Birth control pills right off the shelf. Walk in to any drug store, go to the shelves where they sell baby bottles, and take your pick of pills. No doctor's prescription, no health insurance denial, no medical visit.
It's the same with contact lenses. The first time I needed lenses, I asked, "How can I get contact lenses?" Expecting to have to set an appointment with an opthamologist, pay for an exam (which I had 6 months ago), and order the lenses.
The girl at the counter just asked, "What's your prescription?"
I told her, "I don't have one, but I know I'm a -2.0."
She said, "So your prescription is -2.0?"
"Yes. But I don't have the prescription that says that."
"You just told me your prescription was -2.0. What do you mean you don't have it?" She looked at me in confusion.
I was thinking of the golden little ticket with the opthamologist's chicken scratch stating it was -2.0. "I don't have the paper."
She just laughed, "You don't need a paper. You know you need -2.0, right?"
"Well, yes."
She pointed behind her to the sacred boxes filled with prescription contact lenses, "Do you want the six-pack or the twenty four?"
"Uh, six."
That easy. Just tell them your prescription, and voila the contacts are yours.
It's the same with contact lenses. The first time I needed lenses, I asked, "How can I get contact lenses?" Expecting to have to set an appointment with an opthamologist, pay for an exam (which I had 6 months ago), and order the lenses.
The girl at the counter just asked, "What's your prescription?"
I told her, "I don't have one, but I know I'm a -2.0."
She said, "So your prescription is -2.0?"
"Yes. But I don't have the prescription that says that."
"You just told me your prescription was -2.0. What do you mean you don't have it?" She looked at me in confusion.
I was thinking of the golden little ticket with the opthamologist's chicken scratch stating it was -2.0. "I don't have the paper."
She just laughed, "You don't need a paper. You know you need -2.0, right?"
"Well, yes."
She pointed behind her to the sacred boxes filled with prescription contact lenses, "Do you want the six-pack or the twenty four?"
"Uh, six."
That easy. Just tell them your prescription, and voila the contacts are yours.
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