Buying contact lenses every year can be expensive but there are ways that you can get some real savings. We’ll tell you how.
First of all, be sure that you see your eye doctor every year. It’s important to get a vision test and find out if your prescription has changed. As we get older, the prescription will change more often. Going to eye care centers at department stores or malls is fine. You may even get better care there than going to a specialized clinic since those places are trying hard to get your business. You can expect to pay about $85 for an eye doctor visit which lasts about a half hour.
You will also need to get separate prescriptions for contacts and glasses. Most people who wear contacts do want a pair of glasses to use at night when their lenses get too dry and they still want to see things clearly. They’re also good to have in case you need to get out of bed and go somewhere quickly or just to give your eyes a break for a day. Glasses can be quite fashionable, too, so you can switch to wearing glasses instead of contacts for a day or two to change up your look a little.
Once you have your updated contact lens prescription, your eye doctor can order lenses for you. You can have them do it or else you can try to shop around for the best price yourself. The best price I found last time was through 1-800-Contacts but I wear toric lenses. Other contact lenses may be cheaper at other places. I saved over $200, so it really does pay to shop around.
When placing your order, tell your doctor (or the place that you’re ordering from) that you want to try different contact lens manufacturers. You can then find out how many make the kind you need. From there, you can first order trial lenses, which are free samples of 30 day contacts.
Your trial lenses will arrive in a few days and then you can begin wearing them for 30 days. As you do this, keep a short log about how they feel, what time of the day they dry out and if they’re easy to put in and take out. Before you get to the end of the first 30 days, order the next free samples of contacts from the next manufacturer and so on.
You may go through 2-3 or more manufacturers of contact lenses and you’ll have a log of how each worked out for you. So you’ve just saved yourself 2 or 3 or more months of contact lenses that you got for free. The reason you can do this is because there is a lot of competition for contact lenses since so many people wear them. They offer you free, trial pairs in hopes that you’ll like theirs the best. It’s the free market at work and you benefit!
One more way you can save money on contact lenses is by using a Health Savings Account (HSA). This is your money that you can use tax-free for health expenses like contact lenses and even on contact lens supplies like cleaning solution and saline solution as well as glasses and your eye exam. It really adds up!
Our tips mentioned above about how to save money on contacts were:
- Get your eyes checked at a department store or mall to save some money.
- Shop around for the best price on contacts. Try a few places. It’s easy to do.
- Try to get 2, 3 or more sets of trial lenses, which are free for you.
- Use your HSA to save about 30% on lenses, solution, glasses and eye exam.
If you do follow these methods of getting free contact lenses, please let us know. You can leave comments here. Now, go save some money!
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