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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * BUTLER EDWARD DEAN   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 1 800 CONTACTS INC [CTAC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 1-800 CONTACTS, INC., 66 EAST WADSWORTH PARK DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/06/2007 (Street) DRAPER, UT 84020 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 09/06/2007   D   10,000 (1) D (1) 0 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 5.5	09/06/2007		D			95,451	(2)	01/02/2008	Common Stock	95,451	(3)	0	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 6.28	09/06/2007		D			4,000	(4)	02/16/2009	Common Stock	4,000	(3)	0	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 14	09/06/2007		D			3,600	(5)	02/17/2010	Common Stock	3,600	(3)	0	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 34.94	09/06/2007		D			1,980	(6)	02/02/2011	Common Stock	1,980	(7)	0	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 11.76	09/06/2007		D			1,440	(8)	01/26/2012	Common Stock	1,440	(3)	0	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 27.5	09/06/2007		D			950	(9)	02/20/2008	Common Stock	950	(7)	0	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 22	09/06/2007		D			951	(10)	02/13/2009	Common Stock	951	(3)	0	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BUTLER EDWARD DEAN 1-800 CONTACTS, INC. 66 EAST WADSWORTH PARK DRIVE DRAPER, UT 84020	X

Signatures

/s/ R. JOE ZEIDNER, Attorney-in-Fact		09/06/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Disposed of in connection with the merger (the "merger") of Alta Acquisition Corp. ("Acquisition") with and into the issuer, with the issuer as the surviving corporation, effective September 6, 2007, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 3, 2007, among Alta Parent Corp., Acquisition and the issuer, in exchange for the right to receive the $24.25 per share merger consideration. Includes 6,667 shares of restricted stock that vested upon completion of the merger pursuant to the restricted stock agreement, dated as of March 27, 2006, between the reporting person and the issuer.
(2)	This option vested in four equal annual installments beginning on January 2, 1999.
(3)	This option was cancelled in the merger in exchange for a cash payment equal to the difference between the exercise price of the option and the $24.25 per share merger consideration, multiplied by the number of shares subject to the option.
(4)	This option vested in four equal annual installments beginning on February 16, 2000.
(5)	This option vested in four equal annual installments beginning on February 17, 2001.
(6)	This option vested in four equal annual installments beginning on February 2, 2002.
(7)	All options with an exercise price above the $24.25 per share merger consideration were cancelled in the merger and no payment will be made thereon.
(8)	This option vested in four equal annual installments beginning on January 26, 2003.
(9)	This option vested in four equal annual installments beginning on February 20, 2004.
(10)	This option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on February 13, 2005. In connection with the merger, all unvested options became fully vested and exercisable.

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