At this moment, I have seven pairs of prescription glasses at my desk. This might be overkill, but it sure is highly defined!

This is a relatively new habit of mine, and one I’m not sure I want to give up. Part of my benefits include a spending account to cover things that might fall under the “other” category – overspending on drugs or wacky dental issues, physical therapy, regular therapy. A lot of people use their spending accounts for massages, but I kind of really hate them (I know; that’s weird) so I use my meager amount for something else: dressing up my eyeballs. We don’t have a defined vision plan, so every year I use the money for glasses.

This is where the problem comes in: my prescription is laughable weak and hasn’t changed in 10 years, and Clearly Contacts sells cool frames at ridiculous prices (even if they frighten easily). It’s far, far too easy to order a whole bunch of glasses at once for maximum gratification – case in point, as I just ordered three new pairs (total bill: $195). I used the website’s virtual mirror to figure out what wouldn’t be hideous, and it looks like I did a good job – all three pairs are made of awesome (and in some cases, rhinestones). Yay! Fanciness for my eyeballs! I am pleased at my overkill.

I just realized that this blog post sounds like a love letter to Clearly Contacts, but it’s really not – and even if it was, the love would be unrequited because of my terrifying and inappropriate content. Last week on Twitter, @clearlycontacts reached out Vancouver’s Only Blogger to see if she wanted to give away some freebies on her website – so naturally I piped up and asked that they share the blog love. They did ask me for my URL, which I freely gave .. and then they disappeared into the night, leading me to believe that I am not the right type of blogger for them. Sure, I update daily and have been around forever and have a loyal following of crazy people that I love dearly, but .. y’know, I’m not right. To give away stuff. To my readers. On behalf of companies looking for a kind word.

Whatever. Clearly Contacts still provides great products at very nice prices and excellent customer service (this is probably the third order I’ve placed with them; my second order had problems that were dealt with quickly and nicely), so I don’t mind waxing poetry about them (for FREE, even). My positive review can’t be bought .. but it would have been nice to be able to share some love for once that didn’t hurt my grocery budget at the end of the week.

My glasses have *rhinestones*!

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