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MenloParque

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5. Yes. On a flight I broke my reading/driving prescription glasses

Reply to tenderfoot (Original post)

Wed Nov 17, 2021, 01:39 PM

Nov 2021

I went to target to get an eye exam for $40, then got my prescription filled at glasses.com. New glasses mailed to my hotel on vacation in 2 days. Paid less than $200 for the frames, lenses, and eye exam. Going through my insurance would have been more expensive in this situation for me.

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Has anyone paid out of pocket for medical care that was actually cheaper without insurance? [View all] tenderfoot Nov 2021 OP

My experience is that they will bill whomever they can... dchill Nov 2021 #1

Oh, yeah TreasonousBastard Nov 2021 #2

Vision (like dental) is different from health insurance. Native Nov 2021 #3

Yes - a bunch of times FBaggins Nov 2021 #4

Yes. On a flight I broke my reading/driving prescription glasses MenloParque Nov 2021 #5

Yup. 2naSalit Nov 2021 #6

Dentist zipplewrath Nov 2021 #7

Dentist zipplewrath Nov 2021 #8

Several of my medications are cheaper with the discounted Good RX card vsrazdem Nov 2021 #9

Pay out-of-pocket for dental and vision. NCDem47 Nov 2021 #10

10 years ago, my primary care physician NameAlreadyTaken Nov 2021 #11

Vision is really weird - OhZone Nov 2021 #12

Yep inthewind21 Nov 2021 #13

Sure. That's possible in some cases, if you don't have anything serious MineralMan Nov 2021 #14

As my brother once put it... hunter Nov 2021 #15

I don't have eye glass insurance Tree Lady Nov 2021 #16

Get your glasses at zenni.com. Mine cost $16 and that includes shipping. Patterson Nov 2021 #17

How are they with bifocals? tenderfoot Nov 2021 #18