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fallsauce · 03-23-2006, 02:10 PM

So I'm thinking of getting my next batch of contacts from an online retailer, probably Clearly Contacts, but the email I sent to their customer service seemed to have been answered by someone who really didn't know anything about contacts.

Has anybody here has used any online contact sellers and what they thought of them. If anyone's used Clearly Contacts, how much would they be normally if they weren't 'Sale Items'?

And on a side note, does anyone know if the SofLens 66 Torics only come in 6 lenses for 3 months, or is there a monthly version as well? I'm going to assume it's fortnightlies, but just want to make sure.

Redlemon · 03-23-2006, 02:35 PM

I have used AC Lens (http://www.aclens.com/) a couple of times, and their service and price was amazing. I purchased Boston gas permeable lenses (the small, hard ones). They put a mark on the right one, to help tell right from left, even though I had asked for the lenses to be unmarked. When I emailed customer service, they sent me a new one no charge, no shipping, and said to keep the old one as a backup.

When I told a local optician about the price they were charging, he said to go ahead and use them, since the price was below what his wholesale price would be.

Grasshopper Green · 03-23-2006, 06:20 PM

Thanks for that link, redlemon. I use 1800contacts, but the site you posted has my kind at a cheaper price...I can save $20 an order with this site!

Redlemon · 03-24-2006, 06:55 AM

Oh, just a follow-up: you know the part where it says that you have to have a less-than-a-year-old prescription? They actually check that. My optometrist accidentally reversed the left/right diopters, so I corrected it when I submitted it. AC Lens emailed me back to tell me there was a discrepancy.

03-23-2006, 02:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
fallsauce Insane	Buying contact lenses online So I'm thinking of getting my next batch of contacts from an online retailer, probably Clearly Contacts, but the email I sent to their customer service seemed to have been answered by someone who really didn't know anything about contacts. Has anybody here has used any online contact sellers and what they thought of them. If anyone's used Clearly Contacts, how much would they be normally if they weren't 'Sale Items'? And on a side note, does anyone know if the SofLens 66 Torics only come in 6 lenses for 3 months, or is there a monthly version as well? I'm going to assume it's fortnightlies, but just want to make sure. __________________ "Hey little kitty with your tail dragging on the floor You could have a following in every town that you go" Electric Six - I Invented The Night

03-23-2006, 02:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
Redlemon Devoted Donor Location: New England	I have used AC Lens (http://www.aclens.com/) a couple of times, and their service and price was amazing. I purchased Boston gas permeable lenses (the small, hard ones). They put a mark on the right one, to help tell right from left, even though I had asked for the lenses to be unmarked. When I emailed customer service, they sent me a new one no charge, no shipping, and said to keep the old one as a backup. When I told a local optician about the price they were charging, he said to go ahead and use them, since the price was below what his wholesale price would be. __________________ I can't read your signature. Sorry.

03-23-2006, 06:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
Grasshopper Green ...is a comical chap Location: Where morons reign supreme	Thanks for that link, redlemon. I use 1800contacts, but the site you posted has my kind at a cheaper price...I can save $20 an order with this site! __________________ "They say that patriotism is the last refuge to which a scoundrel clings; steal a little and they throw you in jail, steal a lot and they make you king" Formerly Medusa

03-24-2006, 06:55 AM	#4 (permalink)
Redlemon Devoted Donor Location: New England	Oh, just a follow-up: you know the part where it says that you have to have a less-than-a-year-old prescription? They actually check that. My optometrist accidentally reversed the left/right diopters, so I corrected it when I submitted it. AC Lens emailed me back to tell me there was a discrepancy. __________________ I can't read your signature. Sorry.