Pernicious inflation: cost of my preferred contact lens dailies increased about 50% since covid. Went from about 1K a year to easily over 1.5K, probably closer to 1.75K
Posted on August 14, 2026 at 12:28:26 PM by Daytripper
used to get 4 boxes of 90, so a 1/2 year supply, for about $150 a box including tax and shipping. That's now easily $200 a box after taxes and shipping.
I finally just bit the bullet, bought a case, big thing of multipurpose, and now I am wearing them for 3 days. It's a bit of a pain in the butt to rinse them at night but whatever. I'm not spending almost 2K a year on fucking contacts. 1K is acceptable.
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Pernicious inflation: cost of my preferred contact lens dailies increased about 50% since covid. Went from about 1K a year to easily over 1.5K, probably closer to 1.75K
- By Daytripper
August 14, 2026 at 12:28:26 PM
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