I love to decorate cakes, but I'm very near-sighted. I don't have my exact prescription numbers for eyeglasses handy, but my contacts are a -9 in (right eye) and a -7.5 (left eye)... this basically means that without corrective lenses I'm blind! lol
I haven't been able to afford a new pair of eyeglasses for a number of years now and my current pair of eyeglasses are only suitable for wearing at home... my doctor made me promise not to wear them while driving or operating any type of machinery! lol Why? I couldn't afford the non-glare coating. At the time it was some $75 to add it to the cost of my lenses and I just couldn't swing it, so if my contacts are our of stock, I have to stay home! The glare I get with my particular prescription eyeglasses, especially on a sunny day provides too much distortion and distraction to be safely or comfortably worn outside the house.
If I'd known about Zenni, I could have had my cake and ate it too... I'd have enjoyed a nice pair of frames and lenses for a fraction of what I paid my local optomotrist and would have had money to spare for the non-glare feature. I finally found affordable eyeglasses and will no longer be stressing about how to pay for eyeglasses.
Truth is 3 out of the 4 members of my family wear eyeglasses and/or contacts and one of those members is an 8 year old boy who has a tendency to break his frames. We've had to have his only pair of glasses repaired by a local jeweler twice in the last 6 months. What has that set us back? $35 a pop! Nice huh? With Zenni I could have had a backup pair. What did we do though? We bought him titanium frames thinking they'd be the best frames to get an active boy, not realizing they might actually be the worst. lol There are very few jewelers equipped with a laser that will weld titanium. We won't be doing that again.
Although I haven't yet tried Zenni personally, I do believe they're just as good as they claim based on an independent review recently posted by Examiner.com. They gave this online manufacturer a trial run and were happy with the end result.Check out their review for yourself!
Zenni sells direct to the customer, which is the only way they can sell a complete pair of eyeglasses to the consumer for as low as $8... usually no more than $40 total. If you want anti-glare, which I wish I had been able to afford way back when, you'll only pay an additional $4.95. Shipping is also just $4.95 regardless of how many pairs of eyeglasses you order! Not too shabby!
Let me know what you think of this online eyeglasses retailer! I'd say it's quite a find! 
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