I didn't fail to mention it, because there's no option for what I wanted at Zenni for a computer Rx. It was a total of $29 at 39dollarglasses with $15 off coupon vs $18 at Zenni in the same frame, whereas Zenni only carries the smaller width. There's also $20 off coupons dor 39dollarglasses from time to time. Also, that the lens composition is different at 39dollarglasses. It's a true polycarbonate, which has crisper vision and is slightly lighter/ thinner. Math: better fitting frame, better lens, better case, screwdriver, 5x faster = $11 = 39% more, So no, it's not anywhere near 5 times (500%) more either.
Average US PD is 63 and thus the average intermediate PD is 60-61. The US male's norm is 5"10.4" with a 63 PD and wears 140mm wide frame, since you order smaller frames you are either wearing too small of frames or are an Asian sized person. I am 6'2' and Zenni's widest frames require a 65 PD or more. I have no use for undersized lens/ frames with reduced peripheral vision, that pinch my head and look like I bought a child sized glasses. I read through your history, and see that you wasted a lot of time and money on Zenni trial and error spendomania experiments while using incorrect Rxs, so your opinion about saving is ilogical. Plus, you would need to actually buy a pair from both Zenni and 39dollarglasses with the correct Rxs to make a valid comparison, or you're only rationalizing to make yourself feel good about buying 7+ pairs of blurry small glasses...lol, egads. On Sep 7, 1:02 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... --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
