Has anyone bought eyeglasses online? Are there good sites for this that you’d recommend or should I steer clear of the whole idea?
I personally wouldn’t do it- I want to see how the glasses would look on my face before buying them.
I just got mine today - I tried some frames on in an optical shop when I got my exam, and almost had a heart attack when I found out how much they cost (Really cool rimless ones - even after my insurance frame allowance, they STILL would have been another $350 or so with single-vision lenses).
I found a very similar pair online at www.framesdirect.com - actually, even better ones, because they are titanium instead of steel. But the best part is that my uncle is an optician (no longer practicing), so I just ordered frames-only and had them shipped to him to make the lenses. Cost a lot less than if I’d ordered the glasses from the optical shop. But I don’t know if I’d order glasses totally blind (pardon the pun), unless I either already knew what brand/style I wanted, or wasn’t particularly fussy about how they looked. The website was very easy to use, they shipped the frames within 48 hours, and their customer service staff were very helpful - I’d definitely use them again.