Online shopping for food and clothes is common practice these days but there is another high street product now available to the Internet market: eyewear. Designer label names have long been associated with frames and even keeping a continuous supply of contact lenses handy can be expensive so having the option of buying online can amount to savings of £100s / $100s.
Compare the price of a repeat prescription of a six-month supply of Bausch & Lomb monthly contact lenses. A high street optician can charge around £130 for the same lenses that are available at Feel Good Contact Lenses for £19.50, with free shipping.
Glasses and contact lenses may not seem as well suited to the world of Internet shopping as other retail goods. These products require a prescription and the customer should go to a reputable optician for regular eye tests. However the paying customer has every right to take a copy of his or her prescription away and then purchase glasses or lenses from another store, or in this case, online.
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Companies in the UK such as Feel Good Contact Lenses and Lensway, and Lens.com and Just Lenses in the USA all carry well known brands such as Acuvue, Ciba Vision, Johnson & Johnson, Bausch & Lomb, Cooper Vision, Provis and Freshlook. They also come in familiar varieties: daily, monthly, two weekly disposable, coloured lenses, toric lenses and bifocals.
Feel Good provides information on which of these brands are repackaged and sold by high street opticians under their own name such as Boots, Specsavers or Vision Express, allowing customer to order find the same lenses and order online. These sites also carry solutions and drops, which can be purchased at the same time.
To order, the buyer needs to supply the information as given on the prescription. If unsure, the customer has every right to ask their optician for this information. The requested information will probably include the quantity, the base curve, diameter, power and colour (if applicable) for the left and right eyes.
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Frames are now seen as something of a fashion accessory and as such, can be very expensive. After paying for an eye examination and lenses, this all adds up.
In the UK, Glasses Direct has set up a very slick and fun website. They stock many designer and non-label frames. Searching for the right pair can be done in a variety of ways: by frame shape, price (starting at £19), style, frame type, material, colour, lens type or brand. Obviously buying glasses online doesn’t allow for trying on frames as one would in the store but Glasses Direct have cleverly solved this issue by allowing people to upload a personal photo and use a ‘virtual mirror’ to try on different styles.
The other option is to try on frames in actual stores, make a note of the model number and then purchase them online. Chances are it will be cheaper than the store price.
In the US, Glasses USA have weekly promotions with popular designs selling for as low as $27.95, which includes single vision lenses and comes with a free case and cloth. They also offer various ways of searching, including by price range, starting at $18 and going up to $90.
All good online companies come with money back guarantees so if the order isn’t correct or the customer simply doesn’t like the design, they can be returned and exchanged or refunded.
There is helpful advice for anyone who encounters an optician reluctant to hand over prescription details, as they are understandably going to be keener for the glasses or lenses to be purchased from their store. Firstly, it is the law. The customer pays for an eye test and has every right to take a copy of the prescription with them. If a more subtle reason is preferred, use the excuse that a doctor has requested it, or it is needed for work, as many companies now reimburse for the cost of eye tests.
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