The largest contact lens retailer in the US. We spend every day trying to make vision care a little less of a pain in the astigmatism with 24/7 customer care, fast & free shipping, and millions of contacts in stock ready to ship!
1-800 Contacts (1800contacts.com) has 2,347 customer reviews on Five Star Index, with an average rating of 4.1 out of 5.
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1800contacts.com
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Vision & Hearing
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2026
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I used to order from them often, for over 10 years. But after my last few orders, I am done with them, no more business from me. The problem is their prices are not competitive once you are forced to wait while they confirm your Rx with your Dr. They take 2 days to do this, negating any expedited shipping that was paid for. I tried to speed it up by sending Rx, got an automated reply that it was my "glasses prescription". It wasn't, but ok, sent a photo of my contacts boxes w/dimensions etc, got another automated reply about it being my "glasses prescription" again. Save yourself the time, money, and frustration, and just order from your eye Dr.
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Honestmom
Ordered contacts and paid for expedited…
Ordered contacts and paid for expedited 3 day shipping. They did not notify me that it would be delayed. When I inquired they stated it would be an additional 2 months. Prescription would change by then. Really would have been nice so I could have ordered at Costco and have within 1-2 weeks. Now don’t have contacts to wear. Very disappointed.
Response from 1-800 ContactsJan 5, 2022
Hi there,
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We're terribly sorry there appears to have been a lack of communication on our behalf regarding your order. Unfortunately, we did not receive any further information about your order and therefore cannot speak to the specifics regarding this situation.
We do want to clarify that we have the largest inventory of contacts in the US. There are very few brands and prescriptions that we do not keep in stock. If a lens is on a backorder or needs to be custom ordered, our agents are advised to let each customer know during their purchase.
Again, we do apologize for the lack of communication. We'd be happy to hear from you and see if there is anything else we can do. Feel free to contact us 24/7 at 1-800-266-8228 or online at www.1800contacts.com/contact-us.
HJ
Hadley J.
I am disgusted by this company.
I am disgusted by this company. Do not use them. They do not care about their customers. Their staff is immensely rude and demeaning. Not only have they cost me time, but the amount of money they’ve cost me is obscene. Do not pay for delivery. They never arrive on time. After a decade of my business, I will never use them again.
Response from 1-800 ContactsDec 14, 2021
Hi Hadley,
We are terribly sorry that our service didn't meet your expectations. We appreciate the feedback and we'll be sure it reaches the appropriate channels so it can be considered in the future.
Unfortunately, we did not receive any further information about this situation when we requested it from you. We are not able to address this review fully without that context.
Just to be clear, we do offer three types of delivery: standard, expedited, and next business day. All of those methods are dependant on us having a copy of your prescription to ship out the order. If we do not have a copy of your prescription then we, by law, must check with your doctor before shipping them out. This delay is typically only 24 hours, but may be longer if an order is place over the weekend or holiday.
If we have received a copy of your prescription and it is not a weekend, then we can guarantee next business day delivery on any contact we have in stock.
If you have any additional questions, we'd be happy to discuss it with you further. You can contact us at 1-800-266-8228 or chat in online at www.1800contacts.com/contact-us.
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Leslie
How about giving me my damn refund, it's been 8 days!
How about giving me my damn refund, scammers? I spent almost $500 on here and my idiot doctor sent in a glasses prescription instead of sitting on refund for 8 days and counting. These SCAMMERS are telling me that they reversed the payment, which my bank clearly shows that they haven't in EIGHT days. I was going to order from you like I have in the past, but I will NEVER ORDER FROM YOU AGAIN. Shame on you for your crappy unethical business practices.
Response from 1-800 ContactsDec 14, 2021
Hi there,
We appreciate the time you put into leaving us a review. Any feedback we receive can be put towards improving our customer satisfaction. We are terribly sorry to hear that we didn't meet your expectations in terms of service. We do strive to provide the best possible experience to every customer.
With that in mind, unfortunately, we did not receive any additional information from you regarding this situation. Without that context it would be impossible to directly address what happened with your order. We would be happy to clarify our refund policy, though.
In most instances, a refund will take anywhere between 3 and 10 business days to process depending on your banking institution. However, it seems that your order was never actually processed due to your doctor sending the incorrect information. In those cases, we have not withdrawn any funds and their is simply an authentication hold on your account. Those still take anywhere between 3-10 business days to be removed, but we request it be dropped as soon as the order is deleted.
We completely understand your frustration with this experience and would really love the opportunity to make it right by you. We have live agents available 24/7 to help at 1-800-266-8228 or online at www.1800contacts.com/chat.
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Wesley S.
Awesome customer service and fast…
Awesome customer service and fast shipping options. I love their online eye exam!
Response from 1-800 ContactsNov 24, 2021
Hi Wesley!
Thank you so much for leaving us a review. We're glad our Express Exam was able to help you in your situation! We created the Express Exam to provide more power to our customers and to ensure they never have to worry about their contacts.
If you need anything in the future, please don't hesitate to reach out. We are available 24/7 and would love to help with anything you need.
EL
Ella
Expedited shipping doesn't mean expedited
This is my second time ordering from 1-800 Contacts and to say the very least...I feel ripped off. I ordered 8 boxes of contacts on 11/10/21 and paid extra for 2-3 day shipping and as of 11/16/21 I still have not received my contacts. I need them badly as I am wearing my last pair of contacts now. This is the second time where I've paid for expedited shipping ( 1st time was the fastest available shipping method ) and each time I've had to wait about a week to get them :/. I feel jipped out of the extra money that I've spent to get them faster as they don't come within the time frame that they're supposed to. I have checked and made sure that the contacts were in stock before I ordered, so I know it wasn't a supply issue. At this point, I'll still use 1-800 Contacts for convenience sake, but won't be paying extra for shipping as it has been proven multiple times that it is a lie.
Response from 1-800 ContactsNov 24, 2021
Hi Ella,
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We always appreciate feedback on how we can improve our services. We are so sorry to hear our shipping speeds didn't meet your expectations.
Unfortunatley, we did not receive any further information from you regarding this issue and cannot speak directly to your situation. Without context, it's hard to identify what could be causing the delay on your orders.
For clarify, we offer both expedited (2-3 business days) and next business day delivery in addition to our free standard delivery (5-7 business days). Those shipping speeds only apply to orders with a verified prescription and if they are placed on a weekday. If your order does not have a prescription, then legally we need to contact your doctor to verify the prescription information which can delay the order by 24 hours. We also do not ship out on weekends.
Again, we are terribly sorry if our shipping expectations were miscommunicated or unclear. We'd be happy to look into this further and identify a solution so that you can receive your lenses on time. Please contact us at www.1800contacts.com/contact-us.
DF
David F.
Not helpful customer support
Not helpful customer support, unwilling to help change shipping to expedited and then lied saying it had already shipped but I hadn't even completed my prescription yet. I get the process and maybe things couldn't get done but there's definitely a better way to handle it and there should be some level of personnel that can handle certain situations.
Response from 1-800 ContactsNov 11, 2021
Hi David,
We're terribly sorry to hear about your experience with us. Unforutnately, we didn't receive any further information regarding this order and therefore cannot speak to the specifics that occurred.
We do our absolute best to provide top-tier service along with fast delivery and fulfillment. It's not completely unheard of that an order ships out before a customer is able to make any changes, but our agents are trained to help find a solution no matter the circumstance.
We'd love to make this right by you. Give us a call at 1-800-266-8228 or chat in online at www.1800contacts.com any time. Our live agents are on standby and would be more than happy to help find a solution for you.
CB
Cassidy B.
Amazing!
I’ve been ordering from them for over a year and I never had an issue until the last box I got. I tried in four different lenses because they were all blurry even tho they were right out of the package (that’s a month of contacts down the drain). I emailed customer service and within 2 minutes I got a confirmation that they were sending me 4 new lenses for free and they came in that week. I am extremely happy with how they handled my situation with no problems and I will always be ordering from them!
Response from 1-800 ContactsNov 11, 2021
Hi Cassidy!
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us such a glowing review. We seriously appreciate the feedback and are so happy to hear we could get you taken care of. If you ever need anything else, please don't hesitate to reach out!
