For the optically challenged

[WorldWithoutEnd]

I just had to share a great deal I managed to score recently. Because as Jimeoin wisely postulated, it's not a bargain until you tell someone about it.

I wear glasses and my old glasses were getting pretty worn. I got my eyes tested at my normal optometrist, but there was no change in my perscription, so no necessity for me to get new ones. I wanted to get new ones but it just costs so much! But then I saw a thing on Today Tonight about www.glassesonline.com.au and how they can get you cheap glasses...so I did it and managed to get two good pairs of perscription glasses for a total cost to me of....$25!!

Ok, so it was so totally ridiculously cheap because I have private health insurance. But even without that, the total cost was $180 - for two pairs of glasses, that's still fantastic. Apparently they can do this cheaply because it's an online store and they don't have to cover all the associated costs of optometry equipment like your local optometrist does. You just give them your perscription (which you can get written down for you when you just ask at your normal optometrist), choose your frames from their range (prices start at $65, I got two $85 pairs plus $10 shipping) and they ship them out to you in about 3 weeks. Pretty cool.

The only downside is not being able to try them on before buying them. But I suppose you can go and try on similar pairs at your optometrist if you wanna see what they look like on you. But for $25 I didn't mind too much! I'm so wrapt with mine.

Hope this helps someone!

 

[norbie]

So now if you calculate the monthly payment for your private insurance+cost of glasses?? Are they realy cheap???

 

[WorldWithoutEnd]

Ok, if you're an anti-private health insurance person, forget about that and you're still left with 2 pairs of glasses for $180 which is a great deal.

(and for the record, with everything else we claim from private health insurance, for us it definitely is worth it)

 

[tgg]

Worldwithoutend, you can use the words "short sighted", "bleary eyed" or "myopic".

You don't have to be so PC on here.

 

[GrannieAnnie]

I've heard about this before, but what I like about "face to face" service, is that once you have your new glasses (I have bifocals) in the shop, they measure the lenses to match your eyes when you have the glasses on, in case there are small changes to be made.....they can't do that over the internet. I don't have private insursance, so we pay a lot, but it's ony every few years, so we don't mind.

An old pensioner friend of mine goes into charity shops, gets a pair of old glasses...he removes the lenses and gets new lenses put into the old frames...it saves him heaps on the price of new frames.

 

[norbie]

An old pensioner friend of mine goes into charity shops, gets a pair of old glasses...he removes the lenses and gets new lenses put into the old frames...it saves him heaps on the price of new frames
Now this is what I call 'great economics'
Good thinking 99! LOL

 

[Jenafer]

I got a nice pair of new frames from ebay in America.. cost me $25.. I was very careful to use measurements near to my old frames..

I will look out for this site.. you know on a pension your eyes have to be five time worse, before the government coughs up for new specs. This means a lot of old age pensioners can't see to read before they qualify for new glasses. It's a downright disgrace to the oldies who built this country up!

I will look into this site you mentioned.. thanking you..