I also have frame 2246 and understand your problem. I ordered the frame for -10.5 reading glasses and picked it because (a) I'm fairly small and need a small frame, and the dimensions seemed OK for me given the size of other glasses I own and (b) a rounded lens shape generally works better than a square one in my prescription. These glasses are exceptionally small. I should have suspected the bridge would be a problem, because if you look at the picture you can see that it is narrower than many of their frames with similar dimensions. However, Zenni doesn't have many small acetate frames so I took a chance on them. I've measured the frame and their online dimensions match. What seems to be up with the bridge is that the measurement from lens edge to lens edge is exactly 15 mm, as advertised, but the frame is relatively thick at that point so the real width where your nose fits is *considerably* smaller than other frames with that bridge size.
What concerns me most is that when I bend the arms out a bit to put the glasses on, I can hear the frame making funny crackling noises. These are the worst of the Zenni frames I've ordered. Unfortunately, however, given my prescription I don't have many choices of vendors, and none come close to matching Zenni on price, so I'll probably try again from Zenni--if they ever ship my current order. (I ordered on February 8 and am still waiting; Zenni suggests I'll get the order by March 18.) All plastic is not created equal, by the way, and none of my Zenni frames match the super pricy B&M ones in quality. However, I don't want to pay big bucks for glasses I may damage so get Zenni glasses for when I'm swimming, reading in bed, or painting ceilings, plus to keep as spares in my car. Given that I have to pay extra because of my high prescription, my plan for my next order is to first order reading glasses for use with my contact lenses. There will be no added charge for the +2.5 lenses, and I need new "over contacts" reading glasses, so I'll try the frames that way before ordering my "regular" lenses. On Mar 13, 7:15 am, SS <[email protected]> wrote: > I ordered my first pair of glasses from Zenni recently. They were > 80% gray and the vision (they are sunglasses for driving) is great. > But...I made a mistake ordering the frames. I have a narrow nose and > usually need a narrow bridge, so I ordered a pair with a 15 bridge, > which is the size of the bridge on my current glasses. However, the > glasses came and are too tiny all around, like kids' glasses. (It's > frame 2246.) > > So, I messed up. I just ordered another pair, frame number > 3392...hoping it's big enough as the measurements are bigger than the > other one, but realizing that I don't quite know what I'm doing yet. > > Also, the original frame, 2246, is clearly a very cheap and brittle > frame. Are they all like that, or did I just mess up? > > Thanks for any feedback!! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Check us out at the oft-updated http://www.glassyeyes.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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
