5 Reasons Why it is Best to Buy Eye Wears from a Walk-in Stores Rather than Online

As modern-day customers, we can all conveniently agree that the advent online shopping has made buying things easy. Right from shoes to daily groceries and from furniture to medicines, and even our romantic partners, you can find them all online with just a click of a button. But is it worth buying everything online? Especially the personal care products prescriptions glasses or contacts, it is an important question we must all ask ourselves?

But, before we get into the debate of buying eye wears online vs offline, let us quickly take a look at how people order glasses online.

• The first thing that most people do is choose a frame of their choice

• Then select other features like the type of lens based on their need

• And finally, they enter the prescription details

Some online stores allow the customers to upload their own picture and check how the selected glass will look on their face. Some stores even provide tips on how to choose the best frame based on their face type.

However, you need to understand that the prescription that you enter at the time of purchase may not be precise. And ordering the wrong glass will cause your many troubles wearing it. This is where the expertise of a trained eye care specialist comes into the picture, which you can easily avail at a store.

Let us take a look at 5 reasons why it is better to buy eyewear from stores than online

Professional service

Most reputed eyecare solution providers and eyewear stores have professionally trained sales representatives who have extensive knowledge about the different types of frames, lenses, and contacts and their purposes and benefits.

A good salesperson will always to listen to your needs whilst taking into account your exact needs, taste, and budget and use their knowledge of the store’s range to guide you to buy the right frame quickly and efficiently. You can then try a few different frames and get an honest opinion from the experts.

You cannot get this kind of personalized service from an online store.

A range of hand-picked selection

Yes, you may get a wide range of options to choose from an online store, but more often than not too many choices can make the selection difficult. Some people get overwhelmed by it.

Meanwhile, when you walk into an offline eyewear store, you may find only a limited choice displayed on the shelves. But, here is a thought, the limited but manageable range of carefully picked options can make the choice much easier.

Accurately fitting glasses

The staff at the store including the sales reps and the in-house ophthalmologists have the ability to correctly interpret the prescription. Besides, they also the expertise to double-check and cross-check the measurements and suggest corrections. Even if you have missed getting a few details like the distance between the pupils, the experts at the stores have the right tools to measure the same in a precise manner and based on the reading they suggest the right frame that fits you perfectly.

No risk of being duped

Have we not all heard stories of the customers being duped by the online shops by sending inferior quality goods, even worse not delivering the product at all. When you buy from an offline store, you are in complete control of the transaction, and there is no risk of being duped.

Cost efficient products

Indeed, the ardent online shopping lovers will argue that over the internet you can get products at a far cheaper price than the offline stores. But, you need to ask yourself, are you willing to compromise quality over price?

The cheap lenses you get online may not offer the durability you want, besides, there is no way that you physically inspect the frames/lens for its quality. However, when you go into a store, you get to check every aspect of the product and even though you may end up paying a little more, it would be worth the price.

Now that you know the merits of buying eye wears from an offline store, it is high time that you become an informed buyer and get the right frame that you deserve.