Exchanges Optical Pricing Now Online

Week of September 15, 2008

Authorized shoppers who click on the new "Glasses & Contacts" link at the Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) website now have access to the prices comparable to those found in the exchanges' brick-and-mortar Optical Shops and Vision Centers through FramesDirect.com and MilitaryContacts.net. With single vision eyeglasses starting at just $39, FramesDirect.com's Exchange Online Mall website features some 50,000 prescription frame styles and 8,000 sunglasses from more than 200 brands, all discounted 10 percent -30 percent with free shipping. The site also allows troops and their families to upload pictures and virtually try on different frame styles. Authorized customers can log onto their Exchange Online Store and click the Exchange Mall logo or access the site directly by logging onto www.exchangeonlinemall.com.

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