Sunday Obsession: Zenni

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Okay…as I've mentioned previously…it truly is the small things that excite me and make me happy.

Last weekend, I made the trip to Walmart to have an eye exam (BTW, I really like Dr. Finger. If you're looking for a good eye doctor, he's really good--And yes, that IS his name).

Now, I need to back-track a little. The last time I was at the Coalition's main office, Mrs. Wendy told me about a website to buy eyeglasses. She said I would just need my prescription and my PD (pupillary distance).

I had my eye exam. I asked Dr. Finger for a copy of my prescription, and asked him to write my PD down for me (You do need to have that, and that's something they don't normally give on your prescription).

I DID end up buying new glasses through Walmart. I do have eye insurance, but like so many, I am only allowed one pair of frames a year (now, every two years), and lenses every year. Now, that's great…but I'm also a woman who loves options.

As Mrs. Wendy had suggested, I went home and checked out Zenni.com. Now, to give y'all a little idea on cost: At Walmart, on my one pair of glasses, WITH INSURANCE, I spent a total of $76--Not terrible--($10 for the eye exam, $66 for my glasses--which included my $25 copay and the remaining balance that my insurance didn't cover on my glasses/lenses). On Zenni, I ordered another pair of eyeglasses AND a pair of sunglasses for a total of $75. To boot, I have to have prisms in my lenses…and on Zenni, that only added $10 to each.

Please note, there are a plethora of additional options of things you can get on your lenses…and I went very basic, because it was my second pair of glasses…I didn't feel like I needed all the bells and whistles.

One might ask how user-friendly it is, and let me just say: it is VERY simple. All you have to do is plug in the prescription numbers (make sure to check double check the + and - amounts). And again, I will mention, you must make sure you know your PD number. But ordering glasses from the website was very easy.

It is helpful to know what shapes work best with your face shape. It helped that I had just tried on glasses at Walmart. And something else I will mention is…I have a very wide face. I knew that my current glasses fit really well, so I measured the frame width on my current glasses to find glasses that had a comparable measurement before really choosing my selection. When you click on a pair of glasses, note the measurements off to the left-hand side of the screen.

If you, like me, identify as "ol' four eyes," you should definitely check out Zenni.