Where You Should Buy Your Glasses (and Where You Shouldn’t)
Saturday, July 9th, 2011
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What’s a poor-sighted person’s worst nightmare? Breaking a pair of glasses. If you haven’t been glasses shopping lately, brace yourself to empty your bank account: glasses are expensive. With all the options available (designer frames, light-changing lenses, wire or plastic frames, and enough colors to fill a Crayola crayon box), it’s no wonder people would rather glue their glasses together than go shopping for a new pair.
So where should you buy your glasses? Where can you walk out with a pair of quality frames for a price that won’t break the bank? Which places will still give you expert staff, quality fittings, and tons of selection? Here are the best places to buy your next pair of frames. Happy shopping!
The Best Place to Buy Your Glasses: Costco Optical
According to Consumer Reports, the top place to get your next pair of glasses is Costco Optical, where the average cost of a pair of glasses ran around $157. Your next best bet if you want to shop local (or you don’t have a Costco membership) is an independent glasses shop around town, where consumers paid around $211 a pair. No local eyeglass shops around? Head to a private doctor’s office. A pair from your local private doctor will set you back about $212.
The Worst: JCPenney
Don’t go to JCPenney, America’s Best Contacts & Eyeglasses, Visionworks, Eyemasters, or Pearle Vision, cautions Consumer Reports. These five companies had the five worst rankings of all glasses providers.
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