You have only 14 days to return your glasses if you don’t like them, among the shortest return periods of any online glasses retailer we looked at. If you’ve bought glasses in the past this is probably welcome (since there’s definitely a drawer full of excess cases somewhere in your house), but it can be a little inconvenient if you’re new to eyewear. Interestingly, and perhaps understandably given the need to keep down costs, you don’t get a case with your Eyebuydirect glasses - just a cardboard box. With regular shipping, we got our glasses in nine business days. Two-day delivery (one day faster than even Zenni’s express service) is available for a select range of frames, with single-vision prescriptions - it’s about the cheapest way to get a pair of glasses in a hurry. Like most low-cost online retailers, Eyebuydirect doesn’t directly accept insurance, but the site provides a simple way of applying for reimbursement from a wide range of vision insurance plans, potentially saving you money even over other lower-cost online retailers, depending on your plan’s out-of-network coverage. A full-featured viewer works with your live webcam, an uploaded still image or a recorded video, and lets you enter your PD measurement and even adjust the fit of the virtual frames on your nose, which we didn’t encounter anywhere else - it really makes the fitting experience better and gave us the best sense of how the frames might look when worn. This is still very affordable compared to many brick-and-mortar opticians and high-end retailers, where you’d spend in the neighborhood of $1,000 for a similarly spec’d pair but not far off major discount retailers like Costco.Įyebuydirect’s try-on tools are the most complete and easy to use of all of the eyeglass retailers we tested. A pair of basic Wayfarer-style frames we ordered as readers similarly met our expectations, with quality acetate construction and similarly good optical quality to the pricier pair.īasic single-vision prescriptions are very inexpensive (well under $100), while pricing for a fully loaded pair, before discounts, runs about $400 for house brands ($100 more than Zenni) and in the $500 to $600 range for branded options like Ray-Ban. The fully spec’d browline pair we ordered compared very favorably to name-brand versions of the same concept from Ray-Ban and others, with solid build, very clear optics and a wide field of vision in the premium progressive prescription we ordered, and the fit was in order with what we’d expected from the online fit tools. We really liked the glasses we got from Eyebuydirect, especially given the inexpensive pricing. The search tools let you filter effectively by enough criteria that you can narrow things down quickly. If you’re looking for value comparable to Zenni’s but want the option of browsing familiar names, it’s hard to beat.Įyebuydirect’s collection is huge, which means you’ll find both a wide range and a lot of variations on similar themes. With a mix of affordable house brands and good deals on a range of premium brands, Eyebuydirect offers flexible, complete search tools and a shopping process that is smooth and easy to navigate, with superior VR/AR try-on tools. Your CNN account Log in to your CNN account
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