I just came from my eyeglass place and my optometrist thinks ordering online is great. I just found out I need progressives (argh!) so he told me specifically when I am ready to order my glasses to come to the store and he will sit down with me to make sure I get it right. Of course I ordered my first pair through him since I have insurance, but I would have paid full price since I like the place so much.
On Aug 26, 8:12 am, cherubie <[email protected]> wrote: > While researching "online glasses", this board popped up: optiboards. > I'm not sure how well-known it is, but it has several interesting > threads regarding online glasses and the optician's view in it. This > is an interesting > thread:http://www.optiboard.com/forums/showthread.php/37086-Anyone-thinking-..., > with angry opticians bashing buying glasses online. > > I'd like to get people's opinion on it. Personally, I find it ironic, > because most of them are claiming "ethics" or "liability", but it all > comes down to money. These opticians call online glasses "crap" > without ever trying them, and many of the posts are concerned with how > to keep their sales, and how to charge for services such as PD, > fitting, adjusting, etc. If you've ever had problems getting your PD > from your optician, this thread lists all the reasons coming from > THEIR SIDE. They have reasons from "we need the glasses to get the PD" > or "I personally think it's wrong" blah blah blah, but in the end, > they all see it as a waste of their professional time, and want to > charge anywhere from $10-$30 for it. > > BTW, I'm not in any way trying to promote the board or its content, I > just find it interesting and wanted to see other's views. -- 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
