where to buy less expensive eyeglasses

[Anonymous]

My teen needs glasses for driving only. We have a prescription for a opthamologist, and everything checks out medically. I'd prefer to take him to a place with a decent selection but not outrageous prices. Any suggestions? Most convenient would be in Rockville or Bethesday CC-NW DC area.

[Anonymous]

Can you do an online place like 39dollar glasses or warby parker?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My teen needs glasses for driving only. We have a prescription for a opthamologist, and everything checks out medically. I'd prefer to take him to a place with a decent selection but not outrageous prices. Any suggestions? Most convenient would be in Rockville or Bethesday CC-NW DC area.

Glasses can be incredibly expensive. I've been dying to try Warby Parker, an on-line glasses company, but can't because I need bifocals. However, it seems much less expensive and the frames are pretty hip, which would be important to a teen. Apparently, you pick a few frames that you like, have them send them to you and then you tell them what you want to order. I guess it's like Zappos for glasses.

[Anonymous]

Walmart. Seriously.

[Anonymous]

Bon Chic is another Watby Parker type company.

[Anonymous]

COASTAL.COM

[Anonymous]

We had a really good experience with zenni optical. We got DH glasses for $37 and he's been using them for almost 3 years!

[Anonymous]

Any walk in place, besides Walmart, to suggest? I don't have some of the measurements for the online places (pupillary distance) and need to work pretty fast.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any walk in place, besides Walmart, to suggest? I don't have some of the measurements for the online places (pupillary distance) and need to work pretty fast.

Pupillary distance is not hard to measure. We just did it with a ruler, or I think that little paper printout from the website.

[Anonymous]

I just got a pair from Warby Parker, and I love them. They have lots of styles that would work for a teen. As a 37 yo SAHM, I had a harder time finding a pair that wasn't too hipster. Service was great and they're every bit as nice as my $700 pair from the ridiculously overpriced optometrist.

[Anonymous]

Costco or Target

[Anonymous]

Costco

[Anonymous]

Is an optometrist's fitting necessary for single vision glasses?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any walk in place, besides Walmart, to suggest? I don't have some of the measurements for the online places (pupillary distance) and need to work pretty fast.

You can do PD with a ruler or a walk-in place and order from Warby Parker, and they have them to you within 10 days. For 100 bucks, not sure you can beat that.

[Anonymous]

ZenniOptical.com

I'm wearing my fully loaded $40 glasses right now. My cheap ones were $13you and DH's were $6.95. He measured my pupillary distance and they are perfect.