Hey Laura, I got my glasses from Eyebuy direct about 3 or so weeks ago, and as I wrote in another thread, I really liked the frames but sort of hated the lenses. I ordered the 1.74 high index ones and I suppose I was like you, I didnt know the way the frame width would effect the lens thickness. My frames are 52 mm wide, and the widest I have in my older glasses is 50mm. I guess that makes a bigger difference than I thought in my prescription. But as I said also in another post, there is more than just the lens thickness that I dont like about the lenses that eyebuydirect used for my glasses. For one thing they look very coke bottle like even from head on. They also have a tinted look and bottom line I just dont see as well through them somehow even though I do think the prescription is right. I have sort of given up wearing them and still wearing my old ones that are stretched out and considering contacting eyebuydirect about them, even though I dont have anything really concrete besides the thick look to complain about. I have had a similar sort of thing happen at a store a few years ago, and thier response was that I have a very strong prescription and "live with it" basically. That was easier when I could wear contacts 90% of the time.
On Nov 26, 2:00 am, Laura <[email protected]> wrote: > Sure - I'm trying to keep track of all of the details so I can post a > useful review. This is my first attempt at ordering glasses online. > I ordered from a few companies to try and compare the lenses and > quality. When I first ordered, I didn't have a good grasp on the > importance of glasses width and it's relation to the coke bottle > effect. I'm reasonably sure that two pairs I got from Eyebuydirect > will be too wide. One I ordered with the 1.74 high index lenses and > the rest were 1.67 high index. I tried computing the thickness of the > lenses and often the difference was less than 1 mm. That difference > wasn't enough to justify the big price increase for the 1.74 lenses at > eyebuydirect. However, Goggles4U has 1.71 high index glass lenses > that are much less. The glasses I ordered from Goggles4U came to $55 > versus the $119 (with free frames) from Eyebuydirect for the 1.74. > I'll let you know what I find. Sadly, most of the glasses I ordered > will arrive while I'm away for the holiday. > > On Nov 25, 8:42 am, dogkat <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Laura - your prescription is similar to mine. Let me know what you > > think of your high index lenses from Eyebuydirect when you get them. > > Have you ever ordered from them before? > > > On Nov 22, 4:45 pm, Laura <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > My order from November 8 is still processing. I ordered high index > > > lenses and my prescription is -8.25, so maybe that slows it down? Of > > > course, it's probably just the sale. > > > > On Nov 20, 9:54 am, silenthunder <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > my order from the 9th of november is still showing as 'well received' > > > > and in 'processing' > > > > :( > > > > > maybe tomorrow..... > > > > (although to be fair one of the pairs is photochromic - so maybe this > > > > takes longer?)- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- 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
