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Nov 23rd, 2023 1:23 am
Good optical stores alternative other than Clearly?
Been bored off their selections since I've been with them for a decade and bought dozens pairs of glasses already...any good alternative?
I am liking NextPair but not Canadian, not sure if Manulife cover it since their claim tool only has Canadian provinces listed...
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Nov 23rd, 2023 9:25 am
Well I've got my latest ones from eyebuydirect and no problems if that helps
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Jan 7th, 2024 12:19 am
ammaretto wrote: ↑on the subject of glasses...i currently have a script for "progresives"....but id like to get just the "Reading" glasses.. i got this message , not sure what to do? attach the script anyway?
You can get reading glasses anywhere. On your prescription there will be a number with a + in front of it. Just get a pair that has that number. No one will make you custom reading glasses because it's pointless.
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Jan 7th, 2024 1:19 am
caltran wrote: ↑You can get reading glasses anywhere. On your prescription there will be a number with a + in front of it. Just get a pair that has that number. No one will make you custom reading glasses because it's pointless.
Yes they will. For the (very) near-sighted for one. Will be out of focus otherwise.
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Jan 7th, 2024 2:42 am
https://www.kits.ca
I don't know if they're any good, but they're a Vancouver company. Founders had worked at Clearly before it sold out to everyone's favourite Essilor/Luxottica.
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Jan 7th, 2024 3:14 am
goggles4u.com
76% off coupon code: GET2024
You can get glasses for 3$
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Jan 7th, 2024 12:00 pm
Zenni has been my goto for years. They have both a .com and a .ca site. Both ship to Canadian addresses. They seem to be a step up in quality from both Clearly and goggles4u, which I have also used. They often have coupons around major US shopping holidays. I've never had a problem claiming them under my benefits package.
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Jan 7th, 2024 12:09 pm
caltran wrote: ↑You can get reading glasses anywhere. On your prescription there will be a number with a + in front of it. Just get a pair that has that number. No one will make you custom reading glasses because it's pointless.
I get custom reading glasses every two years from my optometrist. They charge a lot but I don't care since my insurance covers the entire cost.
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Jan 7th, 2024 1:30 pm
caltran wrote: ↑You can get reading glasses anywhere. On your prescription there will be a number with a + in front of it. Just get a pair that has that number. No one will make you custom reading glasses because it's pointless.
both eyes are different....sooooo.....
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Jan 7th, 2024 2:52 pm
thriftshopper wrote: ↑Yes they will. For the (very) near-sighted for one. Will be out of focus otherwise.
Nearsighted means you have trouble seeing far.
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Jan 7th, 2024 2:53 pm
ammaretto wrote: ↑both eyes are different....sooooo.....
For presbyopia? What are the numbers?
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Jan 7th, 2024 3:01 pm
I've gotten glasses online, through my optician, as well as at Costco.
Several years ago I had used Zenni when I was looking for a really cheap option for a back-up pair of glasses. No issues. A couple of years ago I used Kits and found their coatings (anti-glare and blue light) really problematic. Even when washed with soap and water I could not get the lenses streak-free and this drove me nuts. A number of months ago I had the Kits lenses replaced at the optical place in Superstore. I liked the frames so just had the lenses replaced and these lenses are streak-free when cleaning.
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Jan 7th, 2024 3:15 pm
caltran wrote: ↑Nearsighted means you have trouble seeing far.
Well aware of that. As in trouble seeing more than a foot away from my face. Non-Rx reading glasses ain't going to help.
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Jan 7th, 2024 3:25 pm
thriftshopper wrote: ↑Well aware of that. As in trouble seeing more than a foot away from my face. Non-Rx reading glasses ain't going to help.
I have no idea what you're trying to say. You have myopia and presbyopia? Ok? And?
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Jan 7th, 2024 3:54 pm
caltran wrote: ↑I have no idea what you're trying to say. You have myopia and presbyopia? Ok? And?
Pretty much. Near-sighted enough I can't read a book without Rx glasses unless it's < 1' away from my face (uncomfortable to say the least), and lenses in my eyes have hardened so if I am wearing distance glasses, can't see anything < 3' away from my face, unless perhaps, in a very brightly-lit room (LED lighting need no apply). Hence the need for Rx glasses to see 1.5 - 3' away from my face.
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Jan 8th, 2024 9:00 pm
Any recommendations for retailers with asian fit glasses? And that also carries 1.74 high index lenses?
I checked at Costco already, but the thinnest they carry is 1.67.
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Jan 8th, 2024 11:50 pm
BaileySyd wrote: ↑I've gotten glasses online, through my optician, as well as at Costco.
Several years ago I had used Zenni when I was looking for a really cheap option for a back-up pair of glasses. No issues. A couple of years ago I used Kits and found their coatings (anti-glare and blue light) really problematic. Even when washed with soap and water I could not get the lenses streak-free and this drove me nuts. A number of months ago I had the Kits lenses replaced at the optical place in Superstore. I liked the frames so just had the lenses replaced and these lenses are streak-free when cleaning.
May I ask how much did you end up paying? I have the same issue, my overly coated lenses are useless after few months..
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Jan 9th, 2024 12:06 am
weedb0y wrote: ↑May I ask how much did you end up paying? I have the same issue, my overly coated lenses are useless after few months..
I don't recall the price and don't have my receipt handy. I do recall getting 60K bonus points as RCSS had a promo on at the time.
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