Cheap Prescription Glasses

Shopping online is a great way to save money... For example, I just bought my textbooks from Amazon for 20% less than I could at the Laurier bookstore.

But remember: It's only a bargain if it's something you need. 




I bought a pair of glasses online recently.

My prescription had expired, but I'm comfortable wearing my old strength. So instead of paying a hundred dollars for a new test on top of three hundred dollars for the glasses themselves, I decided to shop online.

Unfortunately, finding a pair of glasses that fits your exact facial structure and head-size is a difficult process at the best of times. When shopping online, it's not like you can try on every pair in the store.


On the bright side, the glasses I received today in the mail seem to fit my face decently. My problem is that the arms of the glasses barely reach my ears. With some professional adjusting from a local store, I'm sure they can at least be comfortable.






Pros

• Cheap!
    My total cost was around $40, including taxes, shipping, and anti-glare coating. (And it wasn't even the cheapest option!)
• No need for a pesky new prescription!
    The store is located outside of Canada, so no need for them to follow our laws. Just type in the prescription from your favourite expired glasses!
• All the fixings!
    I only got anti-glare, but they also offer tints and other coatings as well.

Cons

• Can't try-before-you-buy!
    I think I really lucked out, uncomfortable as they are. I'm sure not everyone will be so lucky.
• Two weeks for delivery!
    That's not too bad, actually... I've used stores with worse waiting periods. Still, LensCrafters has their one-hour policy.

Alright, the risk of getting a good pair is low... but if it can save you some five-hundred dollars, why not give it a try?

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D. Phillips

Ryan Flanagan's Bar-Fight Extravaganza!

Ryan has just posted last night's adventures, but since I was there - albeit for only a brief period of the events - I thought I'd clear up a bit of his story.

In my opinion, the only way Ryan's contact could have been dislodged was by a brutal attack by some douche and his finger. Thankfully, Ryan wears contacts, so Douche's efforts were - at least in part - in vain. After being stabbed repeatedly in the eye, Ryan's contact finally gave way and rolled to the back of his head.

That's when Ryan said "Enough's enough!", socked the guy in the mouth, came home, and asked me to drive him to the hospital.

The end.

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D. Phillips