Contact lens online stores reviews

Ordering contact lenses online not only saves you money, it is also convinient and safe. However, please bear in mind that this is the case only when you order from well-known serious online retailers. Cyber space might be deceiving, if somebody has a website it doesn’t nesseseraly mean they are a reputable company. It can be operated by a single person from their garage.

We researched over hundred online contact lenses retailers and present you the companies that in our opinion are best.

Coastal Contacts.com

Is a very well known, big and reputable online contact lenses and glasses retailer. They have all major brand lenses as well as less common lenses. On their site it is easy to find a product you are looking for. You can search by lenses type, brand or specific lens name

Prices	Generally the lowest among reputable stores.
Customer service	Excellent, if you need anything they are there to help
Prescription verification	They trust you to have a valid prescription, no doctor name or phone required
Shipping	Fast. Free shipping available in the US and Canada. Ship internationally as well, lowest shipping cost for international orders.
Bonuses	Free sunglasses as a gift ($19 value) with some lenses

1-800 CONTACTS

Is the largest retailer of mail order contact lenses. They claim to have over 20 million lenses stock, so you can be sure that they have your lenses in stock. They say “In a single day, we sell as many contact lenses as 2,500 retail optical shops combined.”

At first glance their website might be a bit confusing. The best way to find your prescribed lenses is to enter their name where it says “pick your product” at the top right corner.

Prices	Low, but generally a little higher than Coastal Contacts They offer $40-80 rebate when you order a year supply of lenses (for US residents only)
Customer service	Excellent
Prescription verification	Require your doctor’s phone number
Shipping	Free shipping in the US and Canada Ships internationally as well, medium shipping cost for international orders.
Bonuses	$40-80 rebate when you order a year supply of lenses (for US residents only) free contact lens case with every order

AClens.com

Trusted and established company - they have been selling contact lenses and optical goods online since 1996. Well organized website, you will find your lenses in seconds

Prices	low
Customer service	Excellent
Prescription verification	Require your doctor’s phone number
Shipping	Free shipping available on orders over certain amount in the US and Canada Ships internationally as well, medium shipping cost for international orders.
Bonuses	$60 rebate when you order a year supply of lenses

Eyecolor.com

Specializes in color and special effect lenses. They have exciting selection of color lenses, including less common, hard to find designs. If you are after something common like Freshlook colorblends, it is cheaper to order from Coastal Contacts or 1800 Contacts, however if you want something special Eycolor is the best place to look. Unfortunately they only ship to the US and Canada.

Prices	medium
Customer service	very good
Prescription verification	They trust you to have prescription. Not required for plano (no correction) lenses
Shipping	Ships only to the USA and Canada Medium shipping cost
Bonuses	Selection of color and special effects designs is much larger than anywhere else.

Stores above were evaluated on the following cretirea:

Is the retailer big enough to have my prescribed lenses in stock?
Is the company reputable, would I trust them my credit card number?
Does it offer cheap prices?
What are the shipping costs? Is free shipping available? This is very important because sometimes you see an attractive discounted price only to find out that the shipping cost is ridicules
Does the company have a good customer service?