Discounted Contact Lenses Online - What an Eye Doctor Will Never
Tell You
It is no longer a secret that you can buy many goods online for
less than you would pay in traditional shops. Contact lenses are
no exception - in fact, you can save anywhere from 50 to 70
percent by ordering your contacts online. So where is the catch?
Why online shops sell discounted contact lenses?
First, internet businesses don't have as many expenses as eye
care practitioners - they don't have to pay rent or hire staff.
Second, large online contact lens retailers sell thousands of
lenses per day, which is more than an average eye doctor would
sell a year; so they make less profit per box of lenses, but win
on the amount of sales. Third, large online retailers can get
their stock of lenses cheaper than eye doctors, because they buy
in bulk, directly from the manufacturer.
Are discount contacts from online stores inferior in
quality?
If your doctor says that the lenses you buy online are not as
good as the ones you order through his or her office, don't
believe it. Discount contacts bought online are exactly the same
contact lenses from exactly the same manufacturers.
In fact there are only a few large contact lens manufacturers.
95% of all soft contact lenses prescribed by optometrists are
produced by Ciba Vision, Cooper Vision, Johnson and Johnson or
Bausch and Lomb. You can find most of the lenses produced by all
four manufacturers on the Net. Popular lenses like Acuvue,
Acuvue Advance and Acuvue 2 Colors, all Focus lenses, varieties
of SofLens, Freshlook Colorblends and other Freshlook color
collections are widely available online. See cheap contact lenses online
How to select the best online contact lens store?
The only problem you face, when deciding to order your discount
contacts online, is choosing a store to buy them from. Most
people pick the store that offers the lowest price, but there
are several other factors you need to keep in mind.
- Is the store large and reputable, and how long have
they been in contact lens business? There are thousands of sites
selling contacts online, but some sell thousands of contacts
every day while others are only a one-person business. It is
safer to buy from a large company: they usually have a better
organized business.
- Do they offer free shipping? Some
companies sell their lenses very cheaply but charge a lot for
shipping. On the other hand, several online stores offer you
free shipping on all orders, or orders larger than certain
amount.
- Are there any additional discounts? Some sites
offer an even better price if you buy a year's supply of contact
lenses. Unopened contact lenses don't spoil, so it is sensible
to order a year's supply and get an extra discount
- Does
the company have a privacy policy? All respectable online
retailers guarantee that your personal information will be kept
secure
- What is the company's return policy?
- Does the store offer good customer service
For you it would be time-consuming to evaluate several
companies, trying to find the best one. To save time, you can
look for comparisons and reviews of contact lens retailers on
sites that provide consumer information. It pays to read a
review before you commit to buy.