Prescription eyeglasses $8.95+ship

[Lazy American]

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.

[elizabethbennet]

nice find...repped for this, thanks!

[jacksonpritt]

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...

[dealtobuy]

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

[Mrs.Chevyman]

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.

[dealtobuy]

Quote from Mrs.Chevyman : 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!

[amythyst]

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?

[greatvyper]

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.

[amythyst]

Quote from greatvyper : 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.

[puppyfriend]

Quote from greatvyper : 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.

[Poomp]

Quote : 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.

[kathicake1]

I've used www.glasses4less.com
Great custmer service, they even called me on the phone since I had so many questions.

[tidixon]

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.