1-800 Contacts ships my contacts to my house via UPS, The optical shops here in SD were charging almost 2x the price!!
I had laser eye surgery, and it was one of the best investments I ever made...it was worth every penny.
My eyes were so bad, being nearsighted, that I was practically legally blind without contacts. Now I can see 20/20, and it cleared up most of my astigmatism, as well. I remember losing a contact times before and having to walk around half-blind until I could get another one.
I paid a little under $3,000 and had it done about 3 years ago, with no complications at all...
....something you can consider.....
I hope you find your contacts, though....
They have had them for many years.As I'm scared of what might happen if I get the surgery I opted for some middle of the road solution. They now have these contacts here in The US that you can wear for extended periods (one month at a time for instance). I love them, I can sleep with them and don't even feel I have them in my eyes. Also as my sight changes (inevitably as you get older) I can just have the prescription adjusted to fit. I would imagine these would be very expensive down in The DR if they have them at all.