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Contacts schmontacts

January 4th, 2008 at 07:20 pm

Oh, bugger. DH and I are each on our last paid of contacts. DH tells me last night that the pair he just put in that day were making his eyes water in the middle of the night, so he threw them away. WHAT? Those contacts cost $10 per eye. There's $20 in the garbage can. He couldn't have soaked them for a day and tried again? Ugh.

Time to hit the websites to check prices. Last time I got good deals for both of us from shipmycontacts.com. A year's supply that cost me $280 from my eye doctor cost me about $140, after rebate. If I had been a little more on the ball about ordering them, I could have saved an extra $5 with an Internet coupon they sent me, but it expired a few days ago. Oh well.

I'm just coming off an "eye ulcer" (yes, it is as nasty as it sounds). This is the first day I've had my contacts back in this week. I have missed them so! I detest wearing glasses - probably because I am so blind, if I take them off for a second I'm lost. I would love to do Lasik, but I'm just so paranoid that my vision will be messed up permanently (I'm a moderate risk for the procedure due to astigmatism). However, that was a few years ago...might be worth asking my eye doctor about again at my upcoming appt. Hmmm...

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4 Responses to “Contacts schmontacts”

  1. sagegirl Says:
    January 4th, 2008 at 07:52 pm 1199476336
    1199476336

    Jodi, I live in a world of "hate-my-glasses-but-hate-paying-for-contacts-more". I have never ordered from anymore but my eye doctor. Then last month, I got to looking for better prices online and-sheesh-I didn't realize I could save that much money!

  2. jodi Says:
    January 4th, 2008 at 07:59 pm 1199476784
    1199476784

    Isn't it amazing? Especially when you factor in the rebates - DH's last order netted us a few bucks! ($96 in contacts with $100 rebate!).

  3. clubneary Says:
    January 4th, 2008 at 08:42 pm 1199479329
    1199479329

    I usually buy mine from 1-800-contacts. A while back someone posted that they are cheaper at Walmart/Sams Club. I haven't checked that out yet. I too wish I had the guts to have Lasik done but alas, I don't! Perhaps if it was ever covered by insurance I would really look into it but for now I will stick with the contacts no matter how dry they make my eyes. Working on a computer 9 hours a day is horrible for your eyes and contacts don't make it any easier. Most days I go home and feel like I have sharp sticks in my eyes! Good luck shopping around.

  4. boomeyers Says:
    January 5th, 2008 at 04:24 am 1199507040
    1199507040

    I hate wearing my glasses too! Costco is the cheapest, at least it was cheaper than Walmart for us.

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