Business ProfileforBold Optometry

I made an appointment and went in for new exam and glasses that were covered by my insurance for free.When I saw the doctor he said that contact fitting was a separate charge which wasn't covered by my insurance.He stated that he wouldn't know the price until after we found out what my prescription was.So I figured I'll know afterwards if I could afford it or not. However, when I found out the total was $390, I realized I was unable to afford it.The doctor then whispered something into the receptionist ear and walked away.The receptionist said she can do a payment plan where I pay half that day and half in 2 weeks!I told them again that I couldn't afford that due to being unemployed.So I told them nevermind,I'll just get my glasses and will do the contacts another time.She told me the doctor already did the work for the contact fitting so I had to pay the total no matter what!After some back and forth, she allowed me to make a $100/month payment.Immediately after charging $100 to my debit card the receptionist said,"Oh yeah,we take Care Credit."I asked her to cancel that charge and put the total on my Care Credit since I honestly wasnt able to pay $100 out of pocket at that moment.In a rude and annoyed tone she said,"No I cant cancel it,it's already been charged!"They make it seem like a contact fitting charge is optional after they find out your prescription which will then tell them what the price will be.However,in reality they already charge you for the service whether you want a contact prescription or not.Very unprofessional and deceiving.I should have read the negative reviews before going there but only viewed the most recent ones which were all positive.All the negative reviews state the same experience as mine.The 5 star reviews are all likely fake,almost all of them have only 1 or 2 total reviews and many of them ALSO posted reviews to same places!I went in for a free exam & free glasses but left paying $390 that I couldn't afford.Unethical price gouging!