u/alb57

So in February of this year I went to America's Best for eyeglasses. My exam and one pair was free with my insurance. I ended up buying 3 pairs, 2 pair of progressives with transitions lenses and one pair of prescription sunglasses, since I need the sunglasses to drive because the transitions don't get dark enough in the car. After less than 3 months, the pair I wear everyday started to get lots of scratches on them. Only the left lens. Then the coating was starting to come off. This was the "free" pair, so I was told if anything happened to these ,they were not covered under the one year warranty. So I didn't even bother to go back to America's Best to get another pair. I went to my old standby, Costco, and bought another pair that ended up being cheaper than the cheapest pair I bought at America's Best. The only reason I went to America's Best is because I can't use my insurance at Costco, and it's hard to get an appointment for an eye exam there since the doctor is always booked out 3-4 months. Next time I'll just go there for the eye exam and take my prescription to Costco. After I had ordered these glasses from America's Best, I started reading a lot of reviews about how the lenses from AB were not good. I had my last pair from Costco for five years and the only reason I replaced them was because the transitions coating was starting to degrade, which will happen after awhile. Lesson learned.