How are your eyes these days? Would a pair of quality magnifiers help you see that newspaper you're trying to read? You could use a magnifying glass, but that can be awkward.
You know you need to visit the eye doctor because your eyes just aren't what they used to be, but your vision insurance won't pay for another visit for several more months and you just can't afford it out of your pocket.
Try a pair of promotional magnifiers to get you by until then.
Cheap reading glasses are available at your local drug store or retail outlet.
You can usually find them where they sell the books or periodicals.
Grab a newspaper off the shelf and find something that you have trouble reading.
Then start trying out the affordable magnifiers until you find a pair that you can easily read the paper with.
You'll want a good fit for your reading glasses, too.
If they are too loose, you'll feel like you have to hold them up all the time.
If they are too tight, they will cause pain behind your ears and on the bridge of your nose.
Then you'll end up leaving your quality magnifiers on the table and pick up the awkward magnifying glass instead.
At that point it doesn't matter how cheap your affordable magnifiers were, you will have spent too much if you're not using them.
For the best quality magnifiers go to your local optical store.
You will pay a little more but there are people there who are trained to make sure you have the right fit, as well as the right strength.
Reading glasses come in different strengths and if you get the wrong ones you could end up doing more damage to your eyes than you already have done by reading the paper without them.
If you can't afford the more expensive quality magnifiers at the optical store, though, the affordable reading glasses from the drug store will do just fine temporarily, but you will want to have your eyes examined as soon as possible and get a prescription pair of glasses if you need them.
Don't worry about how your affordable magnifiers will look on you.
You are likely to only wear them when you are reading, although some people feel as if they need them for other things, as well.
You may need them at work to better see your computer screen.
Some people want them when they are driving.
Be careful about wearing magnified reading glasses when driving because they can throw off your sense of balance and distance and can cause you to have an accident.
There are great looking quality magnifiers at the optical store that look as good as any prescription glasses do.
Even the affordable reading glasses at the drug store are coming in nice looking frames these days.
There is nothing ugly about wearing glasses if this is your concern.
Stop worrying, recent advertising campaigns for eyeglasses have made wearing specs quite the sexy thing now.
Go ahead, get some great looking, quality magnifiers.
Your eyes will thank you for them.