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Holly_Hobby

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40. We also use Zenni Optical

Tue Dec 31, 2013, 12:19 PM

Dec 2013

Been ordering our glasses from them for about 4 years. However, my latest order placed on December 3rd, has been lost by Fed Ex. Shipped from China to Anchorage, where Fed Ex lost it after it went through Customs. It's somewhere between Anchorage and LA, where it will be shipped to me. Oh well, my driving glasses only cost $34 and will last for 2 years until I have another eye exam.

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When did eyeglass frames get so frickin' expensive?! [View all] CrispyQ Dec 2013 OP

I get my frames and lenses from zennioptical.com NOVA_Dem Dec 2013 #1

wife just got some from Zenni - pretty cheap and looked nice. rurallib Dec 2013 #4

i got some great hipster looking frames for $13. NOVA_Dem Dec 2013 #6

I will also endorse Zenni -- good prices, frames are nice, service good. nt Nay Dec 2013 #20

Another vote for Zenni Optical. MicaelS Dec 2013 #48

+1 for zenni; but check frame size Politicub Dec 2013 #87

Zenni!! +1 Rectangle Dec 2013 #111

That's who I use. I've got a pair of prescription sunglasses from them that I bought a few years ago WhollyHeretic Dec 2013 #24

Buying prescription sunglasses was the nicest thing I did for myself! CrispyQ Dec 2013 #53

I hate my prescription sunglasses dickthegrouch Dec 2013 #77

Progressive lens sunglasses ... earthside Jan 2014 #127

I am another Zenni fan etherealtruth Dec 2013 #39

Yet another happy zenni customer - buy a spare pair! eggplant Dec 2013 #66

Frames on-line drkedjr Dec 2013 #108

They have a version of Ray Ban's Clubmasters!!!!! ryan_cats Jan 2014 #132

If you don't have vision insurance these days, you can only afford BC frames as we stevenleser Dec 2013 #2

In the Marine Corps . . . Brigid Dec 2013 #114

Same in the USAF. stevenleser Jan 2014 #136

60 Minutes did a story on this wercal Dec 2013 #3

Didn't know that. Good post. Thanks. n/t Laelth Dec 2013 #12

saw that story NJCher Dec 2013 #18

You have to be careful with Wal Mart wercal Dec 2013 #103

I didn't realize that. CrispyQ Dec 2013 #19

Vuarnet.... when was the last time ... OneBlueDotBama Dec 2013 #30

i have 5 pairs of Vuarnet sunglasses because I love them so much. They are hard to find now TeamPooka Dec 2013 #73

But why should we believe 60 Minutes? Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #94

Gotta love that free market shit. nm rhett o rick Dec 2013 #100

The Monopoly is back in a lot of Consumer Products and Services warrant46 Jan 2014 #135

I fear that my $15 readers will stop working some day and I'll have to buy real glasses. tridim Dec 2013 #5

I bought 4 pairs of 3 doller readers AngryAmish Dec 2013 #21

I'm fortunate enough to have good eyesight save for Walgreens x175 readers. catbyte Dec 2013 #62

I'm still on 1x which I assume means my vision is pretty decent. tridim Dec 2013 #84

I'm the same way. I started out at 1x 5 years ago, and my eyesight has deteriorated to where catbyte Dec 2013 #97

I've done the "2 for $80" thing at JCPenny Optical. AtheistCrusader Dec 2013 #63

I buy all my reading glasses off of ebay n2doc Dec 2013 #67

On the high-index lenses frazzled Dec 2013 #7

Ditto. CrispyQ Dec 2013 #14

My wife is -8 and -6.75 kristopher Dec 2013 #60

My frames cost $50. I don't want or need fashionable. hobbit709 Dec 2013 #8

Me either but just to get ones that won't fall apart simply from sitting on DebJ Jan 2014 #120

My frames have lasted me 5 years and two sets of lenses. hobbit709 Jan 2014 #121

Zennioptical and costco cally Dec 2013 #9

Yep. Scurrilous Dec 2013 #16

I second Costco. Lex Dec 2013 #34

Glasses mimi85 Dec 2013 #59

Slickdeals.net is great for finding bargains bananas Dec 2013 #106

As if the insurance money were just gravy and we end up paying retail anyway. gtar100 Dec 2013 #10

This. CrispyQ Dec 2013 #17

Word... Tace Dec 2013 #82

I'm very nearsighted, too. kcr Dec 2013 #11

I love my high index lenses & would not go back, CrispyQ Dec 2013 #22

Costco has great glasses and you can definitely get a nice pair of glasses... Walk away Dec 2013 #13

I got expensive (by Costco standards) eyeglasses 7 years ago emsimon33 Jan 2014 #118

They got expensive when insurance started covering them. former9thward Dec 2013 #15

+100 lunasun Dec 2013 #78

yep frylock Dec 2013 #83

Yes that is part of the problem. If your insurance pays for your frames, why rhett o rick Dec 2013 #101

warby parker spanone Dec 2013 #23

Wow! A home try on program. CrispyQ Dec 2013 #25

Big fan of this company. cbayer Dec 2013 #65

Love them! Agschmid Dec 2013 #93

Huge fan of Warby Parker style Patiod Jan 2014 #124

When someone decided to get the fashion Skidmore Dec 2013 #26

Try online A Little Weird Dec 2013 #27

Their selection is good & their prices are incredible! CrispyQ Dec 2013 #28

I second eyebuydirect. Great if you're dead broke Patiod Jan 2014 #126

Getting Glasses These Days Is Like Buying A Car With All The Options Available.... global1 Dec 2013 #29

When you wear glasses all day, every day, some of those lens options are nice. CrispyQ Dec 2013 #33

I got all of that at ZenniOptical.com for 120 bucks demosincebirth Dec 2013 #47

I paid $40 for my current pair. alc Dec 2013 #31

The eyeglass frame monopoly is at work. There was a show on tee vee about this. MADem Dec 2013 #32

Another vote for ZenniOptical... TreasonousBastard Dec 2013 #35

SCAM... someone is making a killing... I would by frames... my current ones are Dior JCMach1 Dec 2013 #36

Where did you go, JCMach1? I thought you were in Florida?? loudsue Dec 2013 #85

Yeah, worked in Dubai the last 10 years... back in Florida now JCMach1 Dec 2013 #113

Dubai? Ten years??? Welcome home! loudsue Jan 2014 #115

exactly went from $$$ to no $ JCMach1 Jan 2014 #131

Very interesting. Are you glad you went? loudsue Jan 2014 #133

of course, i traveled everywhere and every chance i got... JCMach1 Jan 2014 #134

Luxottica. jsr Dec 2013 #37

Wow! I learned a lot in this thread. CrispyQ Dec 2013 #42

Like the hospital $1000 toothbrush story ErikJ Dec 2013 #98

Designer frames in the UK are c. $180 dipsydoodle Dec 2013 #38

I hate the way glasses are marketed as a fashion accessory... MindPilot Dec 2013 #44

They're stylish if you want them to be. MicaelS Dec 2013 #54

My eyes disappear behind my very myopic lenses, so I like a nice frame to bring attention to them. CrispyQ Dec 2013 #55

Except that glasses actually do help you to see, while a wheelchair doesn't help you walk MNBrewer Dec 2013 #68

But they are such a prominent feature of one's appearance Patiod Jan 2014 #128

I love my Silhouettes, but.... femmocrat Dec 2013 #70

We also use Zenni Optical Holly_Hobby Dec 2013 #40

Most vision insurance will not pay for Lasik. MindPilot Dec 2013 #41

Some people aren't good candidates for laser surgery. Skidmore Dec 2013 #43

Yeah, I know. It sucks. MindPilot Dec 2013 #45

Had not heard of trifocals. CrispyQ Dec 2013 #51

Never had the nerve for the surgery. CrispyQ Dec 2013 #49

I never heard of that. Thanks for posting. nt raccoon Jan 2014 #119

It's foolish on their part. kiva Dec 2013 #56

Lucky you! I can relate to that. Recently I DebJ Jan 2014 #122

kick for truth Blue_Tires Dec 2013 #46

http://www.39dollarglasses.com/ openfield Dec 2013 #50

Agreed. TRoN33 Dec 2013 #52

I'm paying $360 for one pair of contact lenses. progressoid Dec 2013 #57

AmericasBest, definitely less expensive. Blue Diadem Dec 2013 #58

Costco - I keep my membership for the eye glasses alone Mira Dec 2013 #61

Expensive eyeglasses Vinnie Dec 2013 #64

welcome to DU gopiscrap Dec 2013 #110

For thse that still need them, check around town - like with a social worker. jtuck004 Dec 2013 #69

I just bought glasses last month Sweet Freedom Dec 2013 #71

I called this morning & cancelled my order from yesterday. CrispyQ Dec 2013 #75

If you are a Costco member..with my prescription in hand.$169.00 total.. frames, transition lenses.. Tikki Dec 2013 #72

WOW! Mine cost a whole DOLLAR! ErikJ Dec 2013 #74

I did that for a few years because I had no other financial means but I DebJ Jan 2014 #123

I haven't paid more than $75 for any style (single vision) in years and I don't even have insurance. TalkingDog Dec 2013 #76

I paid $119 for high index lenses AND frames. Nobody You Know Dec 2013 #79

If you buy eyeglasses on line, where do you go to get them adjusted? Divernan Dec 2013 #80

Good question, I would like to know as well oregonjen Dec 2013 #86

Yes, at least my area one does…you could call and ask.. Tikki Dec 2013 #102

Good question. CrispyQ Dec 2013 #95

There's advice on the sites for sizing jeff47 Dec 2013 #99

because the optometrist puts a signifigant markup on those frames.. frylock Dec 2013 #81

go to Costco... Sancho Dec 2013 #88

myopic mehrrh Dec 2013 #89

Probably because I need new ones. Hubert Flottz Dec 2013 #90

have you looked at the prices for RIMLESS glasses?? shanti Dec 2013 #91

go to zenni or 39dollarglasses.com elehhhhna Dec 2013 #107

they've been given shanti Dec 2013 #112

$95... Agschmid Dec 2013 #92

Zenni is not for everyone ga_girl Dec 2013 #96

welcome to DU!!!! gopiscrap Dec 2013 #109

around the same time everything else people need became expensive Skittles Dec 2013 #104

Here is the reason: Luxottica 1monster Dec 2013 #105

I need new glasses, I've been putting it off because of the expense. nt Raine Jan 2014 #116

Try Costco emsimon33 Jan 2014 #117

You are talking about Earth, correct? Shankapotomus Jan 2014 #125

When the Boomers hit 40? truebluegreen Jan 2014 #129

LOL. CrispyQ Jan 2014 #130