I've stayed out of this until now because I think all of the others have done an excellent job of hitting on the high notes.
I lost count at about 30 pairs and have compared them all to the B&M frames I had laying around the house as well as those at the stores themselves. I've only gotten maybe 5 pairs out of the 30+ that I would say are inferior in any way. I've paid for AR coatings from the mall stores many times and had one completely fail. The same can not be said for any of the online pairs. Not only do online frames typically hold up well against the expensive competition, the fact that I can rotate a number of frames, gives all of them a longer lifespan. My original two pair are still in nearly pristine condition and I've worn them a lot. Sorry to hear you've not had success. Honestly, I think you're in the minority. Thanks! - Ira http://glassyeyes.com On Apr 4, 12:07 pm, Rhindle <[email protected]> wrote: > Unfortunately, I'm with J. Evans on this one. I'll write up a more > thorough review someday when I have more time. > > I find the online places to be a lot of fun. I own more than a dozen > pairs, from several different vendors. I like having variety. I will > probably order more. > > But in the end, I have found that I get what I pay for. My B&M > glasses have always been high quality in terms of frames, lenses, and > Rx accuracy. (My recent frames have been Easyclip, Polo, Ray-Ban, and > Rodenstock brands.) They cost 5-10x more than the online bargain > prices, but in return, they're at least 5 times better. > > A brief explanation: All of my bargain frames feel and look cheap > upon close examination; they have mediocre fit and finish, are too > easy to bend, and usually arrive misshapen. The bargain lenses have > poor A/R coating compared to B&M, they scratch easily, and some have > optical defects. The Rx accuracy has also been very dissatisfying, > with most of my bargain pairs having wrong the PD and/or axis; several > are so bad as to be unusable (out of 7 Zenni pairs, only one is really > good; the most annoying failure was an $80 eyebuydirect pair). The > attention to detail is usually low, with problems like poorly edged > lenses leaving gaps at the frame. > > My only huge success online was buying a Shuron frame and having it > lensed by eyeglasslensdirect. But that cost nearly as much as B&M, so > it supports my argument about getting what you pay for. > > I'm glad most of you are really happy with your bargain glasses. But > in my experience, they are not as good. > > On Apr 3, 11:43 am, Chuck Knight <[email protected]> wrote: > > > What makes you assume that the B/M frames are of higher quality? They cost > > more...but their price is artificial, and has nothing to do with the > > production costs of a few pieces of metal and plastic. > > > In my experience with online glasses, as well as MANY other products bought > > online and offline, there is no direct correlation between price and > > quality. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
