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Originally posted by FunkyCrew I think an exam every 2 years is a good idea, esp. if you have any sort of coverage through parent's benefits or whatnot. Otherwise yeah what you said - they should be able to read off the older pair of glases..

I do get exams and glasses every 2 years. But when the prescription doesn't change, it's common not to give a new one unless you ask.

Be careful when they read off of old glasses though, as I mentioned it's almost always off by a bit. So if they read it a bit stronger than what you're actual prescription is, make sure they lower it. If you get a higher prescription than what you need, your eyes can get worse.

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Originally posted by *~LiSa-LoO~* I do get exams and glasses every 2 years. But when the prescription doesn't change, it's common not to give a new one unless you ask. Be careful when they read off of old glasses though, as I mentioned it's almost always off by a bit. So if they read it a bit stronger than what you're actual prescription is, make sure they lower it. If you get a higher prescription than what you need, your eyes can get worse.

yeah I was given a stronger prescription I wore for 2 years even though I had a eye exam done right on the spot - now I'm back on lower prescription

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Originally posted by FunkyCrew yeah I was given a stronger prescription I wore for 2 years even though I had a eye exam done right on the spot - now I'm back on lower prescription

That's why I always go to an ophthalmologist rather than an optometrist. My dad and I both find that optometrists always try to bump your prescription up, whereas ophthalmologists bump them down so that your eyes work harder and try to get stronger. I'll never go back.

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Originally posted by FunkyCrew www.clearlycontacts.com

Their Australian site had a promotion on FB last week, for free frames including free prescription lenses. Just had to pay the shipping, which was like $15 or something? My gf found some she liked, and got them in 3 days from Canada, no hassles at all. Quite impressed.

They didn't care about her prescription being over a year old either.

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Originally posted by *~LiSa-LoO~* That's why I always go to an ophthalmologist rather than an optometrist. My dad and I both find that optometrists always try to bump your prescription up, whereas ophthalmologists bump them down so that your eyes work harder and try to get stronger. I'll never go back.

+1 You go to see someone who passed med school, not flunk it.

I may have to see one for my first time soon. I can't see my gf's face as close as she can anymore :S







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Originally posted by Sushipunk Their Australian site had a promotion on FB last week, for free frames including free prescription lenses. Just had to pay the shipping, which was like $15 or something? My gf found some she liked, and got them in 3 days from Canada, no hassles at all. Quite impressed. They didn't care about her prescription being over a year old either.

Are you fuckin kidding me?!?! Free frames AND prescription lenses?!?!

I'd get like 10 pairs!

I have some pretty shitty eyes (special prescriptions and stuff) so I usually can only justify one pair every couple of years...


My only concern with getting them online or something is that you can't get them fixed as easy... Don't laugh, I got my last two pairs at Costco and not only are they cheap, but they replace the lenses for ANYTHING! Small scratch, scuff, they just order you a new pair. One frame broke at the hinge and they didn't have the same frames in stock, they replaced it with a frame of my choice and the lenses.

Another time I lost my glasses completely (The fell off my head from a 14th floor balcony), luckily I had previously re-ordered new lenses because of a small scratch, they just redid the frames and the lenses again... just had to pay for the frames.

In the past 4 years, they replaced my Lacoste frames once, replaced my FCUK pair once because the arm/hinge broke, then when those were lost, replaced the whole thing... And i'm there every couple weeks anyways so I always get them readjusted while there as a convenience...

Their customer service and price is GREAT! Just their selection of guys frames is lacking and hit or miss...

Gonna check out that clearlycontacts site and pop into Lenscrafters this week tho! Thanks!

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HOLY SHIT that clearlycontacts place is decent price... the lenses still cost a bit, but that's expected.

I looked a pair of Pradas and the total was $300, but just made up my script because I don't know it and to lazy to find it lol...


BUT... You Toronto residents are in luck...


http://www.facebook.com/ClearlyContacts.ca

Click the Toronto tab on top...



Don't know how they know you're from Toronto or not... wonder if it's billing address, because I could just get it sent to someone in Toronto, hmmmmm

@Sushipunk... so you're in Australia and got them shipped from Canada?

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Free glasses in Toronto only with a valid prescription - I was trying to get into that list but you have to submit it online, and my eyes are different and I can't remember how much each eye is

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Try to find an old one...

I don't think they want proof... hmmm, how do they prove that? One could just sign up for the lowest lense and get the frames for fee essentially...

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Originally posted by DJ Mach X Are you fuckin kidding me?!?! Free frames AND prescription lenses?!?! I'd get like 10 pairs!

Yep, free for both, just had to pay for the shipping which wasn't much. Offer only stands for 1 pair per household though, and there may be exclusions for some frames, I'm not totally sure how that part works. But, you could easily set some shit up with a bunch of your your friends in TO or whatever, and spread the love (back to you, I mean).

And yes, I'm in Australia. My gf ordered them off their AU site, put in the coupon code, and they were shipped from Canada by Fedex. Took 3 business days.

The promo you just posted is exactly the same as what we got last week. You 'like' them on FB, put in your details, and they email you the coupon code some time on the morning of the promotion day. We were lucky, and got it at about 8am, but I was checking the comments on their FB page and it seems like a lot of people didn't get their codes until quite late in the day. Worth a shot though, if you can wait for a few days.

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I'm going to try, wonder how (if) they verify residency tho... I know many people in Brampton, Mississauga and Toronto area to send the glasses to, but dunno about the billing address.

I signed up and definitely going to try tho!

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Originally posted by DJ Mach X I'm going to try, wonder how (if) they verify residency tho... I know many people in Brampton, Mississauga and Toronto area to send the glasses to, but dunno about the billing address. I signed up and definitely going to try tho!

Just have the shipping address as somewhere in TO (a friend's place, or whatever?) and you should be fine, I'd say. You might end up paying 2 lots of shipping (their shipping to your friend, and then your friend sending it to you) but it's still quite a bit cheaper than new frames/lenses.

Edit: I just asked my gf, since she spoke to their customer service people on the phone that day. The free deal isn't for the really expensive frames, just the lower price ones. She said up to about $150 or something like that? So probably rule out the designer labels.

Apparently they weren't too specific on details, you just have to try the coupon code with a few different ones and see which ones will let you apply the discount.

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