Posted by kim on February 10, 2010
My daughter, Tatym’s glasses broke yet again! After having them repaired four times already, I cringed at having to invest more money into them, but they proved inoperable. I decided to try ordering eyeglasses online as they are a mere fraction of the price of purchasing from an optical store.
I chose 39DollarGlasses.com because I know they have been in business for as long as I’ve had this website (over ten years). And even though $39 sounds inexpensive enough, I only paid $29 because you can get an automatic $10 off any order through this link!
Tatym (with my help) chose the Madrid Plastic Eyeglasses in brown. We printed out an actual-size picture of the frame to compare to her current frames and found them similar. I had a copy of her prescription to enter in the details, but the script did not show her “PD” number. Since it was after business hours to call the eye doctor, the website shows you how to measure the distance between the centers of the pupils (when we printed out the frame, it also printed a ruler to use).
I chose to pay for Overnight Shipping ($16.90) so we’d get them the next day, but regular shipping is only $4.95 or FREE is you order two or more pairs. So when the UPS guy arrived today with my order, I went and got Tatym out of school and headed to our eye doctor to have them check to make sure the prescription was correct and have them adjusted to fit her. They said the prescription was PERFECT! I admit I was a bit leery of ordering glasses online, so I was very happy and relieved, and now I would wholly recommend to anyone to order from 39DollarGlasses.com!
They are still going to try to find a discarded pair to put her old lenses in (since they are practically new and cost four times what I paid for whole new pair of eyeglasses) to keep as a back-up pair (just in case)!
After Tatym helped me shop for my Walgreens deals, I took a picture of her in her new glasses. She was surfing the FunBrain.com website, “A Smart Place to Play” online, as recommended by teachers and educators.
Posted by kim on May 27, 2009
Had to go to town yesterday since Tatym broke her glasses again* and decided to run into Target quick. Tatym was embarrassed that I took my coupon box in with me, so she stayed in the car and ate her Sonic Blast.
Check out the end aisles of your local Target because I found a ton of stuff on clearance that I had coupons for! I stocked up on Bounty Basic Paper Towels, Viva Paper Towels, Vanity Fair Napkins, Cottonelle Toilet Paper, Hefty Trash Bags, Ziploc Bags, Dove Body Wash, Dove Deodorant, SunSilk Shampoo/Conditioner, Gillette Shampoo/Conditioner, Herbal Essences Shampoo/Conditioner, Clairol Haircolor, Crest & Colgate Toothpaste and Tag Body Spray – all of which I got for pennies on the dollar after clearance prices and coupons!
Also look for Organix Shampoo/Conditioner on Clearance with Try-Me-Free Rebate Hangtags (may be found in regular aisle).
Print Target Coupons to be combined with manufacturer coupons! Current Deals include
$1 off Hershey’s Bliss (coupons available as well, these are good)
$2 off Schick Quattro (on clearance plus coupons available)
$1 off Dove Go Fresh (on clearance plus coupons available)
$1 off Pepsi Products (on sale this week, too)
$1 off Hefty Trash Bags (on clearance plus coupons available)
Dollar Spot items were 30% off. I got a couple things, but will hold out until they are marked down further.
Becca over at Cheaper by the Dozen and Get One Free tells us how to get a Disney Pixar movie, 2 packages of Rayovac batteries and a $7.50 movie voucher for just $10.99 at Target!
Find more Instore Target Deals for this week at Stretching a Buck Blog!
Target.com has their own deals as well (many that aren’t available offline) including
Sony 900MHz BabyCall Nursery Monitor only $39.99
Kendall Sleigh Style Glider and Ottoman Value Set only $139.99
Daily Deals – One Day Only – Always Free Shipping
Share your own Target finds in the comments!
*Tatym got new glasses back in January ‘08. The frames broke in October ‘08, but were under warranty, so we got a free replacement pair. She was complaining she couldn’t see last month, so I took her back in. Yep, her eyes had changes 3 diopters – doctor said it was because she is growing so fast (she is no longer the shortest in her class). Our insurance wouldn’t pay for new glasses (only pays every two years), so I opted to just pay for new lenses. Well, last weekend during a soccer tournament, her glasses broke again! And they are no longer under warranty! I would have had her pick out a new frame, but then I’d have to pay for new lenses again, too! I hate how insurance dictates everything.
