Comments on: Contact Lens Racket! http://www.aartipaarti.com/2009/12/15/contact-lens-racket/ eat. giggle. repeat. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:57:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Elizabeth http://www.aartipaarti.com/2009/12/15/contact-lens-racket/comment-page-1/#comment-1153 Elizabeth Sun, 20 Dec 2009 06:10:45 +0000 http://www.aartipaarti.com/?p=626#comment-1153 I too am unemployed, have astigmatism and need to get a new prescription. Today I heard about pricedoc.com on Headline News. It's a site where you can shop around and compare prices for all kinds of healthcare procedures from local providers. I haven't had a chance to really play around on the site but what little I have seen looks interesting. I've heard that CostCo is a great place to fill your prescription but not so great for eye exams. It's easier to go to someplace like Lenscrafters, Target Optical or Sears Optical for the eye exam and shop your scrip around for a better price. I've had great experience with Lenscrafters. They're great for people with astigmatism and they tend to have trial lens in stock. On the rare occasion when they don't have a trail pair in stock, they go out of their way to get a trail pair from another location or from the manufacturer ASAP. Have you looked into VSP Vision Care? I've been wondering if it would be a worthwhile investment. Sorry for the rambling. Let us know how your Walmart visit turns out. I too am unemployed, have astigmatism and need to get a new prescription.

Today I heard about pricedoc.com on Headline News. It’s a site where you can shop around and compare prices for all kinds of healthcare procedures from local providers. I haven’t had a chance to really play around on the site but what little I have seen looks interesting.

I’ve heard that CostCo is a great place to fill your prescription but not so great for eye exams. It’s easier to go to someplace like Lenscrafters, Target Optical or Sears Optical for the eye exam and shop your scrip around for a better price.

I’ve had great experience with Lenscrafters. They’re great for people with astigmatism and they tend to have trial lens in stock. On the rare occasion when they don’t have a trail pair in stock, they go out of their way to get a trail pair from another location or from the manufacturer ASAP.

Have you looked into VSP Vision Care? I’ve been wondering if it would be a worthwhile investment.

Sorry for the rambling. Let us know how your Walmart visit turns out.

]]> By: Jax http://www.aartipaarti.com/2009/12/15/contact-lens-racket/comment-page-1/#comment-1148 Jax Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:57:33 +0000 http://www.aartipaarti.com/?p=626#comment-1148 I have crazy astigmatism and I've been going to Shopko with no problem for years. I also get 2 month disposables but I don't order a year's worth at a time (only 6 months). When I wear my cglasses and contacts on and off I can stretch the script to a year. I have crazy astigmatism and I’ve been going to Shopko with no problem for years. I also get 2 month disposables but I don’t order a year’s worth at a time (only 6 months). When I wear my cglasses and contacts on and off I can stretch the script to a year.

]]> By: Aarti http://www.aartipaarti.com/2009/12/15/contact-lens-racket/comment-page-1/#comment-1147 Aarti Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:43:06 +0000 http://www.aartipaarti.com/?p=626#comment-1147 yes sadly, i DO have crazy astigmatism. but i'm going to go to walmart today and see if they can help me in any way. eeeks! yes sadly, i DO have crazy astigmatism. but i’m going to go to walmart today and see if they can help me in any way. eeeks!

]]> By: Mandi http://www.aartipaarti.com/2009/12/15/contact-lens-racket/comment-page-1/#comment-1146 Mandi Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:45:10 +0000 http://www.aartipaarti.com/?p=626#comment-1146 Hey aarti, Mine are bad, too. One eye -8 and the other -6.25. I have never had trouble getting lenses. And they are NOT custom. Sometimes, I can't get samples, because my eye doctor doesn't always keep a big stock up that high, but once I order they come in the mail really quickly. A lot of big box stores have eye centers. Try wal-mart, too. Or lens crafters? I don't think you'll have too much trouble unless you have some kind of crazy astigmatism or something... Hey aarti,

Mine are bad, too. One eye -8 and the other -6.25. I have never had trouble getting lenses. And they are NOT custom. Sometimes, I can’t get samples, because my eye doctor doesn’t always keep a big stock up that high, but once I order they come in the mail really quickly. A lot of big box stores have eye centers. Try wal-mart, too. Or lens crafters? I don’t think you’ll have too much trouble unless you have some kind of crazy astigmatism or something…

]]> By: Aarti http://www.aartipaarti.com/2009/12/15/contact-lens-racket/comment-page-1/#comment-1145 Aarti Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:43:44 +0000 http://www.aartipaarti.com/?p=626#comment-1145 WOAH! so you think costco would have my prescription then??? WOAH! so you think costco would have my prescription then???

]]> By: Charlotte http://www.aartipaarti.com/2009/12/15/contact-lens-racket/comment-page-1/#comment-1144 Charlotte Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:20:17 +0000 http://www.aartipaarti.com/?p=626#comment-1144 Pfft... That's nothing! -10 -1.25 on both eyes... actually need a -11 but they don't make them yet! Been wearing specs since kindergarden! Pfft… That’s nothing! -10 -1.25 on both eyes… actually need a -11 but they don’t make them yet! Been wearing specs since kindergarden!

]]> By: Aarti http://www.aartipaarti.com/2009/12/15/contact-lens-racket/comment-page-1/#comment-1142 Aarti Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:44:21 +0000 http://www.aartipaarti.com/?p=626#comment-1142 i will try! i don't have a membership, so have to hunt someone down... how bad are your eyes? mine are -3.75 in my left eye!!! i will try! i don’t have a membership, so have to hunt someone down… how bad are your eyes? mine are -3.75 in my left eye!!!

]]> By: Charlotte http://www.aartipaarti.com/2009/12/15/contact-lens-racket/comment-page-1/#comment-1141 Charlotte Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:31:27 +0000 http://www.aartipaarti.com/?p=626#comment-1141 Did you try Costco? They have reasonably priced eye exams and contacts too. I have bad eyes too! They don't make contacts in my prescription so I had to get weaker ones... :P Did you try Costco? They have reasonably priced eye exams and contacts too. I have bad eyes too! They don’t make contacts in my prescription so I had to get weaker ones… :P

]]> By: Aarti http://www.aartipaarti.com/2009/12/15/contact-lens-racket/comment-page-1/#comment-1137 Aarti Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:17:08 +0000 http://www.aartipaarti.com/?p=626#comment-1137 oh thank you nigel, that is so sweet! crish looked into it already though and it doesn't look feasible with customs etc. it's alright, though. i think i may have figured something out... thanks so much!!! oh thank you nigel, that is so sweet! crish looked into it already though and it doesn’t look feasible with customs etc. it’s alright, though. i think i may have figured something out… thanks so much!!!

]]> By: Nigel http://www.aartipaarti.com/2009/12/15/contact-lens-racket/comment-page-1/#comment-1136 Nigel Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:02:13 +0000 http://www.aartipaarti.com/?p=626#comment-1136 perhaps, I could fedex them from here, send me your old prescription and I'll take care of it.. perhaps, I could fedex them from here, send me your old prescription and I’ll take care of it..

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