in the know if they have a sale. I won't need glasses for a while and I'm still on both mailing lists for the companies I tried, and they seem to run sales monthly.Amy Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04082715465847044521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787157690355329112.post-90538752866760564182013-04-23T22:57:27.031-07:002013-04-23T22:57:27.031-07:00Yes, I was going to do that but then they said my ...Yes, I was going to do that but then they said my exam and glasses were covered by insurance so I thought, what the heck. Hopefully they will be the only pair I will need for many years.Daizyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08075279944974601962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787157690355329112.post-90597238255107332212013-04-22T04:36:11.752-07:002013-04-22T04:36:11.752-07:00I realized a few months ago that my difficulty rea...I realized a few months ago that my difficulty reading was easily remedied by buying reading glasses from a local store for $12. Wow, what an improvement! No eye doctor visit. No prescription.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05503978839912338538noreply@blogger.com