Eyeglasses.com

If you're like me, wearing glasses is just a part of life. Okay, I prefer contacts, as I see better with them (anyone with a prescription of -9.0/-9.5 knows what I mean), but I can only wear them for short periods before my eyes start itching.

And my wife for some reason prefers me with glasses. "It makes you look more like a writer," she says.

My wife wears glasses as well, which she lost, so I have been looking online for glasses for her, as lenses and frames are particularly expensive here in South Africa. And that is how I came across Eyeglasses.com. They have a wide variation of styles. Just looking under women's glasses I found over 4500 different styles! And their range of frames is incredibly reasonable, with some below $60 for the frame. They are listed in alphabetical order, so if you have a brand name that you like, it's easy enough to find.

Personally, I think my wife would look sexy in some Via Spiga Napolis, which are shaped like a cat's eyes. They're Italian, and she has a penchant for Italian designs.

For me, I prefer round glasses, and found a very reasonably priced set of frames for only $89. This Lennonesque Peace design would look good on me. I prefer frames with smaller spaces for the lenses so that the "glass" isn't as thick.

I noted too that they deliver internationally, and so I dropped their customer service department a line. Eyeglasses.com states on its home page that it ships internationally, and also has free shipping for orders over $55, so I am very keen to hear back from them.