Chuck, The look of the $8 frames is better in person that it is in pictures in my opinion. They really are some of the best frames I have ever had. I think you will like them.
Tuju On Jan 10, 9:57 pm, Chuck Knight <[email protected]> wrote: > 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.) > > >> > -- > >> > Check us out at the oft-updatedhttp://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 > >> > athttp://groups.google.com/group/glassyeyes?hl=en > > > -- > > Check us out at the oft-updatedhttp://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 > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/glassyeyes?hl=en
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