Through the Looking.... Glasses?

Have you ever noticed that it seems nearly everyone wears eyeglasses or contacts? Is it that we don't take care of our eyes, put them under too much strain or do we pass it on from one family member to another?  I'm sure it's passed on through families. Both my Parents, Grandparents on both sides, both brothers and both sisters wear eyeglasses. Isn't that strange? I have 20/20 vision with both eyes open and 20/25 in my left eye. It's been that way for several years without changing. The doctors say that I'll eventually need eyeglasses to correct it but, for right now, I don't have to have them. Now, I did turn 40 this year so, from what I understand, the body changes quite a bit in this age group so it may not be much longer.

It just seems so strange that those not wearing  prescription glasses or contacts are the minorities. I know many people struggle with prescription glasses. They have to be bothersome. I always played sports and I cannot imagine having to deal with keeping the glasses on my nose, especially when you get to running and sweating. I think it'd be hard for me even with contacts. Sweat gets in your eyes and the first instinct is to rub them. Then there's the yearly exams to see if you need to adjust the prescription and what about the cost?

I know, growing up, glasses were almost 'cool'. It seemed everyone had them. I can even remember the 'trend' of wearing frames with no glass in them. Honestly, and this is not to offend anyone, but I thought those people were nuts. I always treasured my good vision. Was proud of it. I could read things really far off. The best part though was when we would go out at hunting rabbits and things. I could spot them long before the offers. I was known for my 'eagle eyes'.

Well, overall, I guess it can't be too awful bad. I mean, it's got to be worth it to be able to see. I know its become so much easier the past few years because you can get glasses online. You don't have to make trips back and forth to the doctor's office. You can just send in the prescription, pick your frames and they'll send them right out to you.

Speaking of ordering online, did you know that you can get 10% off your next purchase of prescription glasses by going to Glasses USA and using the code mommy10.

Sun Tent and Supplies - Spring Time Giveaway

Thanks for all the entries! Some of you really tried hard to win and I appreciate your dedication. A winner has been chosen:  

Congratulations kenziesmum 

Okay, I have lots of goodies to bring you, so where do I start? How about with Precision Time? They've sent me a few items that are just perfect for kicking off Spring and enduring the rainy and warmer days that it brings.

First, a little about Precision Time:

A Rich Legacy of Excellence

As a young boy in Argentina, Hugo Fraga was fascinated with timepieces and especially the intricate motors that lay at the heart of every watch. For more than 30 years he perfected his skills as a watchmaker and technician, training his young sons along the way. After immigrating to the USA in 1977, Hugo turned his passion for watches into the American dream by opening the family's first full-service watch store in 1982.
Over the years, the family realized there was a growing need for accessible, high-quality watch repair and the first Precision Time was born. Their plan to combine the convenient location of mall kiosks with the technical expertise the Fragas are known for quickly became a huge success. Today there are nearly 100 locations across the country and Hugo's sons and grandsons continue to share their craftsmanship and passion for watches with ever our growing Precision Time family.

Expertise and experience are part of our heritage. When we say we're “The Watch Experts,” we mean it!

My Two Cents:

I was first introduced to Precision Time through Twitter. They were giving away some items there and I was entering to win. As I do with companies before entering their giveaways, I went to their website to "check them out". What I found there was amazing. They have such a huge selection of high quality watches from brands you will recognize:

Bariloche Pocket Watches

Hurlingham

London Underground

Lucien Piccard

Nexus

Ollie

Rave

Skagen

Sottomarino Italia

Toxic

Disney Snap Kids 


Giveaways at Precision Time

Not only does Precision Time love to host giveaways on twitter and on blogs at random, bu they also giveaway a watch each month to a member of the Precision Time Club (email subscribers) and they send out awesome coupons and special offers through email subscriptions. Which leads me to my next point:

Purchasing from Precision Time

That's right! I'm a customer, too. I can talk all day long about Precision Time and what they have to offer but I think it may mean more to you know that I am also a customer. Although they've sent me items for giveaways and I've won some of their promotional items, I had not tried one of their watches. That all changed around Christmas. I had joined the Precision Time Club and received a special offer during their Christmas Celebration: 25 days for $25, which I could purchase 5 Disney watches for $25. I couldn't pass it up, especially at Christmas time. I ordered 5 watches, one of which was for myself. The watch I ordered myself was the watch I received to giveaway during my Christmas Bash, the Vintage Mickey Mouse watch in collectors tin. I must say, had I had the extra cash, I would have ordered more of the Vintage Mickey watches for my sisters/niece/niece-in-laws. If you followed the link, you saw that they are TOO CUTE and, although it's a Mickey Mouse watch, it's very stylish and perfect for teens and adults.

I really liked that, once I ordered the watches, the were sent out immediately. I had them in less than a week and they were the exact watches as pictured. No surprises.

Coupons

Precision Time almost always has on-site coupons available that you will want to watch for. They're always a great deal and can be found HERE.

Giveaway

Sorry to be misleading. The giveaway will be for (1) Sun Tent, an Invicta Sun Visor and a Fossil Vintage Tote, all courtesy of Precision Time.

This is a perfect way to start your warm weather weekends. You have your sun protection with the tent and the visor and a cool tote to carry all your supplies in. Nice, huh?

This giveaway will run until May17 at 11:59 PM CST. Make sure you first do the mandatory entry for all other entries to be valid and leave seperate comments for each entry.

Mandatory Entry

Visit Precision Time and bring me the link to your favorite watch that they offer.

Additional Entries

(1) Follow Precision Time on twitter (doing so also gives you a chance at winning other giveaways)

(2) Follow the Precision Time blog

(3) Sign up for the Precision Time Newsletter (They have GREAT deals you won't want to miss and they give away a watch to a subscriber each month)

(4) Tell me today's Ebay Daily Deal from Precision Time

(5) Follow my blog or tell me if you already do.

(6) Follow me on twitter: SereneMoments

(7) Grab my button and post it on your blog or tell me if you have it.

(8) Subscribe to my blog.

(9) Blog about this giveaway, leaving me the link (5 entries)

(10) Tweet the giveaway, can be done daily (2 entries):  "Win Sun Tent and Supplies from @PrecisionTime and @SereneMoments  http://ff.im/j5J5x "

(11) Follow my other blogs  and get 2 entries each:

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**This is a sponsored giveaway for Precision Time. I did not received compensation of any kind in exchange for this post and giveaway. I was shipped the giveaway items for my winners.**