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Have Your Shades and Wear Them, Too!

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Arkansas chapter.

You see that up there? That’s Youtuber Britney Kamalani and her review of what even she claims to be the “most popular” website for purchasing new glasses frames and sunglasses. EyeBuyDirect recently partnered with Her Campus Arkansas and sponsored us for the infamous Razorbash celebration, and we couldn’t have been happier about it. Don’t click out of this article just yet – we aren’t just pitching EyeBuyDirect because they pitched in for us. Guys – I literally have fallen in love with this brand.

If you know about Mertin’s Eye Care and Optical on Garland, you’ll know that they have a million and three pairs of lenses lined up on their walls and, well, it’s generally the Fayetteville go-to. It’s right next to food and retail and it’s accessible by foot. I love Mertin’s for my exams, but I ran into a teensy-weensy little issue when I told them that I wanted a new pair of glasses with glare-resistance and anti-scratch lenses. They came back at me with a pretty total that was upwards of $600 and I had a heart attack. Seriously, it’s a miracle that I’m alive right now. 

I’m a student. I can’t pay for that nonsense alone.

I watched Britney’s review after having already glanced at EyeBuyDirect’s website. Comparing their frames with the frames of eye care facilities…I literally do not understand how anyone would want to look anywhere else. Their frames are cheap, guys – and cheap doesn’t mean “poor quality”. It means not bending to the big business agenda that wants to take half a year’s wages and your left foot for a pair of freggin’ glasses. Her Campus Arkansas was lucky enough to get a couple of their sunglasses to try on, too. They’re stellar. Stellar and cute. They get us, and they get that we’re guys and gals with jobs and student loans – they make it even better by offering you 15% off when you subscribe to their e-mails.

Asdfghjkl;. That was my jaw hitting the keyboard.

If you order some before September 27th, you even get a second pair of frames fo’ free

Fo’. Free.

Click here, do it now. Just browse. I know that I’ve been needed new glasses since, what, ninth grade? I wear contacts, too – but things happen. My contacts fall out and I’ve forgotten to wear another pair, my eyes are irritated, be what it may. I usually end up wearing my glasses at least three or four days out of the month, but that’s enough to be sick of them hurting my face because they’re too small, the prescription isn’t right and they’re scratched to hell.

We want to hear from you! If you purchase from EyeBuyDirect, let us know how much you love them. Follow them on Social Media (their Instagram is currently being taken over by Bacherlorette Kaitlyn Bristowe!) and don’t miss out on them, seriously. You’ll totally regret it!

 

Tiffany Ward, a Junior at the University of Arkansas, joined the Her Campus Arkansas team in 2013 and now serves as the chapter President. Along with being an English major, Tiffany has a minor in Legal Studies and Pre-Law emphasis. Tiffany is a loyal member of Alpha Omicron Pi. Tiffany loves to write articles that provide advice and fun to her readers.