Glasses USA Review

Friday, March 31st

2023 Eyeglass Store Reviews

Glasses USA

• Prices range from $58 to $628
• Coupon codes
• Regular offers for free shipping
• Brand-name glasses
• 100% money-back guarantee
• 14-day return policy
• Accredited by the BBB

GlassesUSA is an online eyewear retailer that specializes in "eyewear for everyone and every need" . To that end, they offer a range of glasses, sunglasses, prescription sunglasses, and contacts for sale.

Many glasses on sale

The offerings from GlassesUSA range from basic styles to popular and premium brand names. Their glasses cost from $58 to $628 for clear lens products. However, with sales, the prices go down as low as $43. For sunglasses, the prices range from $78 to $333 for full-price products. However, the majority of the sunglasses are often on sale, and you can get pairs for as low as $67.

Save on your first purchase

While GlassesUSA is more expensive than many of the other options in our review, they do offer a sale for first-time buyers. You can get 65% off your first pair of frames and free shipping if you're a new customer of GlassesUSA. And, if you're worried about your glasses' safety, you can add additional warranties and protection coverage at the time of your purchase (on top of the 365-day warranty already offered as standard).

Extra protection for your lenses

As one of the retailers that offers glasses, sunglasses, and contacts, GlassesUSA has a lot of options in stock. All the prescription glasses offer the following corrective lenses:

• Single vision, for distance
• Near vision, for reading
• Progressive lenses, for distance and reading
• Bifocal, for distance and reading
• Non-prescription, for fashion

Some lenses are included at no extra charge

At GlassesUSA only Progressive and Bifocal are an extra cost (+$104 for progressive and +$99 for bifocal). The other corrective types come included with the frames. There are four options for lens thickness:

• Silver (free with purchase) -1.5 index
• Gold ($49) - 1.5 index with anti-scratch, UV block, and anti-reflection
• Platinum ($89) - 1.61 index, thinner, and has the same benefits as gold
• Diamond ($129) - 1.67 index thinner, enhanced anti-reflection, free prescription card for 15% off your next purchase, and the same benefits as platinum.

All the extras to consider

After lens thickness, you can choose from clear, blue light, transitions, and sunglasses lenses. Clear comes free with your purchase, blue light and sunglasses are each $29 additional, and transitions cost $59 extra. And, if you're worried about your lenses getting wet, you can add a $14 coating for "super hydrophobic" lenses to help you keep your glasses clean. Finally, GlassesUSA provides a stock warranty of 365 days for your glasses, but if you want extra security you can add 1 or 2 years of enhanced coverage from $25 and $50 respectively.

The bottom price line

So, if you buy a pair of frames for $179 and add Distance lenses with the Gold package, the super hydrophobic coating, and 1 year of enhanced protection, the final price will be $296. And if this is your first purchase with GlassesUSA, the price will be $250 with 65% off.

Returns and warranties are limited

GlassesUSA has a 14-day return policy that promises a 100% money-back guarantee. If you return your glasses within 14 days, you get a full refund. However, if you exchange the glasses, you will not be eligible for a refund on the exchange pair. The same applies to glasses purchased with store credit.

365-day warranty included

GlassesUSA also offers a 365-day warranty from the manufacturer which provides protection if your frames or lenses break after the 14-day return period. If the lenses or frames do break, GlassesUSA offers 50% store credit (or 25% on buy-one-get-one-free orders) towards a replacement pair of glasses. You are required to provide a photo of the damage before the warranty will be processed.

Mostly happy customers with GlassesUSA

Across most reviews, GlassesUSA has a 4.5-star rating. They are accredited by the Better Business Bureau with a "B+" rating overall and won their 2021 Customer Choice award. Happy customers noted that they appreciated the pricing and the regular sales at GlassesUSA. Reviewers love the range of options, including premium brand names that are regularly on sale too. 5-star reviewers also described how the GlassesUSA customer service team really helped them out when something went wrong, and issues were quickly resolved.

A few grumbles

Unhappy customers complained about GlassesUSA mixing up orders, taking too long to ship products, and that the 50% back on the warranty felt unfair. So, if you're looking for a full money-back guarantee, this might not be ideal for you.

Great for name-brand eyewear

Across the board, GlassesUSA is well-reviewed by satisfied customers. While their prices aren't super low, with regular sales and deals offered to repeat customers, the company can offer high-end glasses for competitive prices. If you're looking for Gucci or Ray-Bans and don't want to pay top dollar, this is a safe place to browse. One of the things we found most impressive was how many of the lens options came included with the frames. If you don't have a crazy prescription, you won't pay much extra (unless you want to) to add Rx lenses to your purchase. Overall, this is a great option to check out for your next pair of glasses.