Wedding Stationary Reviews

Back in December, my pal Ashley at Bride on a Budget hosted a giveaway. (she hosted lots of giveaways, but this one I actually won!) It was for some personalized stationary/thank you cards from Gifts in 24.

My information was sent off to them in December and when I hadn't heard anything in February, I contacted Ashley; who let me know that when she got her items from them they took FOREVER and to just sit tight. Considering I'm still 5 months out from the wedding now - I wasn't in a hurry. But in March and April when Ashley followed up again (and I followed up once as well) Gifts in 24 didn't have any record of my order or the contest or anything. And they were unwilling to work with Ashley to make it right. So, boooooooo on them. Seriously.

BUT, what did work out well is that Ashley worked her magic and was able to give me an alternate prize. And what a prize it was! The fine folks at Vistaprint offered me 100 free thank you cards. They even threw in expedited shipping, since I'd already waited so long for my prize.

I have ordered from Vistaprint before and was very impressed with their business cards (We had our photo sharing cards printed through them) but the thank you cards were even better. We had them printed on linen paper - and they fit nicely with the sunflower theme of our wedding. Besides, it's the first thing I have with my new name on it! And I adore the printed pattern on the inside of the card too.

So, a big thank you to Vistaprint and to Ashley!

Product Review - Online Eyeglasses from GlassesUSA

I have toyed with the idea of doing product reviews on my blog because 1) I like getting a recommendation from someone about a product that works and 2) I have an OPINION. I do.





So I'll probably introduce this feature once a week or so. (any excuse to buy new products!)





For my initial review - I'm going to start with something I've desperately needed, and yet, hadn't really attended to. Eyeglasses. If you're like me, you put off going to the optomotrist because it's like a trip to Costco. You can't leave without spending several hundred dollars.



But, I was prompted to go when I got an email from GlassesUSA offering me a free pair of prescription glasses in exchange for a review on my blog. So, I went to the dr. and got my updated prescription. I sent it over the same day along with my selection of glasses from their website - and within 2 weeks they arrived at my door! ADORABLE! And PINK! With rhinestones!





I was very impressed with the style, the promptness, and the customer service. I was also impressed with the company's "recycling" program. GlassesUSA does not restock returned glasses - they donate all of their returned eyeglasses to various organization around the US who then sanitize and redistriubte with the correct prescription to people all over the world who can't afford vision care. As they say, seeing properly shouldn't be a luxury - it should be a necessity!

I was seriously excited about the selection Once I received the glasses - I thought I could have done a better job at picking the style. Which is totally my error because I had noticed on the website that the lenses looked larger than what I'm used to - but I couldn't get past the shiny pink/rhinestone. So I ended up with a "nerdy" look - which is okay - because it fits my personality. And the perscription was perfect. And the prices are phenomenal. The glasses I bought through my optomotrist would have cost me over $300 without insurance - with insurance they cost $104. However, a similar pair through glasses usa would have cost around $50! I never would have considered buying glasses online before - but I'm definitely going to be going through them again. At these prices, I can afford an entire glasses wardrobe. And lord knows I love me some accessories!

For those of you in the market - GlassesUSA is offering a discount to my readers. Just use the code Mommy5 to receive 5% off your final order!


Disclaimer: I received a pair of precription eyeglasses for this review. No other compensation was received and the opinions in this post are solely mine.