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16 October 2007

w00t! I ordered new glasses! →[More:]
the nice lady emailed me today to say they had shipped!

I have not had new glasses frames in years. YEARS, i tell you, due to lack of insurance and having to spend the available vision fundage on contacts. And contacts are my preference, and all, but they *do* get uncomfortable when worn 24/7/365, and it's good to have the option.

My old pair of glasses are a heavy, fugly set of old safety glasses from my old job at GE nearly fifteen years ago (tho I did remove the side shields). The prescription is sorta, but not exactly, what I need. Besides they're so uncomfortable and ugly, I prefer not to be seen in public with them on.

Therefore I've been dealing with contacts, going without, or wearing mr. lfr's in a pinch (our prescriptions are practically identical).

Praise be to MeFi!

that is all.

post by: lonefrontranger at: 14:28 | 12 comments

Those are cute!

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 16 October | 14:42

Wow! I pay ridiculous amounts of money for my glasses...somehow I missed that thread!

Super cute glasses LFR!

posted by typewriter 16 October | 14:51

I bought mine from an online retailer, and they were shipped to me straight from Shanghai. I'm pleased as anything with them.

posted by essexjan 16 October | 14:58

OO, those are nice. And thanks for the link. I'm looking for new frames as we speak! These are fun!

posted by MonkeyButter 16 October | 15:09

Since it looks like we're not going to get a picture out of this, I'll just make an assumption:
≡ Click to see image ≡

posted by Hellbient 16 October | 15:27

omg... please let me know how they are when you get them. my roommate needs glasses so bad and doesn't have vision insurance.

posted by kellydamnit 16 October | 16:04

kellydamnit, I am delighted with my glasses. My lenses usually cost me about £300-£350, and the frames another £100. I bought mine from Glassescrafters.

The standard price there is £15 or $25 on the US website, but with my prescription, they came out at £102. I thought it was worth taking a punt on £100, rather than my usual £400+, and I'm very happy with the glasses.

The thing to make sure of is that the prescription includes the pupillary distance. It's easy enough to measure yourself, but even easier if it's already on the prescription.

posted by essexjan 16 October | 16:27

Cute! I missed that thread, too. Imagine getting a bunch of pairs for different outfits and moods and seasons... I could have gotten ten pairs for the price I paid for the set currently on my face!

posted by rhapsodie 16 October | 17:00

There were several folks who commented on that thread that they'd like to hear more about personal experiences with these online vendors. That was such a heavily-favourited thread I just assumed pretty much everyone had seen it.

Note that I went with the slightly more expensive route; there were mixed reviews with the extremely bargain basement vendor (zenni?).

I will post pic(s) and results as soon as they arrive. I have to say that so far the experience has been smooth; the nice lady even called me to confirm a small detail on my Rx when they sent the order to the lab.

posted by lonefrontranger 16 October | 17:21

Hawt!

posted by youngergirl44 16 October | 17:42

Very nice!

posted by jrossi4r 16 October | 19:39

oh... right and I should have mentioned this at first:

the main reason I went with the online retailer I chose, plus pulled the trigger on the glasses in the first place was this blog right here.

It's linked in the MetaFilter post, but in case you overlooked it. Anyone who wears eyeglasses should definitely read thru his blog.

posted by lonefrontranger 16 October | 22:15

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