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    Prescription eyeglasses $8.95+ship
    link to LBW Eyewear [lbweyewear.com] Great customer service. Shipping takes one to two weeks USPS first class mail. Glasses come in padded envelope with a nice soft-touch hard case.

    link to Zenni Optical [zennioptical.com] Customer service is not the best. Shipping takes one to two weeks USPS first class mail. Glasses come in padded envelope with a translucent plastic magnetic case.

    link to 39dollarglasses [39dollarglasses.com] best place to get a lens replacement for your frame. i used it because i couldn't find my frame for sale anywhere. Shipping is very fast and glasses come in padded envelope with a high quality case AND pouch.

    I know there are many more out there, but I have personal experience with these two companies. Both eyeglasses I received from them were of exceptional quality.
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    http://www.eyeglassretailerreviews.com/index.htm

    Here's a good blog on buying glasses over the Internet
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    You should checkout GreatEyeGlasses.com... way better and only $15 for a cool pair: http://www.greateyeglasses.com

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    Be careful. I thought this was a great deal and bought a "backup pair" of glasses for my six year old. I discovered about a month later that they did not put her prescription into the glasses. She is blind as a bat in her extra glasses but can see fine in her original pair from the optometrist.

    Here's a few helpful posts from an Optician: Post 1 Post 2

    Donate your extra glasses - "New Eyes for the Needy" http://www.neweyesfortheneedy.org...pping.html

    Great blog that debunks a lot of the myths out there. http://www.glassyeyes.com

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    Old 02-06-2007, 02:47 PM #3
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    Zenni has been posted here a number of times... they are good I have used them... not sure about the other... also be prepared for all of the optical people to cry foul since they charge way to much and will try to defend their practices of overcharging.
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    Old 02-06-2007, 02:54 PM #4
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    nice find...repped for this, thanks!
     
    Old 02-06-2007, 03:00 PM #5
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    Do these places work for people with REALLY BAD eyes?
    While I realize that most B&M stores are overpriced (I just paid $700 for a pair of designer frames) it's hard to find places online that use the ultra-high-index plastic lenses which I have to use since I'm veryvery nearsighted...
     
    Old 02-06-2007, 03:01 PM #6
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    thanks guys. i think both these companies are overseas (lbw is in Hong kong i believe) so shipping might take liike a week or two. but still the prices and selections are awesome.


    jacksonpritt, I think they have prescriptions for like +300 to -800 and anything outside of that is an extra 9.95

    hope this helps
     
    Old 02-06-2007, 03:33 PM #7
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    Please be careful as they for strong RX use really thick lenses. My sons were about 1/2 inch thick. You need to upgrade to the higher index lens I think it was 39.00 extra.
     
    Old 02-06-2007, 04:21 PM #8
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    Quote from Mrs.Chevyman View Post :
    Please be careful as they for strong RX use really thick lenses. My sons were about 1/2 inch thick. You need to upgrade to the higher index lens I think it was 39.00 extra.
    Did you ordered from zennioptical? what kind of lenses were they. the standard 1.57? What was your son's prescription?

    Thanks!
     
    Old 02-06-2007, 04:25 PM #9
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    what about your prescription? I just got my first pair of glasses ever almost a year ago. I'm constantly losing them, so this would make a great back up pair. Do you have to know your prescription or what?
     
    Old 02-06-2007, 04:29 PM #10
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    I ordered two pairs from Zenni. The first was a titanium frame with 1.67 high index lenses. They are perfect, I love them. The second pair from Zenni was a regular metal frame and the same 1.67 high index lenses. The frame was ok but the right lens was the wrong strength and the lenses were not 1.67 high index. Compared to the first glasses, these lenses were thicker. I sent them back a couple weeks ago and I have not heard or received anything yet. We'll see...

    Update: I received my glasses finally and they are perfect! The lenses are 1.67 high index and the presciption is right on. I'm not sure I will use Zenni again because of the slack customer service but i am happy with the product.

    1.67 is NOT a rip off. I have two pairs with 1.57 and one with 1.67 and they are thinner and lighter.
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    Old 02-06-2007, 04:33 PM #11
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    Quote from greatvyper View Post :
    I ordered two pairs from Zenni. The first was a titanium frame with 1.67 high index lenses. They are perfect, I love them. The second pair from Zenni was a regular metal frame and the same 1.67 high index lenses. The frame was ok but the right lens was the wrong strength and the lenses were not 1.67 high index. Compared to the first glasses, these lenses were thicker. I sent them back a couple weeks ago and I have not heard or received anything yet. We'll see...



    Of course you need to know your prescription... glasses prescriptions are good for two years so you should hold on to your script for that long.
    What if I got my glasses from my doc's office? seriously I'm clueless about this! He said I was about 20/25 does that account for anything? Edit: I see that it doesn't.

    www.zennioptical.com doesn't work for me.

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    Old 02-06-2007, 04:41 PM #12
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    Quote from greatvyper View Post :
    I ordered two pairs from Zenni. The first was a titanium frame with 1.67 high index lenses. They are perfect, I love them. The second pair from Zenni was a regular metal frame and the same 1.67 high index lenses. The frame was ok but the right lens was the wrong strength and the lenses were not 1.67 high index. Compared to the first glasses, these lenses were thicker. I sent them back a couple weeks ago and I have not heard or received anything yet. We'll see...
    I've gotten 5 pairs of glasses from Zenni over the years. Overall, they are good. If you have to deal with them for a return, prepare to wait and be frustrated. Zenni is one of those companies that as long as things go as planned, then things are fine. If there is even the slightest problem, they are a PITA. Also, I've gotten the standard 1.57 and the 1.67 lenses from them. I don't see any difference in thickness at all. I've come to a conclusion that the 1.67 index lenses are just a rip off. Just get the 1.57. Also, the word on the street is that paying $4.95 for the anti-reflective coating is a rip off as well. I've heard that you get it regardless of whether you pay for it or not.

    Of the 5 pairs of gotten. One I use as my everyday glasses. I've had them for 2 years and they've held up a lot better than my last pair of $400 Lenscrafters glasses. One other pair I'm going to switch to. I just got them. One pair I keep as an emergency backup and two others that I should just donate to charity. Overall, the 5 pairs cost me about $200. Half the price of Lenscrafters and I got two really good pairs out of it. It's still a deal but with Zenni, you may have to order a few times to get a decent pair. The one time I tried to return and get a new pair was such a hassle that I've decided to just factory in the 40% chance of getting a bad pair into the cost.
     
    Old 02-06-2007, 04:52 PM #13
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    Also, the word on the street is that paying $4.95 for the anti-reflective coating is a rip off as well.
    From my experience, that is not true; I've ordered a pair from Zenni that did not have AR coating, and the lack was very noticable and distracting. Since then I've gotten 3 other pairs, each with AR coating. My opinion has basically been the same as everyone else on here, they have a nice selection (and let you choose between ~30 different lens shapes if you go rimless) and dirt cheap prices, but shipping is slow (consistently around 2 weeks) and I have heard that they basically do not respond to complaints / questions / refund requests.
     
    Old 02-06-2007, 05:12 PM #14
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    I've used www.glasses4less.com
    Great custmer service, they even called me on the phone since I had so many questions.
     
    Old 02-06-2007, 05:25 PM #15
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    I usually buy 4-8 pairs of glasses from zenni every time my prescription changes or I've either slept on, stepped on, sat on, or lost my previous pairs of glasses.
     
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