Gordon,
Firmoo only offers single-vision lenses (see Q12 and Q13 at http://www.firmoo.com/help.html). -- Andrew mailto:[email protected] Saturday, October 10, 2009, 7:10:08 AM, you wrote: > Does Firmoo make progressive lenses? There were only six frames large > enough for me, and none offered progressive lenses. > On Oct 8, 7:20 am, O-H <[email protected]> wrote: >> "The glasses appear to be a full-frame pair, but most of the "frame" >> around the lenses is just a thin piece of metal in front - the lenses >> are held in place by a nylon thread (as with half-frame glasses) and >> are actually behind the metal. This wouldn't be a bad thing, and I >> even like the look, but they're described by Firmoo as a "full frame" >> pair of glasses, so the description is misleading. " >> >> I had the same experience with a pair from glassesunlimited. >> >> I didn't like them much but kept them as one of those 'spare pairs'. >> As far as I can tell they no longer have the frame, so no link, but >> they were also listed as Full Frame. Now I like the web sites that >> give a 360 deg view so I can look for that if I suspect it. >> >> On Oct 7, 6:58 pm, actionjbone <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > I've ordered a few pairs of glasses from Zenni and Coastal, and have >> > been happy overall. >> >> > I decided to check out Firmoo, and chose a reasonably-fashionable >> > black frame, the 1132: >> >> >http://www.firmoo.com/eyeglasses-p-1132.html >> >> > It arrived in a little over a week, which is impressive for glasses >> > coming straight from China. What's not impressive, though, are the >> > glasses themselves. >> >> > The glasses appear to be a full-frame pair, but most of the "frame" >> > around the lenses is just a thin piece of metal in front - the lenses >> > are held in place by a nylon thread (as with half-frame glasses) and >> > are actually behind the metal. This wouldn't be a bad thing, and I >> > even like the look, but they're described by Firmoo as a "full frame" >> > pair of glasses, so the description is misleading. >> >> > The website claims this pair has a spring hinge. It doesn't. >> >> > Also, the photo of the glasses shows that "MFAN" is printed on the >> > arm. I didn't really mind that - except on the other, non-pictured >> > arm, "MFAN" is upside down! The arm is connected properly, the text is >> > just upside down. I understand that English letters must be as >> > indecipherable to them as Chinese letters are to us, but if they don't >> > have someone who can make sure these things are right, they should >> > probably keep words off the frames. >> >> > I also have some other, more minor gripes: >> >> > The Firmoo case isn't as good as even Zenni's, and Zenni's case isn't >> > exactly top-of-the-line. The Firmoo case has foam padding on the >> > bottom, instead of the top, so if the glasses were to bounce around >> > too much, the lenses could get scuffed against the top of the case. >> >> > The lenses give me more fishbowl than I'd expected. I opted for the >> > plastic CR-39 lenses, even though my prescription is +3.5/+4 and >> > Firmoo says you should only go up to +/-2 with their CR-39, so that's >> > basically my own fault. But I'd ordered frames with same-size lenses >> > from Coastal and chose their plastic lenses, and am happy with those, >> > so I was hoping the Firmoo plastic lenses would be about the same. >> >> > There's no invoice or other paperwork. It was packed in a box stuffed >> > with newspaper for padding, and it had suitable postal labels on the >> > outside, but that's it. >> >> > It did come with a little eyeglass tool, extra screws, and extra >> > nosepads, so I guess that's good. And the whole thing came within a >> > little nylon bag, but I'm not sure how useful the bag really is. >> >> > I'm planning to return them, though Firmoo doesn't cover return >> > postage. I can't see myself wearing these, and the frames aren't high >> > enough quality for me to want to spend $10 or $20 more on the higher- >> > index lenses. >> >> > I hope to order another similar black frame online, but I can't see >> > myself ordering from Firmoo again. > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
