The order came in
@GardenGerty (157546)
United States
March 22, 2018 8:54pm CST
My glasses came in while I was gone. Luckily, I called the office.
Tomorrow the eye doctor will be closed. Many people, many professionals, are taking a day or so for Spring Break. I do not blame them, especially if they have family.
I am pleased with the new glasses. I could not see well when I chose them. However, they work TOO well.
I can see that I have more wrinkles than I thought I did.
The optical tech was also able to "fix" my spares so the lenses stayed in better. Now the spare is in a case, in a drawer.
I had some vision insurance that I had forgotten. They were able to file it for me and I saved over two hundred dollars. That was a good thing. My glasses cost more than $600 and that is why I do not get new ones often at all. There is no cheap way to get my correction done.
Paying bills and paying for my glasses occupied a large part of my afternoon.
I can see that I have more wrinkles than I thought I did.
The optical tech was also able to "fix" my spares so the lenses stayed in better. Now the spare is in a case, in a drawer.
I had some vision insurance that I had forgotten. They were able to file it for me and I saved over two hundred dollars. That was a good thing. My glasses cost more than $600 and that is why I do not get new ones often at all. There is no cheap way to get my correction done.
Paying bills and paying for my glasses occupied a large part of my afternoon.15 people like this
16 responses
@thislittlepennyearns (58119)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
23 Mar 18
Im supposed to wear glasses when I am at a computer for extended periods of time. But I don't.
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
23 Mar 18
I cannot see anything, far or near, without glasses.
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@thislittlepennyearns (58119)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
23 Mar 18
@GardenGerty Well then yeah you really needed them. I'm glad I don't really need them.
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@Ithink (9980)
• United States
23 Mar 18
I was actually suppose to go to get my eyes done on the 10th, however since I was in the hospital I didnt get to go. Now I have to resave for them. Wish things that we needed for our health was cheaper. However the good side is Tessa and hubby got theirs.
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
25 Mar 18
It is a shame that in our country we do not have vision, dental and hearing care that is affordable.
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@Ithink (9980)
• United States
29 Mar 18
@GardenGerty Yes we pay about 400 a month for ours and we have no dental and our vision hardly covers anything. Not sure on hearing. Then there is still all the co-pays. *sigh*
@Tina30219 (81540)
• Onaway, Michigan
23 Mar 18
Glad they came in and hopefully you are able to pick them up soon.
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
23 Mar 18
Oh, I went and picked them up today as it was the only time I could for a while.
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
25 Mar 18
They were a little strange at first but are great now.
@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
25 Mar 18
In the US glasses, dentures and hearing are not covered by Medicare, the old age insurance. Now the medical part of the eye exam IS covered but that is all.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
23 Mar 18
I need new glasses as well, but like you said, they aint cheap!
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
23 Mar 18
I will be saving up for the next ones. I was pleased that my insurance paid as much as it did. I have to see the eye doctor every six months.
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@shaggin (71663)
• United States
24 Mar 18
My husband had to go through the same thing. His glasses cost so much and he stepped on the all the time so he had to have two pairs to alternate while one was being fixed. Thank goodness for that insurance he put on them when he bought them.
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
25 Mar 18
Mine had survived a lot, and I do not put them on the floor. I had occasion to step on a pair that belonged to my first husband. He had put them on the floor under the edge of the bed. We were very poor then and it was a pain, but he had his military issued ones to fill in with.
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@shaggin (71663)
• United States
26 Mar 18
@GardenGerty I always told him to at least shove them under the couch when he fell asleep but he wouldn't he just set them on the floor then when he got up he would step on them.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
23 Mar 18
My glasses usually cost about the same amount.
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
25 Mar 18
It is awful, but we do wear them every day. Have you ever tried an online service?
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
27 Mar 18
@BelleStarr You and I are kind of in the same boat. I would be afraid they would mess up.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
26 Mar 18
@GardenGerty No because number one my eye doctor is a personal friend and two I have a complicated prescription and getting it right is not easy. However, my daughter buys her frames online. I use the frameless ones which are expensive.
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
23 Mar 18
That is so much money @GardenGerty
Are you eligible for surgical correction?
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
23 Mar 18
No, I am not a good candidate for surgery. I know that it is expensive, but then I have to figure in that I wore them every day for four years, that is pretty good usage. I wish they were cheaper, of course. I also know that if I go with a cheap doctor and lab, I get cheap work that is not helpful or satisfactory.
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
25 Mar 18
That is a good amount, actually. I just have very strange eyes.
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
27 Mar 18
@LadyDuck I have sympathy for him.
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@LadyDuck (457822)
• Switzerland
26 Mar 18
@GardenGerty My husband has very strange eyes, his eyeglasses cost a fortune.
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
25 Mar 18
Even the wrinkles look better at home, in a not so good mirror. i have lived long enough to have a few.
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@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
25 Mar 18
@GardenGerty I think we will all have that in time 
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@just4him (305792)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
23 Mar 18
The last time I got my eyes checked and needed glasses, I went to an online discount service with the prescription. It saved me tons of money. My previous glasses cost me $800, but that was for three pairs. With the discount service, I paid only for the regular exam, then bought the glasses for less than $10 each, so the entire exam and glasses cost me less than a hundred dollars, for three pairs of glasses. Reading, Computer, and Bifocal.
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
25 Mar 18
As far as I know, my prescription cannot be filled by a discount service. Usually they just refuse because it is so complex.
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
27 Mar 18
@just4him My sister wanted her glasses from Wal Mart but her opthamologist would not give out that measurement. Our Wal Mart has the equipment, but are not allowed to do it in our state. So she paid an extra fee (25) to get the Optometrist at Wal Mart to recheck her prescription and get that measurement. She prefers Wal Mart because of the convenient hours. I do plan to send in to try to get some glasses online when we are in a better place financially.
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@just4him (305792)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
25 Mar 18
@GardenGerty Ask. It could save you a lot of money. It did me, and my eyes are complex. If they say yes, be sure to get all the measurements, including the PD - pupil distance. My eye doctor wouldn't give it to me because I wasn't buying my glasses from them, but Wal-Mart will gladly give you the reading.
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@Metsrock69 (3492)
• United States
23 Mar 18
I wish insurance would pay what they are supposed to since in cost a lot to have in the first place. Glad you got your glasses.
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
25 Mar 18
This is a very inexpensive insurance through work. Just a little over $10 per month.
@Courtlynn (66921)
• United States
23 Mar 18
So glad you got them!
My bf hasnt had new glasses in 6years. Hes very picky.
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
25 Mar 18
My husband has not needed a new prescription in a long time. I would like him to get a new set just to have a back up, though.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
25 Mar 18
So good you got your glasses done although they are expensive.
Have a good evening ahead.
@Tampa_girl7 (48908)
• United States
23 Mar 18
I'm glad that you got your glasses. 
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
25 Mar 18
Yes, me too. I feel better with the right fit and the right lens.
