At the time I ordered them, they said the only ones in stock were the black (photo'd). Flat black, though I wouldn't have picked it anyway, wasn't in stock. So I couldn't have ordered it. But judging by the mess up that happened with the order in general, who knows what happened in the end?
But I don't really have a huge issue with the flat black. It's just that the frame is not what I would consider 'great' quality (comparatively). By 'unfinished' I mean rough edges, and that weird paint issue I mentioned on the hinges. My previous reviews on the site include a Zenni review and their $12 frame (similar style) I bought was definitely better quality. Again I'll stress that they aren't THAT bad. I posted a review for my experiences with Zenni and ClearlyContacts though, and was just posting this for comparison. And as mentioned, I will update the review when I get the second free pair they offered because of the shipping issues. I'll see how the process goes a second time because the first order was not very smooth. Bottom line, the lenses are good and the frames aren't bad enough to send back or anything. They resolved the mess with the first order by offering a free pair of glasses. So I am content. But there aren't a ton of Firmoo reviews on here, so I thought I should post this. Thanks On Jan 16, 10:53 am, Chuck Knight <[email protected]> wrote: > From the description, "The three color options in classy black, matte > black and light green may apply to fashion loving youth mainly. " > > Might they have sent you the flat black frames, as a second accident? > You did say that your glasses have a flat finish. > > -- Chuck Knight > > On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 12:10 PM, Ian C <[email protected]> wrote: > > Well, my first experience with Firmoo has been a long one. > > > I ordered these glasses quite awhile ago. Before Christmas. I can't > > remember the exact date, but I actually posted a thread on here > > looking for info about Firmoo the day before I ordered them. > > > Firstt of all, throughout this whole tale the communication from their > > support department has been very good. Well, considering they can > > hardly type english it has been very good. I can get the just of > > what they say lol. > > > First of all they sent the completely wrong pair of glasses. As in > > someone else's order. They figured this out a few days before it was > > supposed to arrive and sent an email (those glasses arrived 3 days > > after that). Along with that mistake, there was a problem with my > > order as well, and they were just getting them shipped out the same > > day they sent that email. So... they shipped the wrong order to me, > > and were close to 2 weeks behind getting my actual order out. So it's > > been over a month to get my glasses. > > > Now, to make up for this error they did give me a free credit for the > > value of the pair I ordered. So I get my glasses, and a free pair > > basically. So I consider that an acceptable resolution to the > > problem. > > > I can't say I am overly impressed with the frames. The hinges > > appear to have been painted black with what looks almost like spray > > paint to match the rest of the frame. So all of that paint is > > flaking off. The rest of the frames almost have an appearance like > > there was no finishing done on them. EG rough ends etc. They aren't > > HORRIBLE, but compared to frames I got from Zenni for the same price, > > the Zenni ones were clearly better. > > > This is the model I ordered with a brown tint: > > http://www.firmoo.com/eyeglasses-p-1211.html > > . They are more of a flat black, and rough looking. No gloss to them > > at all. Again, the ones I received looked like an unfinished version > > of the one in the photo. > > > On the plus side, I really wanted this style frame and they were the > > only ones that had it in the dimensions I needed (temple length is too > > long on the other sites for this style). And they do look good, just > > not exactly what I was expecting. The lenses are great, and so is > > the tint. AR, antiscratch, and tinting were all very reasonable > > rates. The frame appears to be fairly durable. > > > I will update the review when I see how things go with the ordering/ > > shipping process on the free pair I am getting. But I definitely > > can't give them high marks on that process based on my first order. > > > -- > > 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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