REVIEW: I Can See Clearly Now Thanks To GlassesUSA

Apparently the word has gotten out that I'm blind as a bat.  I mean, why else would GlassesUSA contact me out of the clear blue sky and ask me to try out their site and a new pair of specs?  I've guess they've also seen the handful of pictures floating around out there of me wearing my current (and dreadfully boring) eyeglasses.  As luck would have it, I'd just gotten an eye exam an a brand new prescription.  Perfect timing to go browsing for new eyewear for the new me!

Anyone who wears prescription glasses knows how expensive they can be.  The frames alone will wipe you out, nevermind having to add in the actual lenses and the eye exam.  For me it's even more expensive because I have a different prescription for each eye...hence why I don't often wear contacts...it would put me in the poor house!  Then there is style to consider.  I realize I am a self-proclaimed geek, but do I really have to look like the stereotypical poster-child because I'm on a budget?  The answer would be, yes!  Any decent looking, stylish frames run you well over the $100 mark...and again, that's just the frames!  Enter, GlassesUSA to save the day! Okay, that sounded like an infomercial, but seriously, a wallet-saving sight for sore eyes! (wow, I'm on a roll, here) 

GlassesUSA has an ENORMOUS selection of eyeglass frames that can probably be overwhelming for people like me who hate to shop.  Add to that having to pick out glasses without trying them on first...I have to say that I was a bit skeptical.  Not just about look, but about quality.  As you will see at first glance, their prices are unbelievably low.  When deciding what to get, I had to sort of go with the "usual suspects" in terms of what I usually wear and what I know will fit my face.  At the same time, I wanted style too... or at least a pair that stepped up my look from "Super-Geek" to "Geeky-Chic."  So, I decided to go rimless.

I had an extra motive for going with rimless frames.  The last pair of rimless glasses I owned cost close to $300 (frames+lenses) so I was curious to see how GlassesUSA stacked up in price and quality.  I chose the Houston Silver.  Did you catch that price?? Yes, that is WITH lenses! I can tell your reaction is the same as mine..."Get outta here!"  The skepticism meter just went up another notch!

My new glasses arrived a few days later in this sexy new case with a cleaning cloth (which I must say is the nicest case and cloth I've ever had in my whole glasses-wearing life) and as for quality... on a scale of 1 to 10...they're an 11!  What do you think?

 

Old Pair (SuperGeek) 

New Pair (GeekyChic)

I now have a great looking pair of stylish specs that take the pressure off of me needing contacts to look cute.  I highly recommend GlassesUSA!  Anything this good, this inexpensive, and keeps me out of a mall always gets my vote!  Just sayin'...  

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Disclosure:  As stated in the first paragraph, I was contacted by GlassesUSA to browse their site and write a review.  I also received a free pair of prescription glasses.  No other compensation of any kind was received.

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Do Not Adjust Your Browser...The ChatterBox is STILL A Work In Progress

Yes, my header has disappeared and so has my grab button. I have taken the plunge and assumed my full identity as The ChatterBox. Though as my former title and new tag line above suggest, I still am and always will be "A Work In Progress," I am simply foregoing the use of it as the name of this blog. All content and focus (or lack thereof) will remain the same. But now I'm on the hunt for a new header and that has me cryin' the blues. So bear with my nakedness for a bit.  I will do my best to make it quick...it's only been gone for like five minutes and it's already bugging the crap out of me!  I appreciate your patience in this time of transition.  Okay, it is SO not that serious but you feel me :)
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Sunday Confessional: I Got Nothin'...N-O-T-H-I-N-G!

Yes this is exactly what it looks like a post about nothing. It's not that I have nothing to write about. In fact I almost have too much...which actually is kind of the issue. I've started about four drafts for today but cannot bring myself to finish them. I would get to a point and poof...boredom and/or the thoughts would just stop coming. It was really pissing me off. I mean, I haven't posted since last Wednesday and I have stuff to post but can't post it. That's just ridiculous! It sounds kinda lazy. But you all know me a little bit...I'm not all that lazy. Not usually. Okay this post is going south...fast! I'm boring myself, here.

Okay so why did I decide to post about not posting. To post. Plain and simple. I'm overdue and something had to go up. Well and I also wanted to get the agonizing ordeal of not being able to post off my chest. You all are the only people in my life that can possibly understand this feeling. Those of you who listen to my show know that I HATE talking to Myself. I was driving Myself crazy with my whining and complaining about not completing a single worthwhile post. Myself is no longer speaking to me so I had to come to you.

Please accept my humble apologies for writing about nothing. I hold no grudges if I get no comments on this dreadfully boring post. Hey, in the spirit of consistency... or rather, my attempt to be consistent...I just had to write something, ya know? Just sayin'.

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