LensPriceCompare Blog

LenspriceCompare blog was quiet during the summer but as the seasons change once again so do contact lens prices, coupons, rebates and discount offers.

We have had many inquiries for CoastalContacts $100 rebates, and sorry to say this promotion ended for Focus Night and Day and Focus Dailies 90 Packs on Aug 31st 2008. The good news is, we continue to run great deals on them and the purchase quantity has been reduced. During the rebate offer a purchase of 10 boxes of Focus Dailies and 6 boxes of Focus Night and Day was required. O2 Optix and FreshLook Colorblends rebates, although now reduced, are still great deals.

Summertime Acuvue rebates are still valid until the end of Sept 2008, so if you are looking to buy Acuvue contact lenses anytime soon, get your prescriptions ready and place your orders. Once the rebate expires there is no guarantee it will be renewed. As you can see above, Cibavision rebates were reduced this time, Acuvue might follow suit.

Coupons have remained very stable during the summer, but we are seeing fluctuations from some merchants and some coupons have changed. Lenspricecompare contact lens coupons are regularly updated and are removed automatically once they pass the expiration date. This way our coupons are always valid.

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Volume Discounts

Did you really know how to get the most for your money when buying contact lenses online? It’s not for every body, but if you spend over $100 on contacts, you need to read this. Retailers structure their prices and offers around quantity and price breaks. If you hit the magic number of boxes, you can save with a rebate, a coupon, and on top of all that, a volume discount for buying more contacts. That’s three simultaneous but different ways to save right there.

Finding Coupons

Coupons save people who buy large quantities of lenses lots of money. A good rule of thumb is coupons save 10% off the price. So for every $150 spent on contact lenses, the shopper saves $15. Combine this with free shipping and over $20 savings before ever comparing prices.

Finding Rebates

Acuvue and Ciba Vision or Focus are known to use coupons for online marketing. Rebate practices are a little different in the online contact lens world. Standard rebates are available from Acuvue, but Ciba, Freshlook and Focus provide unique rebates to online retailers.

Finding Value

The best value contact lenses are found by calculating total cost, including shipping, handling, and discounts and dividing it by the number of boxes. This gives you the price per box and naturally the lowest price per box will equate to the best value. Typically, you need to buy more boxes to get the best value, but that’s not always the case. It really depends on current coupons, retailer discounts, and rebates combined, and the number of boxes you buy.

Check The Better Business Bureau

When unsure, and it’s the first time buying lenses on line, or anything for that matter, take a look at the Better Business Bureau online. Check the store you are buying from to make sure there were not excessive complaints, and that you are satisfied with the record. Stores with the BBB logo are likely to be more trustworthy than those without.

Finding Free Shipping

First of all, don’t procrastinate with ordering. If you leave it too late, you’ll end up expediting and they’ll charge you even more. On the other hand, there’s often a coupon or free shipping price break. So check shipping breaks first, and try to buy over the price break threshold.

Purchase Lenses On The Internet!

It is usually a great idea to shop around for the best deals.