Quick Contacts in NYC

April 28, 2009 8:55 AM

My wife and I are staying in Manhatten near Time Square and she lost her contacts. Is there any way we can get her new contacts today?
posted by bajema to Health & Fitness (5 answers total)

Best answer: I know a great place. Optical 88, 116 Mott Street. Take the NR (yellow) train down to Canal Street and walk from there. They've always been able to give me free samples when I go in for an exam. Also, they're incredibly polite and marvelously inexpensive. I just bought a 6 months supply of lenses from them for $100.
posted by hermitosis at 9:00 AM on April 28, 2009 [5 favorites]

Then you can go for dim sum afterwards!
posted by hermitosis at 9:00 AM on April 28, 2009

Yes. Go to Lenscrafters or the like (googly says there's one at Broadway and 34th and one at 3rd ave and 49th) and they can likely give/sell you a "sample" pair that is close to your prescription. They may have to fit her, whcihc will cost more and take more time, but they may just be able to call your doctor back home.

I had to do this once, although not in Times Sq, and it was super easy.
posted by dirtdirt at 9:01 AM on April 28, 2009

Response by poster: Just called Optical 88 and they have them in stock. Thanks for the help.
posted by bajema at 9:09 AM on April 28, 2009

high five for hermitosis!

(also, good to know. I might investigate them for my next round of contacts...)
posted by ocherdraco at 9:27 AM on April 28, 2009