For far too long I have gone without sharing the great experience I recently had ordering eyeglasses online.  Time to get the word out, at last!

The Past? It’s a blur…

Rewind a few months back, when a gathering forever of accumulated eye strain had finally pushed me to the limit.  I bit the bullet and went to see my opthamologist.  After a few visits, he advised I get glasses.  Fair enough!  I’d be able to see, right?

My next move was a stroll on down to a few nearby retail eyeglass shops, where I was consequently shocked.  Glasses are expensive.  Really expensive.  Even the ones on the lower end of the scale at the cheapo store.  Throw in some extra lens fees and not much help from my vision plan?  The final count was way up there.

Looked like I didn’t need glasses that bad.  And so it went, week after week of me refusing to give in so easily.  But then it happened — a happenstance reader comment at the bottom of a random blog, and my glasses life was changed forever!

But wait, there’s hope!

I had found a post titled Adventures in $40 Eyeglasses, and leaving me hugely intrigued.  I read the post, scoured the comments, followed the links, rinsed and repeated.  This was exactly what I had been looking for.

Long story short?  You can order glasses online.  The very same glasses you’d get at any of the chain/retail places.  And they’re cheaper… so much cheaper.  Reading comment after comment and post after post, I was as good as sold.  Glasses for $40, give or take?  Where do I sign up. Continue reading »