This is one of my "shill catch up" posts. There are a couple of things I was asked to review last year and didn't get around to it. So just trying to clear them off my list in early 2011.
Last year I was offered a free pair of glasses from ClearlyContacts.ca. I ordered a cute pair of Burberry glasses from the site and was quite pleased when I got them. They were exactly as ordered, right on prescription and came with some nice extras like an extra lens cloth and a screw tightening tool.
The buying process was really easy. They have a fun "Virtual Mirror" application where you can upload a picture and try on different pairs of glasses. It's pretty easy to use and gives you a sense of what they will look like, especially if you're doing a radical change. I did find that sometimes the frames they had in the Virtual Mirror tool weren't always in stock. And that they actually had more in their stock than in the Virtual Mirror. So, watch for that.
The great thing is that they have an upcoming promotion where you, too, can get a free pair of glasses. For the next few Fridays, ClearlyContacts.ca will be giving away 5,000 free pairs of glasses in several metro areas across the country:
- Vancouver, Friday Jan 7
- Toronto, Friday, Jan 14
- Calgary, Thursday, Jan 20 (note, I know that this is not the correct date for Friday (it's Jan 21), but that's what they have on their promo. I've sent a note to their PR team; will update as I get more info)
- Ottawa, Tuesday, Jan 25 (yup, this one should be the 28th; I've asked about that too).
You need to be a fan of their Facebook page. This will reveal a code which you can use starting at 9AM PST in each of the cities. You have to pay for shipping and any "extras" (tinting, etc). As an FYI, they do take PayPal (I wish more Canadian online merchants did that).
Update: Have correct days and dates for the promos now.