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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]VSP is basically a waste. You are required to go to certain providers who give you a "free" exam, but then you pay exorbitant prices for glasses and contacts. Just go to Costco for your eye exam, then buy your contacts and glasses online. Even if you need to try on glasses before you buy, many online sites now allow that or you could go to a Warby Parker store. You'll still come out ahead versus paying for the VSP plan then going to a VSP provider for your contacts and glasses.[/quote]

I have VSP and while I have to use the VSP provider for an eye exam, I don't have to use them for contact lens benefit.  I buy my glasses online, which is pretty cheap (less than Warby Parker). It's not mandatory to buy glasses and contact lenses from the VSP provider. [/quote]

If you have a VSP provider that willingly hands over the prescription after the eye exam, please share the name. Sure, they're legally required to do it but that doesn't mean they actually will.[/quote]

Just ask for it.  We've done this for years - My Eye Doctor, Colonial Vision, etc.  Have bought glasses and contact lenses online for the entire family for about 15 years.  Since now young adult child was in second grade and kept breaking glasses (BTW, the $20 you pay at the store for the warranty, works one time, in case you were wondering).  [/quote]

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