Matthew Botos

My pleasure over not needing new regular glasses this year soon faded when I was hit with sticker shock from prescription sunglasses. The Oakley frames I liked weren’t too bad (for Oakleys), but with all the stores only sending the lens orders to Oakley, the prices got rather steep. Enter the Internet, where manufacturer’s suggested prices and exclusive contracts cease to exist.

Buying glasses online is a bit daunting; it’s tough enough to do in person! Though it turns out once you’ve done that once, you can read the sizing information right off your current frames, or try popular brands locally. To get the prescription right, they also require a faxed copy of your prescription, which was reassuring. To top it all off, I even got a phone call to make sure I really wanted sunglass tint before they started cutting the lenses.

In 10 days, I had new sunglasses, with a perfect prescription - faster than some of local labs I’ve dealt with in the past. The whole package came out about 40% cheaper than at the mall, and all I really gave up was a mirror coating. I’d still be a little wary of ordering a style I hadn’t been able to try out in person, but in this case, Frames Direct really delivered,