I'm pretty sure you have "progressives" and "transitions" lenses mixed-up. Progressives are a type of bi-focal and they don't have anything to do with tints or changing colors. Transition lens change color and darken as light gets brighter. You ordered progressive lens in a grey tint and that sounds like what you got....
On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 4:05 PM, Todd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This is a duplicate of a post in the general discussion area. Delete > it if it is inappropriate to double post here. I meant to put it in > this area but am new to google groups. > > I made my first order through the glassyeyes link for the 10% discount > a couple weeks back. I have ordered before but just through the > optical4less sight. I have always had a great experience. > > This order I have hit a slight hitch. I am going to find out how good > the customer service is. I ordered a pair of titanium rimless glasses. > On the site I choose the bifocal/progessive option and then I enter > all the data and get to the section of where I choose the lens type. I > wanted to try the "PRECISION (R) customized progressive lenses. > Recommended by Optometrists. The ultimate comfortable progressive > lenses! " lenses. So I chose the top choice in that category, I > noticed "Customized polarize multi-focal progressive lenses" just a > bit lower but in the same section and the colors are changing from > dark to clear (This is what I want, to change from dark to clear > depending on where I am. I clicked the "Info" button just to the right > and highlighted in yellow in the description is this "**Limited-time > Trail Offer > Since the Precision Customized progressive lenses series launched in > Nov, 2006. It is a new technology optical product. > We are offering the LIMITED-TIME discounts to make the new Customized > progressive lenses affordable to a larger number of customers. > Nowadays, customers have great interests in the transitional > progressive lenses, so we have selected the product of Customized 1.56 > index Transitional progressive lenses and offer special discount rate > as a TRAIL OFFER. > The promotion enables new wearers to experience the benefits of the > Customized 1.56 index Transitions progressive lenses at a huge > discount rate, $ 198 USD only !(not $298) > Don't lose this opportunity to try this new technology lenses! It's > offered for a limited- period only!" > > This is exactly what I want so I clicked the grey button that is > flashing from grey to clear. My order looks like this: > Frame : titanium T051 Black Use : Progressive > Lens Type : Precision_polarize_grey $238.00 USD (this is more than > the 198.00 advertised but I guess prices go up) > > Anyway when I got my glasses yesterday they are just grey all the > time. They will not change color. I hope they were not zapped by an x- > ray machine in shipping or something. I think since I ordered a pair > of sunglasses on the same order there may have just been an error. > > I have started a trouble ticket. > > I will post back how customer service is. > > Todd > > > > -- "When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in a flag and carrying a cross." -- Sinclair Lewis --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Check us out at the oft-updated http://www.glassyeyes.com! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GlassyEyes" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/glassyeyes?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
