How much do contacts run??

[Gamom3]

with the talk below, I was wondering how much they run. Ds has been wanting them for 2yrs now and I didn't let him because I didn't think he was ready. He will be 12 next month. He will be 12 1/2 when he has his next eye exam. I think he would do fine with them.

My db told me they pay around $36 a month for his dd's. $432 is WAY to much, ds's glasses aren't that much!

[imeverywoman]

And I have lenses for astigmatism. Costco is the cheapest place around to order lenses, so if even if you don't have a membership there, it may be worth looking into.

[Gamom3]

eyes are pretty bad. I might pull out his prescription and see how much they would run, there.

[imeverywoman]

They are very helpful and will quote you a price over the phone. :)

[jail warden]

Mine are really bad -5.25 and -4.5. I pay for a year and then I get a mail-in rebate for $30. It cost $135 before the rebate, so $105 is not much more expensive than a pair of glasses.

[jail warden]

I was 11 when I first got contacts and everyone thought I was too young. But I was very responsible. If your child loses a contact make them pay to replace it, it me work harder to take care of them. BUT I LOVED my contacts and have never looked back. When your eyes are bad, glasses stink because you always have to wear them.

Anyway, just a quick plug to let him at least try!

[Claire]

Cost can depend on prescription. My dd has very severe astigmatism and we have to special order her contacts. Each pair lasts about a month and cost is close to $1 per day. You can get contacts much cheaper if you don't have an extreme problem such as ours.