[toomuchtodo]

I can totally appreciate this. As an American though, I have gone around my doctor and ordered prescription medications online when they would not prescribe them (ivermectin, anti-parisital, non-controlled substances, almost zero risk to myself if my diagnosis was inaccurate).

[umvi]

Slightly related, sometimes I just want a new pair of glasses without the hassle of going to/paying the eye doctor. I can still see 20/20 with my current prescription, but since it's "expired", physical retailers won't sell me glasses nor will they use their refractometer to read off the prescription of my current pair. So I instead go online and order a pair from Zenni using my expired prescription that I wrote down.

[toomanybeersies]

That's an interestingly unique problem to the USA I think.

Here in Australia, I haven't been to an optometrist in 5 or 6 years. I just keep ordering new glasses for $60 a pair online, my vision hasn't changed enough that I feel that I need to go to an optometrist again. The optometrist is legally required to give me my prescription, which I can then use as I want.

I haven't bought glasses in a brick and mortar store for 5 or 6 years (last time I got an eye test), but I'm fairly sure they won't/can't refuse to make me a pair to my specifications. Actually, I did get a pair made in the shop in Vietnam 2 years ago, and they were more than happy to make them (overnight too, I might add), although they did laugh at how blind I was.

[cm2012]

Could you email me (in profile) which sites you've used? Would love to pick up non controlled stuff online but the sites are all shady.

[toomuchtodo]

Unfortunately, this was almost 6 years ago, and I don't recall the site I used. My apologies!