The advantage I have found with name brand frames is the availability of multiple sizes for each style. For example Coach(Marchon) has a nice line of woman's frame and most models come in 4-5 different colors, 2-3 different eyesizes and 2-3 different temple length. Yeah they are over priced but for those of us who need a smaller eye size and/or have a narrow PD the selection on some sites can be limited. I'd like to see more sites offer a variable sizes section like Zenni.
On May 8, 3:23 am, myblueherron <[email protected]> wrote: > my optomitrist did almost the same thing and then recommended one of > the woman he works with to go online > i think he is going to try it as well > btw, he has come to glassy eyes so hopefully he's joined here and will > say something > > vi > > On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 8:25 PM, Chuck Knight <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Many of the places online use a "generic" frame...it's often the same frame > > as a designer brand, but without the label. > > > Let me tell you this story. I got my first pair of online glasses at the > > start of last year...my ophthalmologist complimented me on them, and with a > > little conversation, he let loose that they looked like they cost about > > $250. Quite nice, stainless steel, flex temples, half rim frame. I got > > them at Zenni...for $8 + $5 A/R coating. > > >http://zennioptical.com/cart/product.php?productid=691&cat=20&page=1 > >http://www.chuckknight.com/pics/me.jpg > > > He heard the word "online" and virtually snatched them off the table...he > > wanted to test them, because he'd heard about the online thing, but none of > > his patients had tried it. > > > He went ahead and tested the lenses against the prescription I ordered. > > They were, and I use this term quite precisely, a *perfect* match for my > > written prescription. They ran the tests 4 times, because apparently a > > *perfect* set of lenses is a very rare thing. > > > He wanted all the information about it...3 of his nurses now have pairs > > from Zenni, and they recommend it to some of their patients. > > > I've had 5 pairs ...I had 3 checked by this man, and they were all > > absolutely perfect. > > > I definitely think I "get what I pay for." > > > -- Chuck Knight --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Check us out at the oft-updated http://glassyeyes.blogspot.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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
