ZenniOptical. My prescription is pretty strong (-6) but they manage to make the lenses pretty thin. I think a usual pair costs me $50 versus $500 at the opticianβs store.
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Thirding the Zenni recommendation. I have bought 3 pair from them now, both regular Rx and sunglass Rx and they are always fast, cheap, and well made.
Been using Zenni for years. Hell of a lot cheaper than any brick and mortar and Iβve never had any issues.
Used Zenni for years. Cheap enough that I can even have sunglasses! I did Warby Parker one year and the try-on experience and quality was good. But Zenni price wins the day.
Zenni has really good prices. I bought some prescription sunglasses from them for about $50. The site suggested I spend an extra $70 on high-index lenses but I ignored it. Glasses work great.
Bought a couple of pairs from Costco.
Either Zenni or EyeBuyDirect.
My last ones are from Zenni. No complaints.
In fairness, my optometrist has reasonable prices and good selection. And Iβve had good luck at Walmart in the past.
I've gotten my glasses at Walmart for years.
May not be as cheap as those online places, but at least they have glasses that dont look like they belong on a chainsmoking grandmother in the 1970s, lol.
Also, what really sold me on Walmart is that a couple times while traveling I had an accident with my glasses..took them to the local wal-mart and they fixed them without issue, just asked "You got these from walmart?" and "Would you say you got them in the past few years?"
Yep to both, and they go into the back, fix them, give'm back, no charge and i go about my business being able to see again.
Zenni is pretty good. My current pair is from Firmoo and is also pretty good. Goggles4u has also worked fine for me, but they took ages to ship.
I know people who have good luck shopping online because of the price and variety, but I prefer in person because I'm so incredibly picky about my glasses.
Zenni, until I learned the V.A. makes glasses.
EyeBuyDirect and Firmoo.
Eyebuydirect is my go to also. I am very picky about glasses and they have better variety than most in person stores. And if you don't like them you can swap
Eye Buy Direct was half the cost of even the cheapest store bought glasses in our case, and I really like their order status tracking! Don't sign up for their emails though, you'll get like five a day π³
Depending on how picky you are about how glasses frames might look or feel, you may want to consider finding frames separately and mailing them in to get lenses added. It will still save you money! But if you're less picky they do have both virtual try one and measure your pupil distance so your chances of liking them seem good!
Had amazing luck with Warby Parker. Way cheaper than Walmart out of pocket for much, much higher quality than any of the vision stores Iβve been to
I've been buying from Zenni for the past few years. You can't beat the prices for prescription glasses.
Eyebuydirect.
Online you have to know sizes and what not, you can get a vague idea what it will look like on you, they let you use your phone camera or webcam to get a better idea. But you can't beat the prices, glasses in the US are ridiculously priced.
I've used eyebuydirect they are good
A bit pricier than the other options listed in this thread but I'm really happy with my glasses from warby Parker. I like having an in person store to try on frames and the customer service is pretty great
For frames, check out the brand Silhouette. Theyβre so lightweight you canβt feel them.
GlassesUSA.com and Warby
Firmoo almost exclusively. Really cheap glasses that look and feel pretty good. And they have my prescription on file so when I inevitably lose my or my wife's glasses reordering is a breeze.
Local optometrist.
I did buy some sunglasses online from EyeBuyDirect, but they cost about as much as they would have at the optometrist. That is, after adding on the coatings and things that I want.
The frames definitely felt cheaper than the nicer name brand frames. But theyve held up for when I use them in the car.
I've bought countless pairs from Zenni for more than a decade and they've always been pretty good. Sometimes some frames might feel a little cheap but that seems to have gotten better. For kicks I just bought a pair from EyeBuyDirect and was very pleased. They had them to me in about a week and they are perfect. For the prices, especially for single vision, you could try with very little risk. One thing that I'd note is make sure you get your Pupil Distance measured accurately. I've tried at home and was off. Any doc will do it at an exam.
Do reading glasses count? I just buy mine at the pharmacy.
We've tried online but had bad luck figuring out the PD number at home. Not sure if anyone has tips to measure it more accurately
Zenni will ship you a PD ruler for free and I think has a pdf of one.
I still get eye exams at my Dr. I make sure they send me with my rx including PD.
My wife is bad at using the pd ruler
I feel like they have tried to tell us we couldn't have the PD because they knew we were going to buy glasses online.
Just ask the optician to do it for you. Or the ophthalmologist. Or whoever you're seeing. The medical professional has a duty to give you your biological data. That's above selling glasses.
Ask for the PD when you get your exam.
There are apps that will scan your face and tell you your PD
Sam's club. $60 or so for prescription glasses.
I got one pair from Zenni and they were junk, definitely "get what you pay for" level crap.
I got my most recent pair from Eyeconic just because it's connected to my insurance company somehow, and even though it cost around twice as much I'm definitely more than twice as satisfied with them.
I've pretty much purchased glasses exclusively from Zenni for the last 8 years or so. They have frames that every level, but they're cheap enough that you can just try different frames till you find the ones you want. I'm pretty cheap, so I order the $8 frames. And now I've settled on a style I like and I just reorder it every time. So I've got a drawer full of zenni glasses now.
Being inexpensive is a good thing, that way I can have throw away glasses for trips and backups and backups and backups. And an extra pair for the car and an extra pair for the other car. Cheap is amazing
39dollerglasses.com
Walmart
I bought from Walmart before. As far as I know they don't use Luxottica. Both pairs I had from there lasted me many years and were cheap. I can't say I recommend them though since it would be supporting Walmart.
39dollarglasses.com I've also used a few times
Iβve been looking for a new website. I need XL frames as I have a wide face and itβs almost impossible to find decent frames.
Just checking the suggestions in this thread. https://www.39dollarglasses.com/eyeglasses/extra_wide
Seems to be some of the larger cheap frames I've seen around
On eyebuydirect.com, you can filter the frames by XL (and they'll give you the exact measurements as well). I also have a wide face and have found frames that work for me on this site.
I'm getting a few extra wide frames to try for free from Warby Parker.
Big wide head people unite!