$150 for contacts

[fuggnificent]

fml

[Cau]

wat

[fuggnificent]

my contacts for my eyeballs

[lupin_bebop]

Insurance makes mine free. Haven't had to pay for contacts in years.

[Cau]

Why don't you just stick with glasses then?

[fuggnificent]

i broke my glasses and they would have cost even more to get my new prescription filled

[Still Me]

7 minutes ago, fuggnificent said:

fml

Mine were free ?

[Cau]

I don't understand this world.

[fuggnificent]

1 minute ago, Still Me said:

Mine were free ?

thanks obama

[fuggnificent]

1 minute ago, Cau said:

I don't understand this world.

if only i could say it in cat speak

[Still Me]

7 minutes ago, fuggnificent said:

thanks obama

Get a better job with better benefits?

[fuggnificent]

1 minute ago, Still Me said:

Get a better job with better benefits?

that comes out of your check every week so youre still paying...just upfront biweekly instead of on the backend. obamacare is cheap..dont pay for meds but vision wise it sucks.

[lupin_bebop]

You know........there are many jobs out there that offer vision benefits. MIne, for example. I get glasses and contacts for free. You should try it some time.

Not where I work, though. Somewhere like it.

[Still Me]

My vision plan cost 4.67 a paycheck...given how much money I make I can afford that...and I don’t have to pay when go

[fuggnificent]

meh. i always have paid something even with the best insurance...tmobile's. i have different powers in each eye and an astigmatism. (special eyes). so i always get fucked.

[lupin_bebop]

Yeah.....T-Mobile's insurance still isn't that great compared to mine. Even with astigmatism, you'd pay nothing for glasses. Just as long as you don't pick $500 frames.

[Still Me]

6 minutes ago, fuggnificent said:

meh. i always have paid something even with the best insurance...tmobile's. i have different powers in each eye and an astigmatism. (special eyes). so i always get fucked.

One in three Americans have a astigmatism...I have one...you’re eyes aren’t “special” and my shit is always paid for

[nameraka]

yeah mine cost this much and insurance won't cover them. my vision is actually so bad it's only correctable to 20/20 with contacts. glasses won't cut it anymore. 

my saving grace is that my prescription is the same in both eyes. 2 boxes will get me through a year if I remember to take them out every day when i get home. 

starting to think eye surgery my be the way to go at this point. 

[Guest The Hound]

5 hours ago, fuggnificent said:

fml

why do u want your life fucked

[fuggnificent]

9 hours ago, nameraka said:

yeah mine cost this much and insurance won't cover them. my vision is actually so bad it's only correctable to 20/20 with contacts. glasses won't cut it anymore. 

my saving grace is that my prescription is the same in both eyes. 2 boxes will get me through a year if I remember to take them out every day when i get home. 

starting to think eye surgery my be the way to go at this point. 

i asked abt surgery and my doctor said i was so near sighted they might not have enough to scrape off and well - surgery was then out of the question for me

[nameraka]

1 hour ago, fuggnificent said:

i asked abt surgery and my doctor said i was so near sighted they might not have enough to scrape off and well - surgery was then out of the question for me

i was told the same thing. too near sighted for lasik. apparently there is another surgery that involves implanting a lens into the eye. sort of like wearing your contacts on the inside. 

[fuggnificent]

1 hour ago, nameraka said:

i was told the same thing. too near sighted for lasik. apparently there is another surgery that involves implanting a lens into the eye. sort of like wearing your contacts on the inside. 

hey thanks. i will look into that!

[lupin_bebop]

1 hour ago, nameraka said:

i was told the same thing. too near sighted for lasik. apparently there is another surgery that involves implanting a lens into the eye. sort of like wearing your contacts on the inside. 

You're never too nearsighted for Lasik. That little blurb is from a doctor who is not confident referring you to any surgeons in the area. Probably for good reason. I'd shop around, because I'm nearly blind minus glasses or contacts, and I'm a good candidate for Lasik.

[nameraka]

Just now, lupin_bebop said:

You're never too nearsighted for Lasik. That little blurb is from a doctor who is not confident referring you to any surgeons in the area. Probably for good reason. I'd shop around, because I'm nearly blind minus glasses or contacts, and I'm a good candidate for Lasik.

will ask around then. honestly, as much as i spend on contacts, it's probably worth it. 

[lupin_bebop]

You should probably look into a better insurance company, honestly. My insurance through the company I work for is a PPO, and it is GLORIOUS. I don't pay for glasses or contacts, as long as I keep it under $500.

They pay for Lasik (which is easily $5K per eye for a good surgeon) after my copay ($20) and surgery deductible ($1000). They pay EVERYTHING after those. It's freaking amazing.

[fuggnificent]

i called 1800contacts to cancel my order because i found them way cheaper on another website and they PRICE MATCHED then took an additional 2% off. so im getting back $90. thank jebus!

[nameraka]

11 minutes ago, fuggnificent said:

i called 1800contacts to cancel my order because i found them way cheaper on another website and they PRICE MATCHED then took an additional 2% off. so im getting back $90. thank jebus!

what website if i may ask. mine have already shipped, but for next time...

[fuggnificent]

mine have already shipped, too. but if you ordered through 1800 contacts, they will still price match. 

lens.com

[nameraka]

cool. thanks.