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DrHitch 03-09-2024 10:06 PM

Rx eyeglasses: fast turnaround
 
Hi all,
Seeking recommendations to get new pair of progressive (tri-focal) glasses...

Current pair from Costco likely lost....I have recent prescription.

asianthree 03-10-2024 05:13 AM

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Originally Posted by DrHitch (Post 2309255)
Hi all,
Seeking recommendations to get new pair of progressive (tri-focal) glasses...

Current pair from Costco likely lost....I have recent prescription.

Just shopped for new eyewear.did the 4 different chain, plus Sam’s, Costco. Walked out of 3 frames were like cheap reading glasses.

Sams so busy I didn’t really get a chance to speak about how long. Peepers had the best value for frames that looked like might last for more than a week.

In the end, I took my frames from Costco that I love, dropped them off on the way to Disney. $90 for new photo lens (sorry don’t need progressive). Had them fix two other pair while I was there, no charge.

Ready in 3 days, picked up on our way back from Disney. Nice staff variety of frames, and stocked up for company.

retiredguy123 03-10-2024 06:25 AM

I buy all of my prescription eyeglasses from Zenni.com. Not a particularly fast turnaround, but extremely inexpensive compared to stores. You can buy 4 or 5 pairs for the price of one store bought pair.

Altavia 03-10-2024 07:01 AM

Hindsight has an in facility lab to make glasses on site in one hour.

#1 Best Eye Exams Same Day | Hindsight Eyecare The Villages, FL

villagetinker 03-10-2024 08:36 AM

Second vote for Hindsight, Pinellas Plaza, I have been using them for years, worse case scenario was getting my glasses the next day, I have a complicated prescription.

Dusty_Star 03-10-2024 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 (Post 2309310)
I buy all of my prescription eyeglasses from Zenni.com. Not a particularly fast turnaround, but extremely inexpensive compared to stores. You can buy 4 or 5 pairs for the price of one store bought pair.

The original poster should ask if Zenni can do tri-focal, also Zenni is not as quick a turn around as some of the others listed, like Hindsight in Pinellas Plaza.

frayedends 03-10-2024 09:24 AM

Just be sure you use the correct terminology. There are trifocals which have 2 lines and there are progressives, also known as no-lines. Trifocals have 3 distinct strengths with intermediate vision in the middle. Progressives have a channel that progressively gets stronger.

ColtsFan 03-11-2024 05:06 AM

Another vote for Hindsight at Pinellas Plaza---2478 Burnsed Blvd. (352-399-5412) My husband and I now buy all of our glasses and frames there. Either bring in your current prescription, or they have a doctor there that can test your eyes. Since they have their own lab there, you can get your glasses in around an hour or so later. Also have one of the biggest selections of frames.

bowlingal 03-11-2024 05:08 AM

Hindsight in Pinellas Plaza is the place to go!

JWGifford 03-11-2024 06:01 AM

I recently used Buy Prescription Glasses Online from $6 | Eyebuydirect with good results.

lawgolfer 03-11-2024 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by DrHitch (Post 2309255)
Hi all,
Seeking recommendations to get new pair of progressive (tri-focal) glasses...

Current pair from Costco likely lost....I have recent prescription.

Ron at Clear View Optix in Mulberry Grove at Buena Vista and hwy 42 is a skilled optician and provides excellent customer service. His shop has an extensive choice of frames of all kinds and all prices. If you need a new prescription, he has an optometrist who does exams at the store one day a week. If you call in advance, he'll make repairs while you wait. He is very generous with his time.

Cliff Fr 03-11-2024 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 (Post 2309310)
I buy all of my prescription eyeglasses from Zenni.com. Not a particularly fast turnaround, but extremely inexpensive compared to stores. You can buy 4 or 5 pairs for the price of one store bought pair.

Where do you go if they need to be adjusted?

GPGuar 03-11-2024 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by DrHitch (Post 2309255)
Hi all,
Seeking recommendations to get new pair of progressive (tri-focal) glasses...

Current pair from Costco likely lost....I have recent prescription.

Hi Dr, there is a pair of glasses tacked on to the front wall of Sanibel mail station. Hopefully they belong to you.

retiredguy123 03-11-2024 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Cliff Fr (Post 2309867)
Where do you go if they need to be adjusted?

Peepers at Colony Plaza, where I get my eye exams. But, almost any optician or optometrist store will adjust or repair any eyeglasses for free. I would buy eyeglasses in a store if they didn't charge 5 times as much as Zenni, which also has a better selection, and more information about sizing, weight, etc.

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asianthree 03-11-2024 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 (Post 2309310)
I buy all of my prescription eyeglasses from Zenni.com. Not a particularly fast turnaround, but extremely inexpensive compared to stores. You can buy 4 or 5 pairs for the price of one store bought pair.

So when I put in spouse script, with zenni using a $49 Frame by the time everything adjusted for script with no rush ship total came to $297.00.

Just dropped off new script at Costco with what we would call a nicer frame, total $167.

Maybe you just need a script without any upgrades to get cheap rate

retiredguy123 03-11-2024 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by asianthree (Post 2309982)
So when I put in spouse script, with zenni using a $49 Frame by the time everything adjusted for script with no rush ship total came to $297.00.

Just dropped off new script at Costco with what we would call a nicer frame, total $167.

Maybe you just need a script without any upgrades to get cheap rate

I never add the upgrades. Most of the glasses I buy from Zenni are less than $25. Why do you need upgrades?

Note that you don't even need a prescription at Zenni. You just copy the information from the prescription onto the Zenni order form. Some eye doctors will write down optional features that you may not need, but you don't have to buy them. For me (and many other people), special coatings and other eyeglass treatments don't do anything to improve the glasses, and some just interfere with your vision.

A-Team 03-12-2024 02:00 PM

My wife has been using Zenni for many years and loves there choices and cost savings. I can easily count ten pairs of color choices on her dresser. 👍🏼

Stu from NYC 03-12-2024 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 (Post 2309992)
I never add the upgrades. Most of the glasses I buy from Zenni are less than $25. Why do you need upgrades?

Note that you don't even need a prescription at Zenni. You just copy the information from the prescription onto the Zenni order form. Some eye doctors will write down optional features that you may not need, but you don't have to buy them. For me (and many other people), special coatings and other eyeglass treatments don't do anything to improve the glasses, and some just interfere with your vision.

Wife needs new glasses and didnt know they didnt need copy of prescription. Now hope that they have the size of the frames she bought some years ago so we do not have to worry about the size.

Once again thanks for your help.


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