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    Wave Independent optical Labs in So Cal

    Happy Friday Everyone!

    I am looking for an independent lab in Orange County CA or surrounding areas that accepts VSP.

    Quality, quick turn around and competitive pricing are a must.
    Is there such an animal out there? Or is this anconcept?

    Fed up with VSP One Sacramento.


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    no such animal

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    funny

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    ive been told VSP San Diego does good work. idk personally. Were you using VSP SAC for your non Choice and private jobs?

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    ak47 is right. No capable, independent, well priced lab will exist as a VSP lab. They are mutually exclusive and at odds with each other.

    You need a good source for your out of pocket and non-VSP jobs, and send the VSP work to VSP. Very easy to lay the blame for issues on the "insurance lab," because it happens to be completely true. Perhaps you can find a VSP One lab that operates a little more to your satisfaction, although they all seem to operate a step above or below the minimum; just the nature of the business. I had a night and day experience (for the worse) when our "independent" lab was turned into a VSP One a few years ago.

    With next day shipping throughout the country, is there a particular reason the lab should be in California? Personal preference or is there something I don't know about next day shipping and California?

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    Quote Originally Posted by merrymaker View Post
    ive been told VSP San Diego does good work. idk personally. Were you using VSP SAC for your non Choice and private jobs?
    I am in the process of application for VSPOne San Diego. Heard they are better than Sacramento. I was using SAC for private orders only when a second pair was purchased as a PR50.

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    With next day shipping throughout the country, is there a particular reason the lab should be in California? Personal preference or is there something I don't know about next day shipping and California?

    True, it doesn't have to be California; any ideas?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lori View Post
    Happy Friday Everyone!

    I am looking for an independent lab in Orange County CA or surrounding areas that accepts VSP.

    Quality, quick turn around and competitive pricing are a must.
    Is there such an animal out there? Or is this anconcept?

    Fed up with VSP One Sacramento.

    It is an Essilor-owned lab, but my favorite lab here in So. California is Collard Rose in Whittier, Ca. I'm sure your courier gets the same 1 day delivery from where you are located as I get my vsp-Sac jobs overnight down here.
    VSP lab San Diego uses a different courier (Deliver-It) and I have had issues getting my outgoing jobs picked up in a timely manner. I have delay issues with both VSP-(No-Choice) labs here in California.

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