Allo all, First I want to thank Ira for getting this site/forum going. It's been a huge help in getting me educated on ordering glasses online and weeding out the bad from the good (or depending on you ask the not so bad hah).
After looking over a lot of sites, reviews, posts, frames, etc. I decided the first site I was gonna give a try was Eyebuydirect. I'll cut to the chase and skip what I thought about the site and all that but I will at least say out of all the sites I've seen theirs is definitely one of the better ones. I ordered a simple pair of metal/plastic frames (Olympus) for $7.95 with default lenses. I wanted to try the cheapest they had just to be careful and see what even the lowest priced frames were like in terms of quality/construction. I think it took about 2-3 weeks to get my order, I have to admit I was a bit nervous when I opened up the box but after trying them on I gave a sigh of relief and felt pretty damn pleased with my new glasses that cost me a whopping $11.95 total. The prescription as far as I can tell is dead on, the lenses are clear and don't feel/look cheap. The frames themselves were a bit on the small side (my own fault) but I can still wear them (wearing them now actually) without any discomfort. So far they feel sturdy enough, they don't look like they are gonna fall apart any time soon but time will be the true test of that. Overall Eyebuydirect turned out to be an excellent experience, I only wish they had a little more variety in plastic frames (I'm not big on bits, bling, or stripes/patterns when it comes to glasses). The day after I placed my order at Eyebuydirect I stumbled onto LBW Eyewear, now I don't know too much about LBW except for where they are located. I found some positive reviews a few not so positive reviews scattered around and decided to take a chance and order myself another pair. I had found exactly what I was looking for (and on sale to boot!) with some solid black plastic frames listed as GFAP-50030. The only concern I had was the total width since I wasn't too sure if they would turn out to be a little small also but they turned out to be perfect, almost identical in size to my old $400 Armani glasses that I've had for 6+ years. The prescription again, no problems whatsoever, frames feel solid and sturdy and don't look ultra cheap (even though technically they are hehe), I also spent the extra $4.95 to get the Anti-Reflection coating which was recommended on another thread I found here. LBW overall has a really nice selection of frames, some really odd/interesting ones too with designs on the sides and cool color combos. The only things I'd like to see LBW improve on is their communication and follow up information after you've placed an order. You get a single receipt with the usual info and that's about it. No graphics, no links, no order status, just a long distance number (unless you live in the 415 area) and that's it until you get your shipping notice. Other than that, the site itself isn't the best I've seen but it's clean and easy to navigate, has all the info you'd want to see regarding each frame, large-sized pics of every frame from different angles, etc. It would be nice if they had it so you could do a search by size/color though. So all in all I guess I lucked out and this saved me a good hunk of change and definitely helped me out a great deal replacing my old glasses. It's so nice to be able to see clearly again and without having to shell out loads of cash on overpriced brand stamped glasses. Granted it's not for everybody, and you do have to do your homework before ordering. I took my time and found out everything I could even though I wasn't spending much. Thanks for reading, CMR in California --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
