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Apr 28, 2024 at 07:04 AM
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So I broke my main pair of glasses a few months ago, and have been wearing my backup pair while I save up the money to buy a new pair. The backup pair broke last night, leaving me with no glasses. This is a bit critical as I can barely see without them. So out came the duct tape, and I taped my main pair together - they'd snapped in two on the nose bridge. Not a perfect solution but it'll work.
I'll call my Dr's office tomorrow and get them to email me a new prescription and I'll get into lenscrafters Tues. or Wed. at the latest. I really hope they'll be able to expedite the order. I'll have to ask my brother for money to cover half the cost, and I'll pay him back over the next several months. So of course now I look like a dork. I wouldn't care except I have to do a presentation at my psych hospital tomorrow afternoon. I've been wearing glasses since I was 7 and I'm 55 now, and this is the first time I've been caught with no glasses, so I guess maybe I was due. __________________  "I danced in the morning when the world was begun. I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun". From my favourite hymn. "If you see the wonder in a fairy tale, you can take the future even if you fail." Abba 
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Apr 28, 2024 at 08:37 AM
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Oh that is stressful
 it’s awful struggling to see.Would it help to buy those cheap generic pairs you can buy off the shelf just as an emergency? That’s what I did when I was stuck without glasses for a short time. |
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Apr 28, 2024 at 08:42 AM
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Oops 😬 glad your brother can help you out. I get my glasses on line. So far I’ve have good luck. They are definitely cheaper than buying store.
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Apr 28, 2024 at 08:57 AM
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I've been wearing these $11 pair of prescripition glasses I got online from Zennis I love them.
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Apr 28, 2024 at 04:33 PM
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I used to get mine at Lenscrafters. They always had a good interest free lending for paying them off. Now I go to a local eye dr in town. Ugh, got those titanium frameless glassed last time. They have survived for years through branches on brush I hsve been clearing even knocking them off my face. I now use Care Credit for vet bills & glasses & things like that. Depending on the company you get 6 mo - a year interest free over $200 (US $). It comes in handy when I don't have the cash but can budget.
You made me chuckle about breaking glasses. I never had broken mine either but I fell asleep at my computer desk late one night & managed to crash my head into the desk & break my glasses. Ok, I was laughing so hard after that. Then I realized I needed to repair my glasses till I could get new ones. Here in the US, if the prescription is over a year old they make you come in & get a new prescription. __________________  Leo's favorite place was in the passenger seat of my truck. We went everywhere together like this. Leo my soulmate will live in my heart FOREVER Nov 1, 2002 - Dec 16, 2018 |
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Apr 29, 2024 at 08:58 AM
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Thanks everyone for your suggestions.
Fortunately, I was able to find an affordable solution. I went into Lenscrafters and found out they still had the exact same frames as my main pair in stock. So they were able to simply put my existing lenses into new frames, and I could afford it. the lenses are the expensive part for me. So now I'm on track with my original plan to get a new pair in July or August, once I've saved up the money. __________________ "I danced in the morning when the world was begun. I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun". From my favourite hymn. "If you see the wonder in a fairy tale, you can take the future even if you fail." Abba
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Apr 29, 2024 at 09:14 AM
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Glad the solution was easy....yea!!!!
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Apr 29, 2024 at 09:41 AM
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Yay! 😁 great solution
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Apr 29, 2024 at 10:03 AM
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Thats great! Yeah all those "$50 glasses w examination" ads just mock me. I went in once and they were like, not with your prescription lady!
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