Amazing Eyeglasses!

I know we all strive to look good and I haven't seen any of my friends throwing in the towel to severe ugliness or staying plain Jane. I get to see everyone make an effort each day to look the absolute perfect just to say I'm better than other people. It is something innate that make this phenomenon work. We also never get tired of it and to tell you the truth; I'm not surprised! I think it is man's urge for self improvement and the way we do it externally tells how we are with other people. I often purchase signature clothes, shoes and accessories but these days it is pretty hard on the budget. I know how hard it is to keep thrifty if you want quality and a polished look at the same time. The world market says so and it looks the same on any part of it too. Mom and I dropped by the local optometrist a few days ago to get some eyeglasses. Mom needed a new pair so badly because her old one fell off when she tripped in the church sidewalk that weekend.

Upon getting checked, she needed different grades for each eye. The optometrist/ophthalmologist suggested bifocals for her. She got up and searched the store; we found this red frame perfect for her however it was going to cost her 5,000 pesos. Its way off my expected price but she needed one badly.

There are on line stores selling these for 8 dollars and they were selling it for way more than that. I could have waited a few days for the eyeglasses and saved a lot in the process. Locals don't know it but we who frequently get on line do! I'm sure if they read the great words a guy said here for the eyeglasses they would change their mind and probably get their supplies there too. Imagine I can get the same quality for a tenth of the price. This is just amazing ZENNI!

I can see its Hot!

I just heard over the news that we had the hottest day registered today in Manila. It is a whopping 38.7 degrees Celsius and there have been reports of people dying from sun stroke because of the heat. Unfortunately I do not have anything to protect my eyes from the bright blinding sun. It is also advisable to have sun glasses that deflect UV rays that damage delicate parts of the eye. I would really love to also avoid having cancer since there are studies that directly looking at the sun and the damages associate with it can also cause this. I have tried numerous times to get one myself but cheap ones here in Manila cost a lot and quality wise you would not really be impressed.



Good thing there are on line stores that sell cheaper ones like ZENNI Optical. The elimination of the middle man made everything more affordable and if you see how much that would benefit people who need prescription and fashionable eyeglasses, it wouldn't be as close as you may have estimated it would be. Have you seen designer grade ones for 8 dollars? How about high quality frames that would sell less than 10 dollars?! There are a lot of places where you can source this but only a few can match the prices these on line stores have. It's the best buy you can ever have for a pair of spectacles.

The Better Alternative: Affordable Eyeglasses

I arrived late in the office because I was not feeling well this evening. I work on the graveyard shift because I have to be in the same time zone as my bosses in the US. Yesterday I had to finish a couple of reports that would require me to look at 20 spreadsheets with purely numbers on it. I had to even make a couple graphs out of that. It took me several hours to finish it but I was quite impressed at my work. Later on, I got tired and decided to sleep since I was doing these reports at home. My eyes were a little red and obviously strained from looking at the computer monitor the whole day. My laptop did not have glare protection on it and I did not have a choice. I already have some small problems in the left eye as my ophthalmologist said and the last thing I want to do is worsen it. He was asking me to get prescription glasses but he told me it is going to cost me around two thousand pesos just for the frame alone. The lenses would need five hundred more and these are not even bifocals. I was looking for other alternatives since it is quite expensive if we get it from the hospital. The #1 online Rx glasses store ZENNI came to mind when we deliberated where to get one. My eye doctor was not that into on line stuff and I suggested he read off information about the store since WIFI was available in their office. Picked up my BLACKBERRY and browsed through Eric's Review of Zenni Optical. He got the point and told me he's suggesting the same thing for his other patients who may not be able to afford the expensive ones the hospital forces them to buy. It was a good thing I got to chat about that with him because after that, he's going to be able to help a lot of people.

I like Eric's explanation on why we are going to saving a lot with this kind of purchase because we get to see the benefits on how to eliminate the middle man. It is so simple yet you know why there are some glasses and eye wear that cost a lot these days. I suggested this store to my Mom too who has been wearing glasses for quite some time now. If it would only cost a couple of dollars for the frames, she probably would get one if her old pair wears out. The Lowest Price Progressive Glasses are already available with ZENNI and if the doctor would suggest soon that I get contact lenses, I would beg off and go for the classic frames that ZENNI has.