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Save big on prescription glasses during the GlassesUSA 4th of July sale
GlassesUSA is one of our favorite budget-friendly places to buy prescription lenses and chic sunglasses, and with good reason. During the company’s 4th of July sale, you can now snag at least 30% off eyewear and get free shipping.
GlassesUSA is a one-stop-shop for designer eyeglass frames from Ray-Ban, Oakley, Prada, Coach, Versace, Gucci, Michael Kors and more. Within five to 10 business days, the frames you select can be fitted with customized prescription lenses and shipped right to your door.
So, whether you have a new eyeglass prescription and need glasses for yourself or any family members, or want to order an extra pair of eyeglasses or sunglasses to have on hand, now’s the perfect time to visit the GlassesUSA website and save some cash.
Best deals on prescription eyeglasses from GlassesUSA
There are all sorts of great deals to be found on the GlassesUSA website right now. In some cases, you can mix and match deals to bring down the price of your prescription eyewear dramatically. Here are some of the best deals we discovered:
- Get 30% off frames with basic Rx lenses. Use code SAVE30 at checkout.
- Get 40% off designer frames (excluding Ray-Ban and Oakley). This applies to frames only. Use code DESIGNER40 at checkout.
- Save 50% on progressive and bi-focal lenses, as well as blue light, hydrophobic, polarized, mirrored, tinted and Transitions with progressive or bi-focal lenses only. Use code PROG50 at checkout.
- Save 25% off lens package upgrades including blue light, hydrophobic, polarized, tinted and Transitions. Use code LENSES25 at checkout.
- Get two pairs of glasses for the price of one. The discount applies to the lower-priced pair and can include one premium frame only. Certain designer frames are excluded. Use code GOGOFREE at checkout.
GlassesUSA is now offering a complete pair of glasses, with basic frames and basic prescription lenses starting, at low as $19.
Once you choose your frames, they can be custom fitted with single vision, near vision (reading), progressive, bi-focal or non-prescription lenses. There’s an upgrade fee for progressive and bi-focal lenses, although basic, single vision lenses are included with all of the basic frames offered by GlassesUSA.
A variety of lens upgrades are available, each with its own fee. We’re talking Transitions lenses (that darken outdoors and fade back to clear indoors), blue light block, which protect your eyes from screen fatigue; super hydrophobic, which repel water from lenses; custom tints, polarization, which blocks glare; and mirrored.
All eyeglasses ordered from GlassesUSA come with free shipping and returns, a money-back guarantee and a 365 day warranty. For many of the frames available, you can take advantage of a virtual try-on feature to see how they’ll look on you before placing your order.
GlassesUSA accepts most vision insurance, as well as FSA and HSA payments. Additional discounts, up to 55% off of frames, are available to students. Meanwhile, first responders, nurses, teachers, medical providers, military members, hospital workers, senior citizens and government employees are also entitled to an extra discount.
Get deals on prescription sunglasses from GlassesUSA
Any of the eyeglass frames offered by GlassesUSA can be customized with prescription sunglass or Transitions lenses. However, you’ll also discover hundreds of specialty sunglass frames for men, women and children that can be fitted with prescription lenses.
Options includes a wide range of sunglass frames that are currently on sale for up to 65% off. For an additional $10 off all sunglass purchases, use code SUNNIES10 at checkout.
Save on contact lenses, too
If you prefer wearing contact lenses over eyeglasses, GlassesUSA has you covered with savings up to 30% on your first order of contacts from brands like Acuvue, Dailies, Biofinity, VisaPlus, Ultra, BioTrue, Clariti and more.
For a limited time, if you spend more than $120 on contact lenses, GlassesUSA will throw in a free pair of basic eyeglasses. Of course, some restrictions apply, but use code FREE-GLASSES at checkout.
Whatever you’re shopping for, during the 4th of July, we’ll help you find the best ways to save money. Be sure to stay up to date on all of our latest deals coverage, along with our Amazon Prime Day coverage.
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Boeing machinists vote to accept labor contract, ending 7-week strike
Boeing’s 33,000 unionized machinists on Wednesday voted to approve the plane manufacturer’s latest contract offer, ending a seven-week strike that had halted production of most of the company’s passenger planes.
The union said 59% voted to accept the contract. Members have the option of returning to work as soon as Wednesday, but must be back at work by Tuesday, November 12, the union said in a statement.
Union leaders had strongly urged members to ratify the latest proposal, which would boost wages by 38% over the four-year life of the contract, up from a proposed increase of 35% that members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) had rejected last month.
The revised deal also provides a $12,000 cash bonus to hourly workers and increased contributions to retirement savings plans. The enhanced offer doesn’t address a key sticking point in the contentious talks — restoration of pensions — but Boeing would raise its contributions to employee 401K plans.
Average annual pay for machinists, now $75,608, would climb to $119,309 in four years under the current offer, Boeing said.
The vote came after IAM members in September and October rejected lesser offers by the Seattle-based aerospace giant.
“In every negotiation and strike, there is a point where we have extracted everything we can in bargaining and by withholding our labor,” the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers stated last week in backing Boeing’s revised offer. “We are at that point now and risk a regressive or lesser offer in the future.”
Acting U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su has played an active role in the negotiations, after recently helping to end a days-long walkout that briefly closed East and Gulf Coast ports.
The Boeing strike that began on Sept. 13 marked the latest setback for the manufacturing giant, which has been the focus of multiple federal probes after a door plug blew off a 737 Max plane during an Alaska Airlines flight in January. The incident revived concerns about the safety of the aircraft after two crashed within five months in 2018 and 2019, killing 346 people.
Boeing in July agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud for deceiving regulators who approved the 737 Max.
During the strike, Boeing was unable to produce any new 737 aircraft, which are made at the company’s assembly plants in the Seattle area. One major Boeing jet, the 787 Dreamliner, is manufactured at a nonunion factory in South Carolina.
The company last month reported a third-quarter loss of $6.1 billion.
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