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Mahooki t1_ix5ltqz wrote

The independent optometrist office attached to Costco is affordable! I've been using them without insurance. I think it was like 60-100 for a glasses and contacts prescription.

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onlyTryingtoBeNice t1_ix5pgq7 wrote

+1 for sure. Dr Hong is awesome, he actually remembers you, I go every 5-7 years for contact and eyeglass prescriptions and he genuinely remembers our last conversations! super knowledgeable and professional. I think exams for contact lenses are less than 100 without any insurance.

edit to say: you don't need a costco membership to get appt. they are separate

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carbondrewtonium t1_ix5or33 wrote

In my experience, to buy specs/contacts from Costco, I needed a membership in the same name as the prescription

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Mahooki t1_ix5pfof wrote

Correct, but for getting a prescription you don't. I just get the prescription there then purchase glasses/contacts online.

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UntrainedFoodCritic OP t1_ix797z0 wrote

So you can go in, get a prescription to then order contacts elsewhere, and leave? ( after paying of course lol)

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