Where to order contacts online
Did you know you could order contacts online as easily as anything else? With a valid prescription, you can trust reputable retailers to ship you exactly what your doctor prescribed. Ordering contacts online is safe, convenient, and can save you money.
So, what is a reputable place to buy contacts online? Here are a few things to look for when picking an online contact lens retailer.
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Do they verify your prescription?
Since contact lenses are an FDA medical device, it's illegal to sell them without verifying a contact lens prescription. If you run across sites online that don't require prescription verification, steer clear. Yes, that includes cosmetic contact lenses for Halloween, too. Eye infections or, worse, eye damage, aren't worth it.
Return policies and guarantees
Some sites have terrible return policies and make you jump through a ton of hoops, if they let you return or exchange your contacts at all. At 1-800 Contacts, you can do exchanges on any order, even for unopened boxes of contacts you didn't buy from us. Seriously. Returns are generous, too.
Best prices at checkout
Keep an eye out for shady players who advertise super low prices on contacts to get you to their site, only to hit you at checkout with crazy hidden fees. 1-800 Contacts never has hidden fees. Ever. The price you see is the price you get.
Naturally, prices fluctuate depending on lens type, brand, and available promotions. That's true wherever you buy contacts. But 1-800 Contacts has a best-price guarantee where we'll beat any competitor's cart-to-cart total.
What you don't have to research every time is the price-match deal from 1-800 Contacts, meaning you can secure a great deal even if you find your desired contacts cheaper somewhere else. You might also be able to use your vision insurance at 1-800 Contacts, which isn't always the case with online retailers.
Is it cheaper to order contacts through an eye care professional or online?
Generally, ordering online versus purchasing contacts through a doctor's office will you'll save money. If you're nervous about buying from someone other than your eye doctor, 1-800 Contacts offers a simple, no-risk way to buy your contacts online. Every order is verified multiple and comes with free shipping, returns, exchanges and 24/7 customer support from real people.
Bonus: You can use our online prescription renewal, ExpressExam, to renew your prescription for a lot less than a comprehensive eye health exam at your doctor's office.
How fast can I get my contacts online?
If you crack open your next pair of contacts only to realize they're the last in the box, shipping times matter. When it comes to the shortest wait times, 1-800 Contacts has the world's largest inventory of contact lenses (seriously...over 100 million contacts in stock) shipping from multiple distribution points across the U.S. Order early enough in the day and share a picture of your valid Rx, and we can often ship your order the same day it's placed. Expedited shipping options are also available:
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Standard shipping is free and you get your lenses in 5-7 business days
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Upgrade to "Ridiculously fast" shipping, and your lenses arrive in 2-3 business days
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The "Teleported (basically)" option gets lenses to most addresses in 1 business day
How to order contacts online
Ordering contact lenses online is easy. This list may be a little detailed for some, but we want to be thorough:
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Get a prescription for contact lenses: It may seem obvious, but contact lenses are medical devices which means you need a valid prescription before anyone can sell them to you. That means your eye care professional has fit you for contacts. Afterward, they're required to give you a copy of your prescription.
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Check whether your prescription is valid: Contact lens prescriptions have an expiration date, so see If yours is still valid. Most are good for a year or two, depending on where you live and how the prescription was written. Check out how long contact lens prescriptions are good for.
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Order from 1-800 Contacts: We may be biased, but we can back It up. 🙂 We've been selling contact lenses for over 30 years. You can pick how you want to order: our website, app, SMS (text 41800), or you can even call us 24/7 and a real, nice person will walk you through the whole thing. Your prescription is always verified and each order triple-checked for accuracy. To top it off, we offer our Gajillion Percent Promise which you should totally check out.
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Upload your prescription: At 1-800 Contacts, we make this easy. Take a picture of the paper prescription you got from your eye doctor when you order. We'll enter all the prescription details so you don't have to worry about entering everything perfectly. Plus, with a prescription added to your account, your orders ship faster. If you don't have your prescription available when you order, we can verify it with your doctor for free.
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Renew your prescription, if necessary: Expired prescription? We can help with that, too. Take our 10-minute online vision exam, ExpressExam, and an eye doctor licensed in your state will review your results and can renew your prescription for another year or two.
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Choose your contacts: You can order the contacts your eye care professional prescribed. Then select your quantity, usually in 30-day, 90-day box sizes. Tip: If you have an astigmatism, make sure you order the toric version of the lenses.
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Use vision insurance benefits (optional): Use our online vision insurance lookup tool to see if you have available vision insurance benefits to apply. If you do, in most cases we can auto-apply them to your cart for you.
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Choose a shipping option: Select a shipping speed that gets your contacts to you before you have to toss your last pair. For the best deal on contacts online, order proactively so you can go with the low-cost or free shipping options.
Learn how to order contact lenses online at 1-800 Contacts
What is the best place to buy contacts online?
For many people, 1-800 Contacts is a great place to order contact lenses. We make the process as seamless as possible, and you can find pretty much any brand of contacts on our site, even if you have "special eyes." We also have some of the fastest contact lens shipping times in the industry and offer a price match so you know you got a good deal. Plus, you can get 20% off your first order.
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Did you know you can order contacts online?
Say goodbye to trips to the eye doctor and hello to convenience! With 1-800 Contacts, you can easily order your contact lenses online and have them delivered straight to your door. Plus, our online vision exam makes it simple to get the prescription you need without leaving home. And the best part? You’ll save money on your first order with 1-800 Contacts. It’s never been easier to get your contacts!