Sunday, November 06, 2005

Costco for Eyeglasses

I think the last time I purchased eyeglasses as a kit and kaboodle eight years ago (don't worry, I've had the lenses replaced since then) they cost me over $300. It was something like $200+ for the frames and over $100 for the lenses.

I knew I'd be going to Costco this time around and I budgeted $200 for a new pair of eyeglasses...and I came in under budget! w00t!

My lenses were about $75-ish since I got the hi-index hoobidy-joo instead of the $50 poly-whatsis. Given my prescription, this meant my lenses would be significantly lighter and I wear them all the time, so it felt worth the extra cash. The anti-glare coating was another $30. I am always on the fence about buying the coating because it scratches so easily and then it looks like crapola, but I haven't tried it in a while...I thought I'd give it another shot.

And the frames were about $55! And I promise they are styleesh. Some of the "fancier" brand name frames were about $100 but even that is a great price for frames that easily pass $200 at regular retail stores.

My grand total: $159.97

$40 under budget! And boy will I need that $40 cuz here come the spendy months...

11 comments:

  1. "hi-index hoobidy-joo and poly-whatsis"

    Are those the brand names or generic? hehe

    Congrats!

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  2. heh...yeah that's what I get for waiting a day to post...the actual type of lenses aren't listed in full on the receipts either, just by their..um..."short name" :)

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  3. Nice! I got my glasses from Costco just a couple months ago. Nice quality, so-so selection of frames. Hi-Index is the only way to, especially if you're blind like me.

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  4. err... Hi-Index is the only way to go is what I meant to say.

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  5. Jonathan, I must be blind like you! :D

    The frames at my costco weren't too bad. I was looking for a completely frameless and they had several in the counter (maybe 20ish?) but nothing was quite right.

    But I was able to find a partial frameless that I liked a lot and they had several of those as well.

    I wonder if selection is the same across all stores or if there is a regional or even per store component to the selections...

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  6. come to think of it, they replaced nose pads for free on glasses that weren't from costco (my 8yr frames) and I thought that was awfully swell of them

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  7. This is the first thing I've ever read that actually made me wish I was a Costco member.
    The other tip someone gave me about buying eyeglass frames is that the airport shop in Reykjavik, Iceland has a great selection of designer frames at really cheap prices. But I can see why you might want to go to Costco instead.

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  8. Madame, I really would have thought the "costco for meat" post would have had a slight edge over eyeglasses

    Delmonico for $6!

    But I know 6 steaks take a lot more storage than a pair of eyeglasses so I guess I can understand.

    My friends Pepper and gear girl went to Iceland this year...funny, they didnt mention the eyeglasses...

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  9. Thanks for this post. I need my first pair of glasses at age 26 (everyone on both sides of my family needed glasses by grade school, so I lasted a long time). Anyway, I liked at least 4 frames at Costco, but wasn't sure about their customer service. Thanks for the help!

    "hi-index hoobidy-joo and poly-whatsis" nice technical terms

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