No showing off for my pair. They just SEEMED so frail, that I would just wear them for computer use then carefully put them back in the zenni case whenever they weren't in use, sitting at a computer. I definitely have never pampered a pair of glasses so much.
But I am taking Chuck's advice and giving Zenni a chance to make it right, even though its out of warranty. I am not so sure the replacment frame deal is such a great deal. 50% off plus the $3 shipping works out to about a $10 savings. I am still hoping someone has suggestions for a source of a bit more reliable frames, while still being worthwhile savings to avoid the brick and mortar shops. Thom On May 19, 7:50 am, nacho113 <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey Thom, I had a similar problem to you with a pair of memory > titanium frames from Zenni, however it was completely my fault. You > see I loved to show my freinds how flexible the frames were and would > take them off and bend them in half or twist the arms into a knot. > After about 15 months of this abuse they finally snapped right in the > middle of the bridge. I emailed Zennis to see if I could purchase some > new frames (since I had progressive and photochromic lenses in these) > and was told they had a process for this, the only real stipulation > seems to be that they still have your original frame in stock. In fact > they allow you to purchase the frame for 1/2 price. I did this for > mine, but was a little worried about installing the lenses into the > half rim frames so I took them to my local Walmart optical and they > changed them over for me for a small fee (I think I paid $10) and they > even did all the adjustments afterwards for me, so all in all I was > very pleased. Here's the info from Zenni's site about getting > replacement frames, hope it helps. > http://zennioptical.com/cart/pages.php?pageid=18 > > On May 18, 4:21 pm, Thom <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > This is an interesting thread for me. > > MY experience seems to be quite different. > > The online sources absolutely nailed my prescription. In fact much > > better than the brick and mortar place I was going to. > > > I am getting gunshy of buying online due to MY experience with FRAME > > quality, and I have NOT been buying the cheapest frames from Zenni et > > al. > > > My "shape memory titanium" frames from Zenni LOOKED very good, but > > they always seemed a bit flimsy, so I handled them extremely gently. > > After only 5 months, they SNAPPED exactly in half on the nose bridge > > wire...completely unfixable(even with nerd tape!) and completely past > > warranty. But FAR short from lasting as long as ANY of the brick and > > mortar store glasses I have owned, and with a 6 week wait to get those > > glasses, its a painful wait to replace them, even if they were only > > $35. > > > My other frame from another source came to me with a pre-mangled frame > > for a $100 pair of online glasses. > > > Am I just bucking the odds for bad luck or are there sources that have > > better quality or are their particular types of frames I should steer > > clear of? (such as anything with a CLAIM of "titanium"?) > > > Thom > > > > > > 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- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
