Bifocal time...where do you get your glasses?

I wear progressives and purchase glasses at Firmoo.com.

From my ophthalmologist/optometrist office. I do that because with my VSP insurance, I get so much covered and then a 20% discount on anything over what insurance doesn't cover. They cover a lot so I paid my $35 copay, $50 for scans, and then $82 for added stuff on my glasses.

Ds was $232 oops but his special glasses are very expensive and I added blue light, progressive, scratch resistant coating, ect.

For many years I got them at a local optician's office. When he closed I went to Sam's.
I still use an ophthalmologist for the Rx.

If you have very much difference in the distance and the reading Rx, then I would not use the progressive lens, and the optician should be able
to advise you on that.

I have graduated to trifocals.

I recently purchased my first pair of glasses which were progressives. I had a PHENOMENAL experience with our local Warby Parker store.

This is the first year we’ve had vision insurance. I’ve been seeing an ophthalmologist for years for an eye condition so went there for my exam even though they’re not in network.

WP wasn’t in network but my insurance paid 50%. I simply cannot say enough how seamless the entire process with WP was. They were knowledgeable and handled the Covid precautions wonderfully. By the time I got to my car they had emailed my receipt and the paperwork I needed, along with a link to my insurance website, so I could get my refund started. Glasses were shipped to my house 8 days later. They even offered to help DH figure out why his progressives weren’t working for him and make adjustments for him even though he didn’t buy there.

Another with progressives who orders through the ophthalmologist's office.

I stopped whering contacts before I needed progressives so have no advice on the contact/glasses pairing.

I like Zenni Optical online. It has frames as low as $6.95. It takes about 2 weeks to get them.

DH works for a vision company, so we get free glasses every year from a local eye doctor. We used to go through Costco and was always happy with them, and will go back to Costco when DH retires.

I get progressives from Payne Glasses 

My glasses and contacts are both from Costco. Ridiculously inexpensive with our insurance. My contacts have been fantastic. My glasses need to be adjusted because I have to practically stick them all the way up to my forehead to be able to see through the bottom part of the lens and focus on up-close reading. Hoping I can get it all straightened out. But regardless, I've been so happy with the Costco opticians.