I appreciate your post, Chuck. I figured I'd probably just have to bite the bullet and see what happens.
Thanks for the vid link. I'll check it out once I get home. (No audio at work) My grandparents, parents, brother, aunt and cousin all wear glasses, so I'm kind of a hold out! I was lucky I suppose. Of course, since they don't keep up on their prescriptions too well, they're not a whole lot of help. Although my aunt is very interested in glasses over the web, so I think this will spur her into action. Well, I kind of have an oval face I guess, and I'm heavy in the face. Or Rubenesque, if I were a girl ;-) So I've been looking at rectangular frames. I kind of like the rimless look, but thin metal frames and some semi rimmed do look good also. On Jan 28, 12:50 am, Chuck Knight <[email protected]> wrote: > It's hard to go wrong with any of the "Big 5" listed on the main glassyeyes > page. Ira (list owner) is able to intervene with 4 of the big 5, in case of > a problem...Zenni is the only one of the retailers with which Ira doesn't > have a personal contact. Having said that, though, Zenni (despite some > recent bad press) usually does a pretty good job, too. My glasses have all > come from Zenni...5 pairs, last year. > > The bottom line is, just order something. I know it sounds silly, > simplistic, and even a bit flippant...but it's true. You can be paralyzed > by the sheer number of options available online, and especially if you lack > the experience with glasses that some of our members have. Be sure to pay > attention to the frame/lens dimensions, and the general shape/fit...but > that's true for anyone buying *anything* online. > > My best advice is to just bite the bullet, and try it. The cheapest online > sites start around $8 per pair...skip a latte' and order a pair or two from > one of the big 5. If they turn out well, then GREAT. If you completely > screw up the order, the Lion's club gets a donation. There's remarkably > little to lose. > > Now, about styles and fit... There is an optician in England named Robert > Roope, who goes through all the steps to choosing a flattering pair of > glasses. Quite illuminating, and very well done. Here's a link to the > first of his videos:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVSjFZy0Rug > > He also touches on the options, like antireflection coatings. At the online > prices, I always get AR coatings. They work great, and make the lenses look > WAY less obvious. > > Now, if you are anything like me, your first pair is going to be > traumatic...the AR helps them "go away" in terms of appearance. Some people > love AR...some hate it. If you buy 2 pairs, try one with, and one without. > And, if you need glasses for driving, consider some prescription sunglasses > -- very cool to have, but prohibitively expensive if not buying them online. > > As you become more comfortable wearing glasses, you'll quickly learn what > you like, what you really hate, and be able to make a *much* more informed > decision. Maybe, then, you can go for something more pronounced...maybe > even something that makes a personal statement! > > Good luck! > > -- Chuck Knight > > P.S. Do you have a style of frame in mind? Maybe someone, here, could > point you in the right direction...where to get it the cheapest, etc? > > > > > > On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 6:49 PM, TenmaNeko <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Well, it looks like I'm going to be getting glasses for the first > > time. I've gone about 30 years without them, but I've noticed things > > far away starting to get blurry and such. Stupid getting older > > stuff. So, I'm getting an eye exam soon. I've been looking around at > > some of the online shops. What are some of your favorites? It seems > > the Zenni has had many complaints but about equal complements. I've > > seen some bad things about googles4u, but I do like their selection > > and price. EyeBuyDirect seems like a solid place, but nothing they > > have really grabs me. > > > Well, any tips or comments for a newb are appreciated. > > > I am glad I found out about all this before coughing up $400 for > > glasses. It seems shocking how expensive they are. > > > Oh well, thanks! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
