"I generally wear plastic lenses " Whoops -- I meant plastic frames.
On Mar 16, 7:53 pm, Irene <[email protected]> wrote: > I placed an order for two pair of reading glasses (single vision, > -10.5) on February 8. When I inquired about the order approximately 3 > weeks after ordering I got a prompt reply saying that my glasses would > be shipped from the lab in 3 days. They came today (March 16). > > My guess is that the original order was lost somewhere, and these were > made and shipped directly after my inquiry. My other orders from > Zenni have come via mail from California. This one was shipped DHL > from Jiangsu Province in the PRC, and the DHL delivery person rang the > doorbell several times and waited for an answer instead of just > leaving the package. Here's the interesting part: The declared value > for customs was $1 per pair, the description of contents says "optical > frames", and the "Reason for Export" is "Sample". Strange, no? > > However, the glasses are terrific. I generally wear plastic lenses > because the weight of the lenses on the nose pads causes sore spots on > my nose, but I ordered 4508 -- a metal alloy frame -- for part-time > wear. And, as a test of the value of paying extra for higher index > lenses and getting anti-reflective coating, I bought one standard 1.57 > mid-range pair ($18.95) and one 1.61 high index pair with anti- > reflective coating ($31.90). I couldn't quite bring myself to pay > another $20 (total of $51.90) for the 1.67 index. I can't see any > difference in looks between the anti-reflective coating pair and the > other one, and I don't think people with a less extreme prescription > would find the upgrade from a 1.57 to 1.61 worth the cost. If I can > get a decent picture of the two pair side by side, I'll post it. > There's clearly a difference, but not that much -- one pair is roughly > 6 mm thick at the thickest part of the edge, and the other is roughly > 8 mm. > > I'm impressed by the look of the frames, and if I don't have too much > problem with the nose pad/weight/sore spots on my nose issue, I may > try ordering my distance glasses (roughly -13.0) in the 1.67 index. > As always, the optics are spot on. The metal frame looks like the > pricy B&M metal frames, whereas my acetate glasses always look more > like they came from the dollar store. > > I just wish Zenni would start making progressives in my prescription. > I'd order several pairs. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
