Why would you have them do mathematical conversions, etc? It's
unnecessary. It's like choosing a new pair of shoes, by measuring
them with a meter-stick, and then converting the dimension from
metric, to furlongs, to Imperial, and then eventually to a shoe size.
My advice to people takes the following form, assuming that they
currently wear glasses:
Look inside the temple arm of your eyeglasses. You'll see 3
numbers...something like 49-18-135. Those are the dimensions of the
eyeglass frame. The numbers are the lens width, bridge width, and
temple arm length, respectively.
Assuming you're happy with your existing frames, all you have to do is
to go to the online stores, and find glasses with dimensions similar
to the ones we just read. They don't have to match perfectly...but
try to keep it relatively close. That way, the glasses will be
similar to your existing pair, and it'll be a good introduction to the
world of online eyeglasses.
On the second and third pairs, you can get more adventurous! <wink>
Takes me 10 seconds to explain it. It's hardly difficult, and it
involves no calculations.
The lens options are definitely a little harder to understand, but
most people can get away with the default "medium index" materials,
anyway...and certainly for a first purchase.
-- Chuck Knight
On Sun, Oct 4, 2009 at 7:06 PM, sonshine <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> My co-workers seemed to instantly dismiss the idea when they realized
> they had to do some measuring of previous glasses (well, its a good
> idea anyway) and possibly converting some measurements they understand
> from millimeters to inches, doing some research on different choices
> of lenses, visiting numerous sites looking for the best deals and/or
> styles that appeal to you - that sort of thing. Nothing too laborious
> and well worth the effort as I explained to them. But these are all
> women who have very busy households to manage in addition to working
> outside the home so they seemed to lose interest. But I told them
> they will think twice about it the next time they need to order
> eyeglasses at their optometrist's office and perhaps then the extra
> effort will seem worthwhile. I personally love to shop in general
> anyway so its been a kick for me, but I do understand where they are
> coming from as I've been in their shoes (feeling too many demands on
> one's time as it is).
>
> On Oct 4, 1:05 pm, Chuck Knight <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Thinking back, I don't remember the ordering process for my first
>> pair, to seem difficult. Instead, I found it difficult to make myself
>> *place* the order. It was the unfamiliarity of it all...
>>
>> What "amount of involvement" were you talking about?
>>
>> -- Chuck Knight
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 3:24 PM, Lucille <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> > On Oct 3, 2:15 am, sonshine <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >> I must say I am enjoying the experience so far, but there is also alot
>> >> of leg-work involved in purchasing eyewear online. The gals at work
>> >> who were incredulous when I told them I paid $27.67 for my new glasses
>> >> that I recently purchased online, quickly lost interest when I
>> >> explained the amount of involvement on the consumers part to obtain
>> >> eyewear online. Its not for everyone.- Hide quoted text -
>>
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>
> >
>
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