EyeBuyDirect

• Affordable Frames and Lenses
• Lots of Prescription Lenses
• Free Shipping
• Return Policy
• 365-Day Guarantee
• Buy One, Give One
• Loyalty and Discounts

Affordable Frames and Lenses

EyeBuyDirect offers low-priced glasses, with an average total purchase of $65. It is direct sale only. All manufacturing is under one roof, so overhead is low.

Frames range from $6–$70, with 1.50 index single vision lenses included. From there, there is an added cost for upgraded frames:

• Bifocal — $29
• Progressive — $49
• Premium Progressive — $69

Not only are the frame prices low, but that price includes standard 1.5 single vision lenses. On top of that, the site even has a Coupons section to see what current discounts and promos are. You don’t have to wait until a specific code is emailed to you

Lots of Prescription Lenses

Not only does EyeBuyDirect offer affordable prices, but it also offers a wide variety of lens options, including single vision distance and reading glasses, and progressive lenses as well as fashion glasses with non-prescription lenses. You can even buy bifocals, which is a lens type that other online eyewear retailers exclude.

Two options for blue light filtering glasses to help with eye fatigue and digital eye strain include EDBlue and SightRelax.

Indexes available:

• 1.50 standard
• 1.57
• 1.59
• 1.60
• 1.67
• 1.74

Lenses automatically come with anti-scratch coating, but you can add-on the following coatings:

• Anti-reflective coating
• Light-adjusting photochromic lenses
• Premium photochromic Transitions™ coating, light-adjusting, UV protection, anti-smudge, AR, scratch resistant
• Four color tints, and two intensities
• Gradient-tinted coating, darker tint at the top and lighter at the bottom
• Polarized coating in three colors (dark green, brown, or gray) for reducing reflections
• Mirrored tinting in three colors (blue, gold, silver)
• Water repellant
• UV protective coating (free with 1.59 polycarbonate)

Free Shipping Over $99

Orders over $99 ship free. If your order total is less than $99, it’s still a bargain, but you do have to pay $5.95 for standard USPS shipping (7–14 business days) You can upgrade to faster shipping for $19+ via UPS and UPS Next Day Air, but that won’t expedite your processing time.

Return Policy

Customers can return or exchange their glasses within 14 days via the fit and style guarantee.

If you return after the 14-day policy, you will have to pay for return shipping.

This isn’t the longest return or refund policy (many other online eyeglass stores offer 30 days), but at least you can return for a refund, with no fees.

Customers have a variety of ways to contact EyeBuyDirect. Customer service is available via email, chat, and phone, seven days a week: Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to midnight (Eastern) and Saturday and Sunday (9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern).

365-Day Guarantee

EyeBuyDirect also offers a product guarantee for 12 months if there is a defect in materials or workmanship. However, this doesn’t cover mistakes and scratches.

This guarantee is probably a big reason why the site boasts a 95 percent satisfaction rate with customers.

Keep in mind that it is a one-time replacement. It can’t be used for replacements multiple times within that first year.

Buy One, Give One

For every order, EyeBuyDirect will donate a pair of prescription glasses through an organization called Vision for Life.

Loyalty and Discounts

If you spend over $99 in a calendar year, you are eligible for EyeBuyDirect’s Focus Loyalty Program, which comes with cool benefits and discounts:

• Buy One, Get One Free Offer
• 15% off any purchase
• Free U.S. Shipping
• Free premium glasses case
• 30% off sunglasses discount
• 20% off a single purchase
• Exclusive offers
• Exclusive early access to limited collections

Additional discounts are available at eyebuydirect.com for lots of groups:

• Student Discount — 20% off plus free shipping
• Veterans’ Discount — 20% off
• Referral Discount — When you refer a friend, you get $10 (and they get $10 off their first order). There is a $50 bonus when you add five new referrals. You can track your progress through your EBD account.

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• Glasses Only
• Try-On
• Insurance
• Trifocal Lenses

Glasses Only

While EyeBuyDirect has a huge selection of frames and lenses, you won’t find contact lenses among its inventory.

Try-On

You can virtually try on glasses when you upload a photo through the EyeTry option, but you can’t try on frames at home without purchasing.

Remember, if you don’t like them, you can return within 14 days.

Insurance

EyeBuyDirect does not partner with any vision insurance providers. So, if you want to use insurance, it will have to be an out-of-network benefit. However, FSA and HSA cards are accepted, if they are branded with a major credit card.

Trifocal Lenses

While you can definitely buy progressive lenses, you can’t get lined trifocals at EyeBuyDirect.