If you’re in the market for a new pair of glasses you may find yourself comparing prices between online stores and doctor’s offices to try and get the best possible deal. If you have done this, you have probably noticed that prescription eyeglasses are substantially cheaper online compared to in-store and you are probably wondering why they are. To help you get some answers, we have compiled a list of five reasons prescription eyeglasses are cheaper online.

1.They’ve cut out the middleman

One of the reasons that prescription eyeglasses are cheaper online is because there are fewer steps from manufacturing to the customer’s doorstep. This means that there are fewer people that the manufacturer has to pay. This also means that you won’t have to compensate for that extra expense by paying a higher price.

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2.Online stores have a larger reach

With a doctor’s office they can only sell to the people in their area which limits their business. On the other hand, online has a nearly unlimited reach which means that their sales are much higher. This means that they can sell at lower prices and still make a decent profit because of their high sale volume.

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3.Lower overhead

Anytime you walk into a doctor’s office or a store that sells eyeglasses, there are a ton of unknown expenditures that are costing the company money every single day. Everything from the lighting to the space rental costs the company money which means that they have to compensate for it in order to still make a profit by raising their prices. When you are buying online they do not have these costs which means that they don’t have to raise their prices to make a profit.

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4.Less product loss

With an online shop there is obviously going to be less product loss. This is because there is very little chance of theft and things related to that. This means that there are much fewer compensations that need to be made to make up for the cost of the lost products which allows the companies to have lower online prices.

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5.More competitive prices

The beauty of the internet is that answers to any question are right at your fingertips in a matter of seconds. This is why online retailers have to be ahead of the game when it comes to price matching. In-store they can be a lot more lenient because most of the time people will not check the prices at every store.

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