Online contact lens seller seems too good to be true

December 23, 2021 8:42 AM

Need recommendation for buying contacts online or to gut check if this place is too cheap.

I have to reorder my daily contacts, I have astigmatism in both eyes and have a really high prescription. Most online places to order vary by maybe ten to twenty bucks per box, but I've found one that looks fine and the boxes are $80 instead of $100-120.

It's Contact Lens King if anyone has used them. Otherwise, I'd just like to get a good recommendation for shops people have used. I haven't ordered outside of my optometrist in so long but last year they first didn't order them for weeks, sent me the wrong lenses then made me pay extra after the fact... so yeah, I'm going to order online and do fast shipping.

posted by OnTheLastCastle to Health & Fitness (13 answers total)

Best answer: I've only used 1800contacts. They are fast and cheap, usually about half the price of my eye doctor. They are owned by Walmart (which should tell you something about low prices, and that they are a real company, downside, it's Walmart)
posted by bbqturtle at 9:14 AM on December 23, 2021 [1 favorite]

Best answer: My husband used them once so far, was pleased, and plans to use them again next time. He’d previously used 1800contacts but after they switched to a rebate model, he found they failed to issue the rebates until he pestered them a number of times. I’ve also heard that Costco is great and that you don’t have to be a member.
posted by daisyace at 9:39 AM on December 23, 2021

I used 1800contacts the first time I decided to buy my own and they were the cheapest option due to a new customer discount, but then the next three times Walgreens was the cheapest by a significant margin.
posted by vegartanipla at 10:52 AM on December 23, 2021

Response by poster: daisyace, he used Contact Lens King? Cool, that's mostly what I wanted to know is if anyone had used them and wasn't scammed. I have heard Costco is also really reasonable. Thanks all!
posted by OnTheLastCastle at 11:06 AM on December 23, 2021

I've also used Contact Lens King with no issues in a couple of orders.
posted by dobi at 11:12 AM on December 23, 2021

daisyace, he used Contact Lens King?
Yup!
posted by daisyace at 11:33 AM on December 23, 2021

Try putting your brand and type into Google Shopping (fka Froogle). Some of the online stores put in super low prices to try and get at the top of this list.

You'll only get that price by clicking on the presented link, though. I regularly use OptiContacts and have gotten some pretty insane discounts this way.
posted by JoeZydeco at 11:56 AM on December 23, 2021

I've used Contact Lens King a couple times. No issues. I have a strong but simple prescription.
posted by nat at 12:15 PM on December 23, 2021

Just to chime in, Costco is reasonable and they got me my lenses pretty quickly despite their being special-order.
posted by praemunire at 12:42 PM on December 23, 2021

I've used 393 lens for years with perfect results too, just in case you want to check them.
posted by chasles at 1:55 PM on December 23, 2021

I’ve used contact lens king for years and years for once dailies (so a lot on contacts. Fairly strong scrip- 5.5 and -5, but nothing too funky or specialized. Love them and have never had a problem.
posted by susiswimmer at 2:51 PM on December 23, 2021

For you or any future searchers, saveonlens.com has good prices and is based in Canada but ships to the US from US warehouses. This means you don't need to prove your prescription or even have a current one, which if very helpful for many people in the US.

I have ordered several times with them and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.
posted by SaltySalticid at 3:26 PM on December 23, 2021

Chiming in another vote for Contact Lens King. Have used them for years, never had a problem.
posted by Ender's Friend at 1:12 AM on December 24, 2021