No more LensCrafters for me.....

Well, you know I figured my glasses were so old I needed a new prescription so I went to the eye doc and he told me to STOP wearing glasses to drive, that I see better without them than with them!

Thanks, Costco here I come. I do feel I save on many things at Costco but you still have to shop because of the fact that they have limited brands on many thing I can get better deals else where.

No frugal tips today except to eat the leftovers. I have a snow globe for a brain today. I cannot get my glasses and get them correct at one hour places, like lenscrafters. In fact, lenscrafters cannot get mine in less than a week because of the complex corrections.

costco is good but we g to sears and i will tell you why. sears canada always has a deal - either two forone or a full set of glasses for 125. they also adjust your glasses for you anytime for free (tighten them up).

Oh, I don't know how much you paid, but I would love to get a discount like that. My new glasses are going to cost 150.00, and that is with our insurance..

Dawn, have you ever checked out Zenni Optical online? They have complete glasses starting at $8! Of course for $8 it's just the most basic lens and for anything more complex, like a bifocal or multi-focal, there's a charge but it's still very inexpensive. They aren't brand name or designer frames or anything but I've found that they fit well and seem to stand up as well as any other glasses I've had. Plus it's so nice to be able to have different frames instead of having to wear the same ones until they disintegrate! It's definitely worth checking out the website. They do sunglasses too!

Frugal tip relating to glasses? I still use my glasses that I got 2 years ago....and they don't have the 'nose protectors' (or whatever it is you call them...the little thingies that sit where the glasses cling to the nose) for a year now. My glasses are lopsided too and I try different things to make them sit properly. Am I glad I got the low cost sturdier frames than the expensive ones which look good but are flimsy. My frugal tip has more to do with hubby darling not being bothered about me than my need to be frugal in this regard!

Good for you! I'm glad to hear that your glasses were so affordable. I will have to keep this tip in mind. My own frugal tip of the day is to unplug your water heater or flip the switch at the breaker box. And, then just plug up your water heater (or flip the water heater breaker box switch) right before bath time. You'll need to wait at least an hour to get a full tub of hot water. It takes awhile to heat the water from cold, especially if it's winter. That saves about $30 a month for my family. Another thing would be to use 20 and 40 watt bulbs in low traffic areas like the hallway or kitchen when that area is not in use. We have to leave our kitchen light on, cause our daughter goes in there at least three times a night. And, it's a long way over to the light switch and I'm worried about her falling in the middle of the night when getting up for water. So I leave the light on. It would be too expensive to leave a 100 watt bulb in the ceiling. So we use lower wattage and that saves money. When it gets summer, i plan to buy several window air conditioners for $200 - $250 each and use those instead of central air conditioning. This past year, we spent well over $200 on air conditioning during the summer time (well into October) and that was way out of my budget. I've only allotted myself $100 - $150 for electricity, including air conditioning, heating, cooking and hot water. So that was way out of my budget. If i had to give more frugal cooking tips, they would be for cheap eating. Anything with beans, rice or noodles is always a cheap way to go.

I had my son's glasses done at Walmart and they have really good prices and a good guarantee on them. My son broke his frame at the nose about 2 weeks ago. I brought in the glasses and they got a new frame from the wall and changed them out for free. We were in and out of there in under 15 minutes! I was very happy with the customer service we received there so, at least for my son, I will be getting all of his glasses at Walmart. Have a great day and happy myLotting!!!

Someone told me today that albertsons meat is all half price after 6 pm... worth a shot to check. I don't seem to remember that but I don't go there late lol. I think they have a thursday sale so I may go look on thursday.

uuummm, how about finagling a free MRI? they bugged me so much at the radiology place that i started using the cost as an excuse. finally they just said, you dont have to pay, get in here. anyway, its great you could get just as good of glasses cheaper.

Great deal Dawn. My frugal tip? Would eating lunch at 4.30 pm count as being frugal? A sweet fanny Adams day no matter what I did I ended up doing sweet Fannie Adams. And I am exhausted just trying to keep the work computer up and running. If the technician does not turn up tomorrow then I am going to scream so loud that you are go9ng to ear about it on CNN

My tip - drink more water, munch less. :) Seriously, it helps in losing weight, and is not bad for blood pressure. :) You'd save on monthly snacking bills, and physicians bills, and medical bills as well. :)

We don't have Costco's, but I'm telling you, if we did...I'd be shopping there. My brother and SIl (her name is Deb) shop there all the time (Santa Rosa, CA)...to heck with Wal-Mart. And my brother and Deb make a decent living...but Costco is Okay in my mind. I just wish we had them to compete with Wal-Mart, KMart, SAM's, Albertson's, IGA, etc. (We already "lost" Smith's, Furr's, etc.)

EYe glass world I went to 2 pairs of glasses for $78 but the glass in them cost so ended up paying $238 still cheaperthan lens ceafters

Thanks for the heads up. I got my last ones at Walmart and they were very expensive and my prescription changed as my eyes got better..but they charged an arm and a leg! My frugal tip...I turned my furnace down one degree and it saved quite a bit on my utility bill!

I use Walmart, and really need to get myself in for another exam soon.. I'm running out of contacts.

That is great! Just goes to show that you pay for the name. My frugal tip is just that most store brand are as good or better than alot of name brands. I was getting one certain brand of canned vegetables broth and happened to check one day and the store brand had the same ingredients for half the price. Pays to check ingredients.

What a great deal. I'll have to remember that if we ever need glasses. My frugal tip for today is to never check out when shopping online before looking for some sort of discount code. I always check out my cash back sites and search sites like RetailMeNot.com for coupon codes to see which option will save me the most money. It gives me plenty of time to think about whether I really need what I'm going to buy, too. :)

Wow what a savings indeed! My frugal tip would be that in today's day and age we have to do a bit of researching and or reading discussions as yours as it is way too expensive for us to simply go to our regular places as things are way too high. Thanks for the tip I will pass it along to my boyfriend who spends an arm and a leg for one pair at lensCrafters also.