Zenni, An Eye Glasses Love Affair.

On May first, my health care benefits at work rolled over into a new year.  So, last week I had to do a bunch of annoying adult stuff and figure out plans and deductibles and such.  As I did the math on our optical insurance, I got really frustrated.  

While an eye exam is covered under out "not cheap" vision plan, it always feels like nothing else is.  This is covered at 80%, and that is is covered at 40%, etc.  When all is said and done, after anti scratch, anti glare, frames, lenses, etc., it costs Joe and I hundreds of dollars out of pocket to get new glasses...

That is, until we found Zenni Optical!!!

An eye exam is really cheap these days due to the plethora of vision places competing for your business.  It's the frames that they rape and pillage you on, and that is how they make their cash flow.  But once you have a copy of your eye prescription, you can go to any brick and mortar or online store to buy your frames and lenses.  And that, good friends, is where Zenni comes in.

The prices are the best I've found online (ranging from $6-$46) and the quality of the frames is better than that of our glasses from the optometrist.  There are a ton of cute vintage styles, and you can order any of them as sunglasses too!  You can search by shape, color, style, price, size, etc.  So here are my tips....

#1 - Find your PDF (pupillary distance) on your script and use this in your search perimeters.  Not every pair of glasses comes in every size, so this narrows your search.

#2 - Spring the extra $4.95 for the anti glare lenses.  This option is at checkout.

And that's it.  Seriously, it's that easy.  Joe and I have both gotten so many awesome pairs over the last year and half.  It's kind of addicting.  I mean, I'd spend $25 on a new dress, so why not on a "facial accessory" that I wear every day?  So here we go!!.....

My "I'm just a retro mamma" pair.  $25.95

My "I'm fancy cuz my glasses sparkle" pair. $25.95

My "Perfect with a floral dress" pair.  $27.95

My "I'm doing my homework!" pair. $23.95

 These have become my every day pair...who knew?  $29.95

Next on my wish list?  Everyone is listing super cute round 1920's styles in anticipation of The Great Gatsby coming out...and I want some!

photo credit Kelly

...Oh, and these little guys came last week.  Meet the Bourbon Red Turkeys!  Cute enough to eat?  ;)

xoxo, e.