I seem to have the opposite issue as the original poster in that I find most of 39dollar eyeglasses TOO wide - which is why I purchased from Zenni. I guess I've found that depending upon your taste/style some retailers will have what you want and/or need, and some won't. My biggest 'issue' with Zenni is their lack of an online virtual try- on feature.
On Sep 7, 3:02 pm, Fred Di <[email protected]> wrote: > 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...- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
