It's time to order my contact lenses again, and I was happy to find that the price for my lenses had gone down this year. This year at Vision Direct they are no longer charging an extra fee for stronger prescriptions. It cost me only $63.98 for a pair(before discounts) whereas, last year I spent more than double this amount at Vision Direct. Not all discount places offer my higher power contact lenses, so I am limited in what kind of deals I can find online or at brick and mortar stores.
I always look for coupon codes when I shop online. While looking for a contact lens deal, I found a real time saver, Cash Back Chart. It compares various rebate sites and tells you which one offers the best rebate per store. In a minute I was able to see that Bigcrumbs.com offers a 7.2 percent rebate, much better than the other program that I use, Ebates.com(5%).
Use this site to access Vision Direct coupons. I got $6.40 (10%) off one pair using coupon code, 10SPARK. If your order is at least $99.00, shipping is free. I ended up ordering two pairs for the free shipping, one for this year, and one pair for the next.
If you have a Discover Card, Vision Direct is 15% cash back. Yes, I had to cancel my order and start again! It's time consuming to check all these places, and you need to do it because merchants change from year to year. I was also able to get the 10% off again using the 10SPARK coupon code, and the free shipping.
By stacking discounts, you can really whittle down your total. I saved 15% clicking through DiscoverCard.com to Vision Direct, then saved another 10% off by using the coupon code, and got free shipping by ordering two years worth of contacts. My total savings were about $20.50 and free shipping(about $7.00). This is much better than I could have ever done at any Brick and Mortar store in my area.
About Me
- Alexandra
- A homeschooling mother of one teenager and a little. In 2001, I resigned from my 13 year position as a case manager to homeschool my oldest who was a preschooler at the time, and later a daughter who came along in 2005. This is by far the hardest job I've ever loved. My husband of nearly 20 years supports us as a fire fighter and EMT.
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I sure wish I'd known about this the last time I got lenses...That was over a year ago and my eyes are probably due for a tune-up now, but I will have to wait a little longer.
Thanks for the tip!
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