Unfortunately, I'm with J. Evans on this one. I'll write up a more thorough review someday when I have more time.
I find the online places to be a lot of fun. I own more than a dozen pairs, from several different vendors. I like having variety. I will probably order more. But in the end, I have found that I get what I pay for. My B&M glasses have always been high quality in terms of frames, lenses, and Rx accuracy. (My recent frames have been Easyclip, Polo, Ray-Ban, and Rodenstock brands.) They cost 5-10x more than the online bargain prices, but in return, they're at least 5 times better. A brief explanation: All of my bargain frames feel and look cheap upon close examination; they have mediocre fit and finish, are too easy to bend, and usually arrive misshapen. The bargain lenses have poor A/R coating compared to B&M, they scratch easily, and some have optical defects. The Rx accuracy has also been very dissatisfying, with most of my bargain pairs having wrong the PD and/or axis; several are so bad as to be unusable (out of 7 Zenni pairs, only one is really good; the most annoying failure was an $80 eyebuydirect pair). The attention to detail is usually low, with problems like poorly edged lenses leaving gaps at the frame. My only huge success online was buying a Shuron frame and having it lensed by eyeglasslensdirect. But that cost nearly as much as B&M, so it supports my argument about getting what you pay for. I'm glad most of you are really happy with your bargain glasses. But in my experience, they are not as good. On Apr 3, 11:43 am, Chuck Knight <[email protected]> wrote: > What makes you assume that the B/M frames are of higher quality? They cost > more...but their price is artificial, and has nothing to do with the > production costs of a few pieces of metal and plastic. > > In my experience with online glasses, as well as MANY other products bought > online and offline, there is no direct correlation between price and > quality. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
