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Discount Eyewear

Why pay hundreds of dollars for your glasses? Here are some popular sites for discount prescription eyewear:

EyeBuyDirect.com
GlassesUnlimited.com
Goggles4U.com
ZenniOptical.com
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Warby Parker fills the gap for cheap, stylish eyeglasses

I wear glasses that come from China. I bought them from Zenni Optical, one of many competing websites out there in the marketplace for cheap spectacles. Zenni has a no frills, no customer service business model that allows them to sell prescription glasses at unbelievably cheap prices, about $12-15 (with ...

Buying Prescription Glasses Online

Buying Prescription Glasses Online

Buying your prescription glasses online can save you big bucks, with frames and lenses from about $10 a pair. But is this solution right for you? Clark shares the plusses and minuses.

$1,000 electronic eyeglasses coming to market

I wear glasses and I hate it. I can't wear contacts because of a strong blink reflex and Lasik is too expensive for me. For those of you who have heard me talk about this before, I buy my glasses from one of many online sellers that offers ultra cheap ...

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Costco tops new list of eyeglasses retailers

The December 2011 issue of Consumer Reports takes a close look at eyeglasses retailers, and one of my favorite stores has topped the list of best places to buy a pair of spectacles.   For the first time, Costco Wholesale has been identified as the No. 1 place to buy ...

Prescription Plan Guide

Prescription Plans for Less ● Publix.com - 14 day supply of select antibiotics for FREE ● Walmart.com - 30-day supply of select generic drugs for $4 or a 90-day supply for $10 ● Target.com - 30-day supply of select generic drugs for $4 or a 90-day supply for $10 ● ...

Zenni Optical spawns competitors

Clark is into wearing cheap prescription glasses that don't skimp on style, as you may know if you've ever seen him on TV. Many years ago, a listener shared a tip about ZenniOptical.com, which offers prescription glasses at $8 ($12 with shipping) for complete frames and lenses. Clark's progressive lenses ...

Cheap Eyeglasses

Some new competitors are giving Zenni Optical a run for its money when it comes to ordering cheap prescription eyeglasses online.

Time-release contact lenses to help glaucoma patients

New changes in medicine promise to help millions stick to treatment regimens more efficiently thanks to improved delivery systems. For example, Wired Science reports that a new breed of contact lens is being developed that can time-release medication directly to your eye. This breakthrough is expected to help glaucoma patients, ...

Zenni Optical causes Clark marital strife?!

Clark's love of Zenni Optical -- the ultra-cheap online retailer of glasses -- recently caused a little marital discord between the penny-pincher and his wife. When the couple's 9-year-old daughter Stephanie needed glasses, his wife Lane wanted to go to Costco. Clark nearly had a coronary as he looked at ...

Clark's shaving, eyeglasses cheapness rankles some

Clark's cheapness has set off a couple of recent firestorms. Syndicated financial writer Greg Karp recently wrote about Clark's use of a single 17-cent razor for a year. Last March, Clark graduated to his second razor. But spending 34 cents on blades for two years is pretty good, don't you ...

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