Growing Old Sucks

The Life and Tribulations of an Almost 40 Years Old

Honey, I don’t see so well anymore

Filed under: Spending Money — comments at 4:51 pm on Saturday, April 22, 2006

15 years ago, my wife got laser surgery on her eyes.  The results were spectacular, 20/20 vision, see through walls and clothes … the works.

Last Christmas, she felt her vision had deteriorated.  A quick visit to the Optometrist confirmed her nearsightedness (distant objects are out of focus).  She had two choices: another laser surgery or corrective lenses.  She did not feel like going through the laser surgery so she decided to go with contact lenses for now.

After going through a few free samples to decide which brand name she prefers, it was time to buy a supply of contact lenses.  We had not bought contact lenses for 15 years and we felt that these things were very expensive.  So prior to simply buying them from our Eye Care Practitioner we checked on the Internet to see if we could save some money. 

And saving money we did.  We easily found a number of suppliers that sell on the net.  Prices between the various suppliers were ”similar” and usually included free shipping.  We ended up using the supplier that had a site made for Canadian customers (remember we are in Toronto).  Within a week, my wife received her 6-month supply of contact lenses.  Overall, we were very satisfied with the whole process.

The cherry on the cake: we saved 37% as compared to the best price we found in stores around Toronto.

I don’t endorse any of these online contact lens stores and I really don’t care where you buy your products.  However, if you wear contact lenses, you owe it to yourself to check it out.

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