Hi, I haven't ordered mine yet. But the main reason is cuz that there are too many frames that I like :D, and I want my husband's help in measuring my PD (that's the most difficult part for me). Other than that, I'm really happy about the online shopping of glasses.
As one of the above said, I too agree that the online stores have more choices of frames! I went to some different optometrists before to decide which one I ordered my glasses from last time, and I found that there were limited choices. Especially within my price range, I couldn't really find much. Not to say that I was pretty disappointed about the services of the both places I went to also. The optometrists of both places seemed to be good, BUT some of the sales/ whoever who served me provided really bad service... I think I'd rather go to Walmart/ Costco if my husband's insurance would cover that. Besides my friend told me even without insurance (she used to have insurance before), Walmart/ Costco are cheaper than the private optometrists?! I just can't believe how dishonest these people are. Their super bad attitude/ services made me sick of going there too! Anyways, once they found out I was not going to buy the really expensive designer frames, they just wanted me to get out of the store asap... On Oct 4, 7:05 pm, Chuck Knight <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 - > > >> - 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
