1800 Specs was developed in partnership with American optical wholesalers so that consumers could purchase the highest quality, identical prescription eyeglasses at the greatest possible discount. 1800 Specs starts with the identical frames that are offered in retail eyeglass stores (we know this because we purchase them from the very same factories and wholesalers the chain stores and opticians do, and they are all listed in a single, industry-standard catalog) and then crafts prescription lenses in U.S laboratories that adhere to all federal ANSI (American National Standards Institute) regulations to ensure the strictest possible quality control.

Obviously, one reason we're able to offer the finished product at discounts that seem "too good to be true" is because we don't have the high cost of operating brick and mortar storefronts. There is a more dramatic and even simpler reason; most eyeglass retailers mark up the manufacturing cost of frames and lenses by as much as 1000%!

They've been able to overcharge consumers primarily because there has been no competition at significantly low enough prices to expose the outrageous unfairness of their pricing, and the collusive practices of the big chain stores. Well, we're here to blow the whistle on the eyeglass industry in the most dramatic way possible, not by contacting the media or the government, but by offering you, the consumer, fair and honorable pricing that reflects the true cost of the product.