• Boozilla@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Mine have a tiny little chip in the coating on the right lens, it’s so annoying. If I take it in for repairs it will cost an arm and a leg so I just live with it. I have a 2nd pair but I’m keeping them pristine for as long as I can before I give up on these.

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      2 months ago

      I feel like a shill any time I recommend them, but Zenni Optical has frames and lenses for like $10 and up. You don’t have to buy lenses and frames from your optometrist’s office you just need them to include the PD measurement on your prescription. There’s a lot of other brands out there that I’m sure are of similar quality and price.

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        2 months ago

        Yep, this is what I go with. Yeah sure, my insurance doesn’t cover them and they’re a little less durable than the ones I get from the optometrist, but I can buy four pairs and still have not equaled my deductible.

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        2 months ago

        Zenni was a game changer. I could get their top-of-the-line titanium frames with glass and auto-tinting for like $130 from them, or get the most basic birth control plastic frames with acrylic from my optometrist for no less than $900. Most of my glasses from Zenni are $80 or less, and yes, I have to wait 4-6 weeks. The optometrists are super-upset about this, too. Like some refuse to give me my prescription or pupillary distance, with high-pressure sales tactics and dire warnings. I have been told I’d ruin my eyes with “toxic metals” and “frames that will burn sunlight into my face and retinas.”

        Well. It’s been nearly 20 years, and none of that has happened.

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      2 months ago

      I’m gonna second Zenni here. Even my grandmother who wears glasses so thick we’re trying to take her license away can order her lenses from them for like $30 with shipping

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        2 months ago

        I tried Zenni. What they sent me was not good. I’m not saying they are bad overall, this is only anecdotal evidence, but it was way off from what I needed.

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          Same thing happened to my mom. They just weren’t good, gave her headaches. Called them and got them replaced for free, plus they refunded the order so they basically paid her for her glasses. Never had any more problems. Got mine with the money she got refunded.

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        2 months ago

        They always force me to get the 80$ lenses… Still pretty cheap, but it ends up more around 100$ so I only change every couple years.