You failed to mention the fact that 39 Dollar eyeglasses is 5(Five) times the cost of zenni.
And even then you had to choose an obscure combination of needs to find a benefit. (That obscure combination being someone with narrower than average PD, but wants wider than normal eyeglasses, by your definition.) The problem you described is a rare occurrence, and if you search this board you will find many complaints about 39 dollar eyeglasses, even though they prices are 5 times what Zenni's are. I have purchases about 20 pairs of glasses from Zenni, for myself and family members, all are great and there were no problems. For the same number of pairs 39 dollar eyeglasses would have ripped me off for an additional $500 On Sep 5, 8:28 pm, AZRainman <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for the $15 coupon link Glassy Eyes! > > Ordered a single vision pair from 39dollarglasses on 9/2 and received > on 9/5 (NY to AZ) = 4 days is smokin' fast, especially for > prescription eyewear. They came in a fancy, cloth lined, hard case and > inside a nice cloth bag with drawstring. Plus they included a > microfiber cleaning cloth and a all metal (double tip) screwdriver > keychain. The prescription is perfect in the frame size I wanted and > they fit great. I am very satisfied and I will be ordering from them > again. > > The closest competitor would be Zenni, in which I have purchased a > couple pairs from. They have very few wide frames (142mm+) and didn't > have any of their widest frames for my intermediate PD of 61 (a popup > will indicate: Your PD is too small for this Eyeglass Frame. Please > select another Frame with a smaller lens width). With Zenni, I saved a > few bucks and the prescriptions were great, but I rather have a larger > frame/lens. The worst of it was my cheapest $8 test pair has gaps > between the frame and lenses, the nose pad mounts are welded unevenly, > a nose pad screw fell out on the 2nd day, and they're a bit too small. > I also waited 5 times longer to receive them, they came in cheap > plastic cases, and no eyeglass screwdriver bonus. > > For now, Zenni needs to know their market demographics and start > grinding for average PDs on their wider frames and larger lenses. > 39dollarglasses doesn't have that problem. > > US national average PD (63) for men and (60) for women. > (Intermediate vision/computer distance PDs subtract 2-3.) > > Average height :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_height > U.S.: Males: 178.9 cm (5' 10.4") Females: 164.8 cm (5' 4.9") White > Americans, 20–39 > China: Males: 172.7 cm (5' 8") Females: 162.5 cm (5' 4") Urban > adults > > 39dollarglasses: Ronkonkoma, NY > Zenni: Hong Kong, China > > Do the math... --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
