Posts Tagged ‘Glasses’

New Glasses update

| February 24th, 2008 | Comments Off | Miscellaneous

Well, my glasses finally arrived, one month to the day I ordered them. Seemed more than a little slow to me. The package was postmarked Pakistan!! Of the two pair I ordered, one is not going to last long as it is very flimsy. The other pair, the one with the chromatic lenses, seems fine, except that the ear pieces are not what I expected. At first, I didn’t notice that they changed color depending on (I think) the intensity of the UV. But after spending most of Saturday outdoors or in the car, I finally noticed that they were darker when the sun was brighter.

Given the speed of the service from Goggles4U, I may not order from them again. Next time I might just try a different supplier.

On to the fitting experience. I took the glasses to the same place I had my eyes tested to have them adjusted. They did the adjustments for me but then asked why I needed the adjustments. I offered to pay a fee to have the glasses adjusted, but they turned me down. I told them where I got the glasses, and they tried to scare me with some of these stories:

  • If you’re in a car accident and your air bag deploys, the glasses may shatter and damage your eyes. – Personally, I think that could be the case regardless of where you get your glasses.
  • The “coating” will peel off in a matter of weeks. – This remains to be seen.

So it remains to be seen whether or not this is a successful experiment or not. At $30/pair though, I will be ordering again at some point. From Goggles4U? That remains to be seen. I’ll post again if anything changes.

New Glasses

| January 19th, 2008 | Comments Off | Miscellaneous

Hmm….long time no post. Oh well. Maybe I’ll try and get to this more often.
Anyway, I decided that the time had come to get some new glasses. Went to the doctor today and got my new prescription. Then I came home and ordered my glasses on the internet.

I can hear some of you saying “What the heck are you thinking?!”

I first heard about online opticians from a post on 43folders.com back in early December and that got me thinking. So I did some research and some reading and decided to go for it.

I started out at GlassyEyes, which was linked from the 43folders article. There was a list of five stores on that website, and I decided to try Goggles4U. They have a pretty decent selection and very good instructions on what you need to do to get your glasses. (ie. Measuring your existing glasses as a baseline, etc…)
Going to Wal-Mart would’ve cost me a minimum of $140 for one pair of single vision glasses. Going anywhere else would’ve been a lot more. My benefits at work give me $200 for glasses every two years. That would’ve meant getting only one pair per two years that was fully paid for. I might have found a “special” somewhere with 2-for-1 glasses, but in my experience, that usually only covers the frames and lenses. No coatings or anything else. And I really find I need the anti-glare and anti-scratch coatings.

Guess how much I spent on 2 pair of glasses from Goggle4U. C’mon, guess. No idea? I’ll tell you. The total came to $56.98 after a five percent discount coupon code from Glassy Eyes. That’s TWO pair for $60. Including shipping.

Now the wait begins to see what I end up with and the quality and so on. Hopefully it’s worth it!