Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Reading Glasses Shopper Review & Giveaway



I love to read! With that love of reading, and the amount of it I do, I tend to have strained eyes. They get tired, become blurry, and occasionally I get a headache. Hey, what's wrong with reading a good book until 2am? Lets not judge, ok? tee hee hee





I received a wonderful opportunity from Haley at Reading Glasses Shopper to review a pair of their glasses. Gee, being able to focus on the page in front of me? Go figure. I really hadn't stopped to think about getting reading glasses before Haley contacted me! With the stack of books looming before me to read for February, I was happy to hop on board.

My first dilemma came in choosing the glasses. I had no idea what style to choose from. There were sooo many that I loved. I'm no fashionista, but there are some nice looking glasses on their site.

My second dilemma came in choosing whether I wanted sun glasses or regular glasses. (the sun glasses I want are below) I tend to do A LOT of reading outside spring-summer. But, being the middle of winter here in MN wasn't very conducive to me reading outside! So, I went for the regular glasses.
My third dilemma was not knowing what "strength" to get. Would that be called a "power"? I used common sense and went with the lowest number of +1.00. I finally narrowed down my choices and decided on Brooke in red (photo at top of page). I was happy to hear they were in stock!

The day my Brooke reading glasses came, they were a big hit in the house. I put them on thinking I would just be able to see everything around me. hahahaha Not so much. My eyes kind of bugged out because they weren't used to glasses. Of course, my boys thought that was awesome and wanted to try them on. They loved it. Ah, my strange, strange boys.

I contacted Haley to make sure I'd gotten the right strength and she was very helpful. She suggested I ease myself into them and only use them for 10 min at a time and build up from there so I didn't get headaches. That did the trick.

When I sat down to read my first book, I could NOT believe what a difference these glasses made. I am NOT blowing smoke. Personally, I think I'm seeing everything perfectly, no problem and then I put these glasses on and I'm astonished. I didn't think I was having an issues with seeing the pages of the book, but with my Brooke's on, it was so different. So much better. The words even seemed bigger. =)
I have loved using these glasses. You never know what you're truly going to get when you order something online and these pass the mustard! They are a strong frame and very solid. I thought that the metal on the sides would be thin and cheap. Not even close! I was more than pleasantly surprised how sturdy they are. Really, you can't compare these to those glasses you get at a drug store or grocery store.

They recently launched a couple of pages on their site:

Reading Glasses Glossary

Eye Health Glossary

Through Valentines Day they are giving 15% off all glasses! They also have free shipping on orders over $30!! How reasonable is that?

Would you love to win a $20 Gift Certificate or your choice of glasses? Reading Glasses Shopper is offering that to one of my commenters!

Required: Head to Reading Glasses Shopper and let me know which glasses you would choose if you win!

I finally have a giveaway that includes our neighbors to the North!! Must be at least 18 and a resident of the US or CANADA!! Please leave a way to contact you if you win with either your email or have it accessible in your profile. No email/contact = no entry!! Void where prohibited. Giveaway will end 2/24, 10pm CST.

Extra Entries: After requirement has been fulfilled, you can do the following:

1) Follow Reading Glasses Shopper on Facebook (1 entry)

2) Follow Reading Glasses Shopper on Twitter (1 entry)

3) Leave a comment at the RGS blog (2 entries, comment 2 separate times)

4) Follow my Blog (2 entries, comment 2 separate times)

5) Leave a comment on another post here at Woven by Words 1x (1 entry)

6) Follow me on Twitter and Tweet about this giveaway (1 entry daily)

Reading Glasses Shopper Giveaway at http://wovenbywords.blogspot.com/2010/02/reading-shopper-glasses-review-giveaway.html @RdgGlassesShopr

7) Purchase from RGS (5 entries, comment 5 separate times) will need to verify
~Winner MUST respond within 48 hours of email notice or I will choose another winner.

*I would like to thank Haley from Reading Glasses Shopper for sending me my review pair of glasses. The giveaway comes directly from them as well. The opinions expressed here are soley my own and I was not paid for this review.

50 comments:

annaed_2 said...

That sure was tough trying to narrow it down to one favorite pair! I'll go with the Janet!
Thanks! annaed_2 at yahoo dot com

annaed_2 said...

I posted a comment on RSG site - New Merch Monday post. *entry 1
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annaed_2 said...

I posted a comment on RSGs site - New Merch Monday post. *entry 2
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annaed_2 said...

I follow you on twitter (annaed2) and tweeted.
http://twitter.com/annaed2/status/8944208600

annaed_2 said...

I commented on your fb rant! LOL
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Rachel C said...

The floral computer reader glasses look nice.
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madwoman-doing-cartwheels said...

I love the Abstract style!

http://www.readingglassesshopper.com/art-reading-glasses.html


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tattwo said...

I would choose the Allure Sun Readers. We just moved to Arizona and I am going to have to have sunglass readers since I will be spending a lot of time outside reading. Thanks for the giveaway.

annaed_2 said...

I tweeted this give-away!
http://twitter.com/annaed2/status/9057496202
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Susan Fobes said...

Either Ella or Brooke, but I'm not sure about a full set of reading glasses. (currently have a half set.)

Unknown said...

i love the animal print sun readers
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blog comment on reading glasses shopper #1
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polly said...

i like the jungle reading glasses.
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Unknown said...

I would choose the Anaheim Computer
reader glasses
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MeezCarrie said...

I love the Molly pair :)

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MeezCarrie said...

I'm a fan of Reading Glasses Shopper on Facebook

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MeezCarrie said...

I follow your blog

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Merrie L. said...

I like The Brooke in a brown frame.

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Merrie L. said...

I follow Reading Glasses Shopper on Facebook.

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Merrie L. said...

I follow your Blog. #1

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I follow your Blog. #2

Unknown said...

daily tweet
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Dee said...

I'd get the magnum

Dee said...

follow them on twitter

Dee said...

now following your blog

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blog follower 2

Ellie Wright said...

I would love to win a pair of The Brooksides. Thanks for the giveaway.
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Ellie Wright said...

I'm following your blog.

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Ellie Wright said...

Follwer #2

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Ellie Wright said...

I follow on twitter @eswright18 and tweeted.

http://twitter.com/eswright18/status/9255188763

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annaed_2 said...

I tweeted! http://twitter.com/annaed2/status/9279991001
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annaed_2 said...

I tweeted again!
http://twitter.com/annaed2/status/9333005283
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Edgy Inspirational Author said...

I like the purple ones. My strength is a 1

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Niurka said...

I like The Sophia frames.

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Niurka said...

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Unknown said...

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Nancy said...

I would try the The Houston Computer Readers. They are dual powered and are supposed to be able to do computer work and read with the same pair. These would be perfect if they worked for me.

Nancy said...

I am following RdgGlassesShopr on Twitter as njhhb.

annaed_2 said...

I tweeted!
http://twitter.com/annaed2/status/9537425206

annaed_2 said...

One last little tweet.
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alli said...

I like the Monica glasses!

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following Reading glasses shopper on twitter as @alitsao

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following your blog - 1
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