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Re:Launch HN: JetLenses (YC S18) – Lowest Prices on Contact ... by ablaster1 on Monday August 06, 2018 @02:35PM (#17700263)
Weird to see that they're not at all cost competitive with most retailers online other than 1800 which is very expensive.

Feels like YC is losing its edge?

Re:Launch HN: JetLenses (YC S18) – Lowest Prices on Contact ... by anomatopoeia on Monday August 06, 2018 @04:10PM (#17701306)
Not at all cost competitive for my brand either.

Contacts are a commodity item - whenever I need to reorder contacts I do a lazy 2 min search for the cheapest price online and order there. Customer experience is same everywhere.

Not sure what sort of competitive edge JetLenses has, seems like the idea would've been great in 1995. As a long time contact wearer this market has already been disrupted pretty severely .

For me costs going down fairly steadily since the advent of 1-800-Contacts and the subsequent federal law which put an end to the shenanigans of eye doctors trying to block online fulfillment.

Re:Launch HN: JetLenses (YC S18) – Lowest Prices on Contact ... by colinbartlett on Monday August 06, 2018 @10:34PM (#17703512)
I paid $85.69 including all taxes and fees recently and this site looks like it would be $112 so about 30% higher. I must be missing the innovation here because it seems like just another contacts retailer I’ll have to price compare with when I buy.