A Plug For Costco

I'm not only into trashing companies that I feel are doing wrong, I also like to comment on those that do something right.

In December 2008 I bought six months worth of multi focal contact lenses from Costco. They were fairly expensive I thought, something like two hundred dollars or so. They are monthly disposable type and I used about two pairs before my right eye started giving me trouble. That's the eye that was diagnosed with a retinal hole in January and was operated in March of 2009. After that I rarely wore them any more.

When my eye healed I was given a new prescription for eyeglasses and the contact lenses I had were pretty useless. They sat in my drawer gathering dust.

Since my cataract surgery last week my eyeglasses don't work and I've already removed the lens on the right eye and replaced it with clear glass. I found myself still kind of wonky when walking though and out of desperation one day decided to try a contact lens in my left eye. That worked really well especially for driving but it was still the wrong prescription.

Today I went to Costco with my new prescription and asked the really nice Optician if I could buy just two pair since my left eye will be operated soon. He said sure, no problem and it would cost me about a hundred dollars or so. I was quite prepared to pay when suddenly he looked at me and asked if I had any of the old lenses left. Yes said I, I have three left. Go get them and I'll just exchange them, no charge. Wow...

Fortunately I don't live too far from Costco so I went home, got the old ones and he gave me three pairs with the new prescription. He knows I'll come back when it's time to get either new glasses or new contacts when both eyes have been done and healed. My eye is getting better distance vision now but close up is still toast and I doubt it will come back but I did have a good morning...