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GlassesUSA.com Names Steve Urkle The Geekiest Bespectecled TV CharacterNEW YORK, May 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- In honor of Geek Pride Day, GlassesUSA.com, the leading online retailer for prescription eyewear, searched for the geekiest bespectacled TV character of all time. Earning 30 percent of the votes, Steve Urkel was crowned as the ultimate geek by more than 400 survey participants. Second and third place honors were granted to "The Office's" Dwight Schrute and "The Big Bang Theory's" Amy Farrah Fowler with 14 percent and 9 percent of the votes, respectively. To encourage consumers to tap their inner-geek, GlassesUSA.com is offering a 55 percent discount off all in-house frames using the code GEEK17 on May 25th Commemorated on May 25th, Geek Pride Day coincides with the release date of the first Star Wars film, Episode IV: A New Hope, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. The passion, pride and smartness of geeks worldwide are manifested on this day through themed gatherings, parades, and nerdom social chatter. "We arethrilled to be able to offer consumers an extra incentive to bring out their inner geek on this special occasion," said Daniel Rothman, CEO of GlassesUSA.com. "However, you don't have to be nerd to find a smarter way to shop for prescription eyewear; by cutting out the middle man we save our consumers hundreds of dollars on their favorite frames." GlassesUSA.com offers all types of frames including styles inspired by beloved geek characters such as Jessica Day ("New Girl"), Leonard Hofstadter ("The Big Bang Theory") and Liz Lemon For more information please visit www.GlassesUSA.com. About GlassesUSA.com
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