On Sep 21, 10:04 am, Chuck Knight <[email protected]> wrote: >.. > Makes me feel good to know that the guy correcting my eyesight can't even > spell the words fictitious, formulas, and measuring.
LOL! That's how you know they're rattled ! So I thought I'd follow up on my Coastal Contacts experience. The glasses arrived Saturday, 10 days from order. I slipped them out of the nice little fabric bag, admired them (hmm, nice) put them on and HORRORS!!!!! HORRORS!!!!!!!!! I CAN SEE ! PERFECTLY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What no adjustments? Well, actually, none needed. But if there had been a little tilting or wiggling, I somehow arrogantly feel up to handling this delicate medical equipment comprising a couple of lenses and a few bits of wire and plastic so they would feel better. I've done it in the past, often with glasses after picking them up from a B&M when, after a couple of hours, somehow sometimes they niggle, you know. Amazingly I haven't wrecked my eyesight yet in over 40 yrs of wearing glasses using these unqualified, unregistered, unlicensed methods as just about every eye exam I hear 'well your prescription hasn't actually changed much' (yes I do know and acknowledge that there ARE other reasons for getting eyes checked regularly but for selecting lenses I often wish I could just do it myself without the yes-no, 1-2 dance that often sends me into secret fury as the OD doesn't want to try what I want to try, no I'm not the customer from heck, I'm far too quiet for my own good most times..). And how do the frames look and feel. Quite nice actually, but LOOK if I hadn't liked them right here: https://www.coastalcontacts.com/glasses 'Don't Like Them? Return them' And in the details for each frame 'No Risk, 30 Day Returns - We know you’ll love your new glasses – but if you’re not satisfied for any reason, we’ll refund your money or exchange them for a new pair, no questions asked!' Now I haven't tried Coastal's returns in practice but given what I pay for each online pair (Coastal or otherwise) and how Coastal have responded to me pleasantly and comprehensively whenever I've emailed them, I'm kind of happy to try them especially knowing I'm not risking big bucks. Isn't this empowering somehow? Not only that, with online ordering I love the ability to take time to decide without the store closing, being the target of glares and 'can I help you' or drivng from one store to another and back again if I can't make up my mind (it happens, worst of all try it with two picky princesses aka teenage girls, argg). But perhaps nicest of all - once ordered I can go back and look at the chosen frames while waiting. No longer is there that nagging feeling 'I can't remember which I picked', 'what if I don't like them' 'what if I didnt pick the right color', what if, what if, what if. Nor, worst of all, going to pick them up, only to be hit with the realization 'I didn't order those! They're not mine!! They are? You're sure? Did I? Did I???' Yes I know that with the existence of the internet I could always find a similar frame while waiting, but that's not quite the same. The whole continuity of the online experience, after getting used to it, is a pleasing thing. Choose, order, wait, wonder, anticipate, receive, leading to 'yes!!!' or to 'oh well, rinse, repeat until happy' (for me accepting that I eatishipping costs for returns or for some online stores only get partial credit or refund are minor headaches compared with the upside and sheer convenience of the whole deal). Sorry optiboards. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
