Compare the configured total
Build the same prescription, lens index, coatings and delivery at each retailer. Compare the final amount rather than the frame-only price.
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How to save money on prescription glasses
The reliable approach is to compare the same configured order. Start with a suitable prescription and frame, then compare lenses, delivery and return terms. A large promotion is not a saving if the required options make the final order unsuitable or more expensive.
No percentage-saving promise can apply to every prescription or retailer. Prices, promotions, health-fund rules and eligibility change, so confirm each item at checkout.
Shortlist frames that should fit
Use measurements from a comfortable pair. Avoid ordering extra styles solely to solve uncertain sizing.
Understand the required lens index
Higher-index lenses may be useful for some prescriptions but are not automatically necessary. Ask an eye-care professional when suitability is unclear.
Add only useful coatings
Read what the base lens already includes. Compare the purpose and price of each optional coating instead of accepting every upsell.
Check optical extras eligibility
If you have Australian private health cover, confirm the provider, item, waiting period, annual limit and claim process with your fund.
Read promotion conditions
Check eligible frames, lens exclusions, minimum spend, expiry and whether a code replaces another offer.
Include delivery and return postage
Free delivery thresholds and return postage can change the delivered cost, particularly when trying more than one retailer.
Compare remake and return rules
Prescription products may have different terms from non-prescription frames. Check the time limit and whether the remedy is a remake, credit or refund.
Buy when the prescription is ready
Ordering from an old or incomplete prescription can waste the entire purchase. Confirm validity, PD and required measurements first.
The two-minute version
Choose a frame likely to fit, configure the required lenses, include delivery, then compare the final total and return remedy. Confirm any health-fund benefit or promotion independently.
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