Cor Blimey! I’m Out of Bloomin’ Contacts!

In this world, unfortunately, there are many things we tend to take for granted in the whirl of work, family, and chores. Often we don’t notice the little things, until they cease to work! Our eyesight is one such thing. You might not think about your glasses until you break them, or, like me, go through the ritual of putting my contacts in unconsciously…that is, until I realize I’ve opened my last blistered pack. In a perfect world, we’d all have flawless eyesight, and never be bothered by an inability to enjoy the finer details of life completely unassisted. In fact, now that I think of it, it’s rather regrettable that anyone has to rely on external items to be the best we can be, but it is an unavoidable part of life for many of us. I need a brazier to hold up my “ladies”, shoes to protect my feet from the dirty streets, and contact lenses to help me distinguish my apartment door from my neighbors. Without these things, oddly enough, I feel less like myself.

Did you know that worldwide, 1.6% of the population wears contacts or glasses? That may not sound like much, but that is over 96 million people. 96 million other people who, like me, fumble for their glasses blindly in the morning. 96 million others who fall asleep right knackered from time to time with their contacts in, only to wake up with their eyes feeling crusted shut. I am certainly not alone in my struggles, or my flaws. And being that I am a happy person in general, I try to bite the bullet and not let it all get me down. The only time I find myself cursing aloud about my lack of natural vision is when I didn’t have the foresight (pardon the pun!) to buy that next box of contacts before I desperately needed them. (I am quite guilty of wearing a ripped contact all day because of this; blinking profusely and telling people my allergies are acting up in lieu of admitting I was lazy and let my prescription run out!)

That is why I have started to go round VoucherGurus.co.uk when I am running out of contacts. Instead of waiting until I desperately need a new pair, I now take care to notice when I am getting low, and then see which online store in VoucherGurus currently has the best coupons. Right now, Contacts for Lenses offers a voucher good for up to 70% off on contacts. Cosmetic Lenses offers up to 40% off and color contacts as low as £8. EuroLens is offering free delivery and up to 70% off contacts. Visit our site to get a voucher from Get Lenses which gives you two free weeks of lenses with a six-month purchase, or take 20% of any purchase. Glasses Direct has up to 68% savings on designer glasses and incentives for new customers. Lens Catalogue and Lens Planet also offers up to 70% off, and free delivery with minimum spend.  Last but not least, Lensway.co.uk offers RefillExpress to make reordering easier, and will deliver for free if you order 4 boxes of contacts or more. With this many deals on VoucherGurus.co.uk, you have no excuse to let your contacts run out again.

Perhaps one day, I will truly learn to embrace even my flaws. Until then, I may remain a tad bitter that I really can’t go braless anymore, and that my vision isn’t 20/20. But life is complicated enough without getting hung up on the little things. I shop online for my contacts now, and life just got a little sweeter.