Okay, this post is nearly 8 months late getting to you. Apparently I am more behind on my to-do list than I realized. I ordered from Zenni back in the spring and have been wanting to share about them since. If you or a family member wears eyeglasses, this could be a good company to keep in mind the next time you need new glasses.
I started wearing glasses as a teenager- ridiculously uncool ones that my husband still laughs about from time to time- but have worn contacts primarily for over 10 years. I like to have a pair of glasses to wear though for those times when I don’t want to or can’t wear my contacts. (Like pollen season when my eyes are so irritated!) But the price of glasses- even with insurance- has just always seemed so unnecessarily high.
And then I found Zenni Optical.
Zenni offers glasses starting at just $8 and the prices run up to $19. (Bi-focals and progressives are a bit more than that though.) And anti-scratch protection is included for free. Shipping is a flat-rate charge of $4.95, no matter how many pairs you order at once.
All you need to place your order is a current prescription from your eye doctor. You just plug that prescription information in, along with an easy measurement of your face. It’s an easy process.
When I ordered back in the spring, I splurged :) and bought a $9.95 pair. With shipping, my total came to about $15.
Overall, I’m really happy with the Zenni glasses. They’re good quality for what I want, and at those low prices, I can buy a new pair each year if my blind-as-a-bat prescription changes or I want a new style. And the glasses fit surprisingly well, considering I wasn’t able to get them fitted in a store.
My only issue with the whole experience was that the glasses took just over a month to get to me- but not because of anything Zenni did. The glasses ship from overseas, and my pair got caught up in Hong Kong customs for a few weeks. Zenni was helpful in tracking them down in the whole process though, and eventually they did arrive here.
So the next time you need glasses, I suggest looking into Zenni as a money-saving option!
Zenni Optical did not ask me to or compensate me for the review above. In fact, they have no idea I’m writing this.
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