It answers it *very* thoroughly, and I thank you for that.
Such reviews are of tremendous importance to those who are not
familiar with the various online retailers, as well as to those who
just want to try out something new. Discussing retailers is one
thing...comparative reviews, especially for roughly identical orders
placed on the same day, is another thing altogether.
Coastal's reputation is safe...their reputation is spotless. I'm
*very* glad to hear that Zenni's quality is still as good as
ever...the perceived quality of their frames has always varied
greatly...and without regard to price. Odd, but true.
Enjoy the new glasses! I may have to get myself the same $8 pair, in
about a month. They look very nice.
-- Chuck Knight
On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 12:15 AM, TujuMaster <[email protected]> wrote:
> Per Chuck's request, here is a quick compare/contrast between my pair
> from Coastal Contacts and my pair from Zenni Optical. Before I begin,
> however, I should let readers know that I have ordered from
> EyeBuyDirect, Goggles4u, GlobalEyeGlasses, Coastal Contacts, and
> Zenni. I am only going to talk about my two most recent purchases
> here, however.
>
> I'll start with Coastal Contacts. I love Coastal Contacts primarily
> because they make a quick quality pair of specs. I ordered a pair of
> New Balance 392 frames which are no longer listed on their site. It's
> a full rim metal frame with spring hinged metal temples. Zenni, on
> the other hand, didn't carry a name brand frame. I did purchase two
> semi-rimless frames, a pair of stainless steel with acetate arms, and
> a pair of plastic rims with plastic arms. All the frames from both
> companies are quite good but I really love the new stainless frame
> from Zenni. They have a very quality feel to them. Overall, the
> quality of all three frames is good, however, I do wish Coastal
> Contacts would list lens hight. It's amazing how much I pay attention
> to lens hight now when shopping for glasses and these Coastal frames
> seem to almost have too much lens for my taste. They are starting to
> grow on me, though.
>
> As for the lenses, the quality is good for both companies. Coastal's
> are CR-39 so they are a lower index than Zenni's which are 1.57.
> Coastal, as always, included anti-scratch, UV protection, and Anti-
> reflective and Zenni only included anti-scratch and UV (AR was an
> extra $4.95 which I gladly coughed up the dough for). I am not as big
> of a fan of Coastal Contacts AR as I am of Zenni's, however. Don't
> get me wrong, Coastal's is good but I did get a little more glare from
> my recessed lights while wearing my Coastal glass than I did from
> Zenni's. I did get used to my Coastal specs and they are quite
> comfortable. Zenni's, on the other hand, showed no glare, thus I have
> to give Zenni a slight advantage. As for optical clarity, I would say
> both companies are about the same. I do find Zenni to have less of a
> fishbowl effect around the edges which might be due to the lower index
> or even the slightly smaller size lens cut of the lens. However,
> since I don't look out of the edge's of my glasses to often, I really
> don't notice on either pair.
>
> As for my prescription and lens accuracy, both companies were dead on
> when it comes to the prescription. I did order a pair of readers from
> Zenni and there is one minor aesthetic issue in which is one lens is
> thicker than the other. Otherwise, both companies did a great job.
>
> I really was surprised about Zenni's quality, especially at that price
> point. I always believed in the "too good to be true" mantra but,
> thus far, Zenni really did live up to it's Glassyeyes reputation. Of
> course, I always expect good stuff from Coastal Contacts. This is my
> fourth pair from Coastal (first with the new script) and I really like
> their quality as well. However, I think Zenni's prices set it apart
> and I am impressed so I plan to buy at least three more pairs, one of
> them sunglasses, from them in the coming months. So I hope this
> answers Chuck's question.
>
>
> On Jan 9, 4:53 pm, Chuck Knight <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Yep...shocking, surprising, and even startling are words used to
>> describe Zenni's optical quality. My words are usually precise and
>> accurate.
>>
>> It's an amazing resource, even if the web site is a bit less
>> sophisticated than their competitors.
>>
>> Zenni, zenni, zenni, zenni,zenni! :-)
>>
>> Since you have recent pairs from both Coastal and Zenni I'd like to
>> make a request. Could you do a comparative review, especially
>> focussing on lens accuracy, optical quality/clarity, and frame
>> quality?
>>
>> -- Chuck Knight
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Jan 9, 2010 at 12:28 PM, powrwrap <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >> The quality is very surprising. The frames feel sturdy for the prices
>> >> that I paid and, optically, the prescription is accurate. The lens
>> >> quality is also surprisingly good. Overall, I'm impressed and will
>> >> order from them again. The total price including shipping is $32.80.
>>
>> > Nicely done. We have another convert to inexpensive online glasses.
>>
>> > (I'm one of the posters here that speaks highly of Zenni.)
>>
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