I really REALLY want mail-order glasses to work for me, but I am getting a bit discouraged.
My Zenni frame #3157 "bendable memory titanium half rim" glasses snapped in half in the exact middle of the bridge wire last night as I was just putting them on. This is with my 5 month old, totally pampered pair of "computer glasses". Bendable Titanium????? More like cheap zinc pot metal. I hadn't even tweaked the nose pads even though they were a bit wide, because I figured I would be VERY careful with this pair. This is a pair of glasses that took 6 weeks to get after submitting an order in the first place. They were a $35 pair of glasses (no frills, no bifocals even) and lasted about what the price would imply. My other attempt was at 39dollarglasses. I bought a pair of bifocals from them for $100. Note I am not buying the cheapest frames from any of these sources! The frame (Boston 3007) arrived pretty severely bent and never really bent back to fully straight ( I was afraid to push it that far). But I only wear that pair for bedtime reading and leaving in my car at trailheads (car break-ins are a major problem...wouldn't want to leave a $500 pair of glasses in the car) since it was an experiment in bifocals and I found I really need to stay with progressive lenses. They also did well on the prescription though and shipping was a heck of a lot faster than Zenni. So I am thinking that maybe I still need to get my "good pair" at the brick and mortar (sob, cry, whine) to get a decent frame. and get "experiments" and occasional wear glasses through mail order? Or does anyone have a recommendation for a source with RELIABLE frames. Both frames LOOKED OK, but actual quality seems pretty bad. I normally get a good 4 years out of my storefront bought frames, in comparison. I follow this forum a lot and have noted I seem to not be alone with the "durability under normal use" issue. Thanks for any insights or recommendations. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
