Thanks for the link to nosepadking, but before I gave up and bought plastic frames, I tried just about everything out there--different shapes, material, etc. Unfortunately now that I'm older, my skin has nowhere near the resilience it once did, and so far I haven't found anything that works. (The issue isn't an allergy, it's the weight of my extreme prescription lenses.) The saddle bridge might work, but I don't like the way it looks, and my reason for getting metal frames was to get something better looking, for "dressy" occasions.
On Apr 6, 10:37 am, Firewalker <[email protected]> wrote: > Irene, > Have you ever tried metal frames with a saddle bridge instead > of nose pads? > I've found that the saddle bridge is more comfortable than pads, and > is easier to transition from if you're used to acetate frames. > Also, you might want to check outhttp://www.nosepadking.com > They have a large selection of alternative nose pad types like > hypoallergenic and titanium for people who have skin trouble with > normal vinyl or silicone. > > -=# Firewalker #=- > > On Apr 5, 8:11 pm, Irene <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I'm a huge fan of online optical stores -- particularly Zenni -- but > > I've had a lot of glasses over my more-than-half century of wearing > > glasses, and the plastic frames I've gotten from Zenni and Goggles4U > > don't begin to approach the quality of the designer frames I've > > purchased in B&M stores. (I bought one pair of metal frames for > > "dressy" wear and they look like the good designer frames to me, but > > because I get sores on my nose from the nose pads on metal frames -- > > thick lenses, old skin -- I usually wear plastic frames, so that's > > what I'm commenting on here.) What's different? On the designer > > frames, the hinges line up better, the color is richer, and the finish > > is superior. On my designer "tortoise shell" frames, the design > > appears to be "in" the frame, whereas my tortoise cheapie frames > > appear to have spots painted on them. Furthermore, the red coloring > > on one pair of Zenni glasses is starting to chip off--the color is > > just a cheap coating on the frame. Do I care? Well, sort of. I'm > > delighted that I have the option of buying cheap glasses for use where > > I'm likely to damage or lose the glasses -- e.g., painting ceilings, > > or swimming -- and I love being able to afford spare glasses to keep > > in the car or at work. (I'm severely nearsighted, and can't find my > > way around without glasses.) Basically, to give a t-shirt example, if > > Zenni glasses were t-shirts, they'd be like the ones I buy at Target, > > not the ones I buy from Talbots. (Not knocking Target here--I love > > the place--but I also recognize the difference in quality between what > > I buy there and what's available at high end stores.) > > > However, I really wish Zenni would start offering some higher quality > > frames for those of us who'd like to have somewhat higher quality > > frames but not pay $400+ per pair. I'd also love it if they'd start > > offering bifocals or progressives in "extreme" prescriptions, because > > that's what really keeps me going back to the B&Ms for glasses. > > > On Apr 5, 1:06 am, Chuck Knight <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Certainly. Ask and ye shall receive. > > > > In order of receipt, last year: > > > >http://zennioptical.com/cart/product.php?productid=691&cat=20&page=1 > > > My ophthalmologist guessed $250. This pair was the first optically > > > perfect > > > pair he had tested, last year. > > > >http://zennioptical.com/cart/product.php?productid=517&cat=20&page=1 > > > My ophthalmologist guessed $250. This pair was the second optically > > > perfect > > > pair he had tested. > > > >http://zennioptical.com/cart/product.php?productid=551&cat=8&page=1 > > > Another ophthalmologist guessed $350. This pair was tested at a different > > > lab -- optically perfect. Yes, I see several ophthalmologists. > > > >http://zennioptical.com/cart/product.php?productid=518&cat=20&page=1 > > > My first pair of prescription sunglasses. By now I've stopped having them > > > tested...they're fine. Optician guessed $350. > > > >http://zennioptical.com/cart/product.php?productid=431&cat=20&page=1 > > > The last pair I have bought...and my absolute favorite pair. A different > > > ophthalmologist guessed $300. Also fine, optically...according to his > > > tests. > > > > The people who *sell them* can't tell any appreciable difference. The > > > sunglasses were fun...I went to have them adjusted, and when she found out > > > that I work on computers, the technician asked if I'd heard anything about > > > these online eyeglass places. She'd heard of this one...Zen, or Zenn-eye, > > > or something. > > > > With a big grin on my face I pointed to the glasses, and informed her > > > where > > > I'd bought them. The look on her face was priceless...her coworker had > > > also > > > ordered a pair from Zenni, and had been telling her about them. But, this > > > was the first pair she'd been able to handle, herself, in person. She was > > > suitably impressed...especially for a total cost of only $13. (It came > > > with > > > another order, so no additional shipping fees) > > > > -- Chuck Knight > > > > On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 11:23 PM, Paul <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > So far, all the frames I've bought (4 at Zenni, one at EBD) were at > > > > least very good buys for me. Some were excellent values, and compared > > > > well with frames that would have cost 5-10 times as much at local > > > > shops, depending on how snooty the store was. Only one pair had a > > > > prescription that varied from what it should have been, and it was > > > > only .25 dioper too high. I never got any optional extras for the > > > > lenses, such as AR coating. The Zenni lenses were all polycarbonate, > > > > with standard scratch coating that seems very durable. The EBD lenses > > > > were CR-39, and I don't remember if scratchcoating was standard for > > > > them back then. It seems to be now. > > > > > Maybe people should post which models they got, and give their > > > > opinions of them. That could help us in choosing glasses.- Hide quoted > > > > text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
