I've been looking through the different stores... I seem to be kind of divided between Zenni and Coastal Contacts.
What I'm searching for is a set of rimless and hingeless frames. I spend most of my time at the computer, and I've had a pair that have survived for three years now. No screws = no hinges falling apart, lighter, and in my opinion more elegant / less visible than full frame glasses. I'd prefer a black frame and a close to rectangular/angular lens rather than oval. Borrowing this from Zenni, I would want something like #346... http://zennioptical.com/cart/html/sizeshape.html I live in BC, which if I'm not mistaken is where Coastal Contacts is located. Coastal Contacts allows for a higher indexed lens, up to 1.74 whereas Zenni is 1.67.. Would there even be a visible difference in lens diameter? SPH CYL AXIS OD -5 -1.5 5 OS -6 -1.5 15 I've heard mixed ratings about Zenni, either about low quality or problems in shipping.. stuff like that. Coastal Contacts seems to be sound... The type of frame I'm looking for (same as the ones I have now) would be something like this: https://www.clearlycontacts.ca/glasses/frames/kam-dhillon-3022-brown/prod23068.html Closest I could find on Zenni is this: http://zennioptical.com/cart/product.php?productid=1139#largeimage (what's with the stripe on the ear band thing?) http://zennioptical.com/cart/product.php?productid=472#largeimage The frames from Coastal Contacts is titanium, whereas Zenni is stainless steel... not sure if that makes any difference... I e- mailed Coastal Contacts asking if they allow for choosing the frame colour or lens shape, I got this in response (as if this were a navigation issue..): ________________________ Frame lens and the color of the frame is all set and standard on the particular model, but we do offer a wide variety of different rimless frames on our website. On the eye glasses page you can click on rimless frames and all the selection that we offer would be available. ______________ Anyway... any ideas on how I could get both the frames and lenses I want? How should I base my decision..? Pricewise... CC came out to about $120 and Zenni to about $75.... --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
