Getting glasses

[Farang]

My insurance covers $60 for the exam and $120 for the glasses. What am I looking at as far as costs to get a pair of glasses?

 

[Mo0o]

Depending on the brand of frames and what kind of lens you get, you can probably get a pair $150 if you really wanted to. Check out Costco for cheap glasses

 

[waffleironhead]

depends on the frames you pick...
my last pair was ~$100 from walmart, with a $50 exam iirc.

 

[FoBoT]

depends on where you go and what frames you get. but you'll probably have to pay about $50-$150 out of pocket
however, seeing as how your avatar already has glasses, why not just borrow them

 

[IronWing]

Think of getting buggered by the entire Mormom Tabernacle Choir. Buying glasses is like that only more expensive. Expect to drop $200 minimum. With the $120 from insurance your cost should drop down to $200.

 

[Farang]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
depends on where you go and what frames you get. but you'll probably have to pay about $50-$150 out of pocket
however, seeing as how your avatar already has glasses, why not just borrow them

if something like that worked I'd change my avatar to a lady

 

[shortylickens]

Go to the Hot Deals forum and find the thread with cheap glasses. Its an old thread but there are recent posts with websites offering full spectacles for $9.95.

 

[Pantlegz]

my glasses were like 450 but I got some nike flexly frames and 'scratch proof' lenses since my kids demolished my last pair both frame and lens. Would have preferred the Oakley's but I would have killed somebody if they got bent.

 

[QueBert]

www.coastalcontacts.com has great glasses for cheap. I got some Nike frames with the upgraded lighter lenses for $80 shipped. Good quality, super cheap compared to retail stores.

 

[Sasiki]

Your insurance should cover the cost of standard single vision lenses in addition to $120 frame allowance. A decent frame can be had for $120.

 

[zerocool84]

Originally posted by: Pantlegz1
my glasses were like 450 but I got some nike flexly frames and 'scratch proof' lenses since my kids demolished my last pair both frame and lens. Would have preferred the Oakley's but I would have killed somebody if they got bent.

$450!!!!!!!!!

That's like $100 jeans.

I paid $125 at Costco for mine with anti-glare/scratch-resistant but no fancy frames. Mine are simple and I like them that way. Maybe it's cus I'm not that blind and mine are a light prescription.

 

[BoomerD]

My current pair, (which are in dire need of replacing) came from Costco. About $70 for the frame, $130 for the lenses.

Transitions extra dark tint, bifocal lenses, scratch coating, etc., set in half-rim titanium frames. (no lower rim)

I managed to break the frames last year about Labor Day, and had them welded. Can't see the repair, but they're still not as strong as they were when they were new 4 years ago.

If you have a WalMart in your area, check to see if they have a vision center. Some do, some don't...some are pretty good...others suck donkey balls.

You can check with your HR benefits person to see if you can buy glasses out of pocket then submit the bills for reimbursement.

Pay for the exam, order frames & lenses from one of the on-line places.

(I don't like this idea because you don't know for sure what you're getting, and the lab is in China, so it's never as easy getting something fixes as it is with a local optometrist.)

 

[Brainonska511]

Originally posted by: zerocool84

Originally posted by: Pantlegz1
my glasses were like 450 but I got some nike flexly frames and 'scratch proof' lenses since my kids demolished my last pair both frame and lens. Would have preferred the Oakley's but I would have killed somebody if they got bent.

$450!!!!!!!!!

That's like $100 jeans.

I paid $125 at Costco for mine with anti-glare/scratch-resistant but no fancy frames. Mine are simple and I like them that way. Maybe it's cus I'm not that blind and mine are a light prescription.

If you're wearing glasses all the time, a good frame can last 10 years, and if you're at that point in life where your prescription isn't changing, it isn't that much money to drop over 10 years.

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

Geez guys.... Zenni Optical.

I just ordered a new pair with thin black rims for $23 shipped with a memory "titanium" frame. This is to replace a 3 year old frameless from Zenni with the same memory titanium that has worn out - scratched lens and stripped screw threads that hold the lens in place.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Originally posted by: Brainonska511

Originally posted by: zerocool84

Originally posted by: Pantlegz1
my glasses were like 450 but I got some nike flexly frames and 'scratch proof' lenses since my kids demolished my last pair both frame and lens. Would have preferred the Oakley's but I would have killed somebody if they got bent.

$450!!!!!!!!!

That's like $100 jeans.

I paid $125 at Costco for mine with anti-glare/scratch-resistant but no fancy frames. Mine are simple and I like them that way. Maybe it's cus I'm not that blind and mine are a light prescription.

If you're wearing glasses all the time, a good frame can last 10 years, and if you're at that point in life where your prescription isn't changing, it isn't that much money to drop over 10 years.

Yep. My Oakley frames with Zeiss lenses ran me $600+. I get compliments all the time.

 

[Bignate603]

Costco tends to have cheap glasses if you've got a membership, check to see if your plan covers using the costco though. Mine only really covers small independent offices (more real eye doctors rather than a the places at costco/walmart that are just there to pump out as many sets of glasses possible). The problem is that those little places cost so much more than costco that I end up spending more after my coverage there than I would have paying 100% out of pocket.

 

[uhohs]

hello zenni optical

my memory titanium glasses were either $18 or 23 shipped.

 

[theeedude]

zenni optical ftw

 

[I Saw OJ]

Originally posted by: fuzzybabybunny
Geez guys.... Zenni Optical.

I just ordered a new pair with thin black rims for $23 shipped with a memory "titanium" frame. This is to replace a 3 year old frameless from Zenni with the same memory titanium that has worn out - scratched lens and stripped screw threads that hold the lens in place.

Yep, was just gonna post this. Paying 200+ dollars for glasses is horse shit.

 

[n0tdan]

Another vote for zenni optical.