. So far with my scratched retina I've spent $120 on 3 office visit co-pays and all of $1.12 for the generic antibiotic drops.
But I haven't paid my $500 deductible for this year so I expect to see more bills coming my way. I'll also be incurring another $40 co-pay when I return to doc Monday to hopefully get this thing out of my eye, which is uncomfortable. Two more days and nights to go til then.
I was really looking forward to the weekend but was asked late Friday afternoon if I could work on some hot project that "had to be done" this weekend. It's kind of hard to say no when the owner of the company and my manager are standing there looking at me. At least I can work at home. It's just that I don't know when I'll get the work so, umm, I can't go off hitchhiking to Utah or anything.
Next week many people will be at the meetings we've all been preparing for, for months, so the office should be relatively quiet and maybe I could even leave on time.
This morning I went to local optician to look at eyeglass frames. Only because Cigna said they participate in their Healthy Rewards program that offers discounts on frames. Turns out they don't. It still came out to just under or over $400. .
The markup on eyeglass frames seems to be similar to the amount some people for mattresses...meaning, a lot, and way in excess of what it's actually worth. Just my opinion.
I decided to try Target, and found a better selection of frames there. I chose one and again the price was about $400. I supposedly "saved" $160 with my Cigna Healthy Rewards, .
I didn't really feel like investing more time in eyeglass shopping, so I bit the bullet and ordered a pair. Depending on how they work (they're progressives), I may wind up getting another pair just for use with the computer, because that's what I'm having trouble seeing right now. I keep having to use the lowest portion of my current glasses to read, and even then, my vision's not great. They are quite scratched up, too and I never liked the frames much. (Got them at BJs 5 years ago.)
So I'm really looking forward to the new pair of glasses, which I should have in 1-2 weeks. If I do get the 2nd pair of computer glasses, I will definitely try an online place like Zenni Optical. Seems like it would be harder to mess up a single strength lens.
Eyeglass frame prices and more
January 13th, 2018 at 05:24 pm
January 13th, 2018 at 06:30 pm 1515868226
I'm not looking forward to spending that much money on frames, but I may do it if I find the perfect ones.
I have a prescription from 10 months ago because I got tested but then had a bunch of other expenses and never got new glasses. Do you think the Rx from so long ago will be accepted by a glasses shop? I'm hoping to save money and hassle and not get a new exam.
January 13th, 2018 at 06:46 pm 1515869189
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January 13th, 2018 at 07:23 pm 1515871423
My English Castle, I've often heard about Costco for glasses, too. I called to confirm, you have to be a member to take advantage of their optical dept.
Rob, the plastic frames seemed so big and clunky, i guess becus you clearly see the whole frame. The ones i ended up with are plastic on the top half but metal on the bottom, so they seem to disappear a bit on the face, which I like.
I hated forking over $400 for the glasses, believe me. (Grumble.)
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January 13th, 2018 at 11:38 pm 1515886737
I think I got cute ones. Nerdy cute for sure. Maybe I'll post them on my blog since I can't attach a pic here!