Online eyeglasses

[noppenbd]

Has anyone tried zennioptical.com for eyeglasses? Clark Howard recommends them but I am a little leery of ordering eyeglasses over the internet. They are really cheap though!

[disneysteve]

I'v heard of the online places but I don't understand how you can possibly order glasses online. When I buy them in person, I usually spend half an hour trying on frames and going back and forth until I finally narrow it down to the ones I think look best. Then, the technician measures me so that the lenses are made properly centered. How exactly does all of that get done over the internet?

[aukxsona]

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[noppenbd]

Originally Posted by disneysteve

I'v heard of the online places but I don't understand how you can possibly order glasses online. When I buy them in person, I usually spend half an hour trying on frames and going back and forth until I finally narrow it down to the ones I think look best. Then, the technician measures me so that the lenses are made properly centered. How exactly does all of that get done over the internet?

I am giving zenni a shot, I will let you know how it works out. It is for my wife, a pair of prescription sunglasses. On zenni's site they have a measurement for center-to-center distance of eyes. I just eyeballed it with a ruler. Pardon the pun. The total including shipping was $17.95, so if they end up looking terrible it is not a lot of money. They could also just end up being a backup pair.

[disneysteve]

Originally Posted by noppenbd

I am giving zenni a shot

The total including shipping was $17.95

Wow. That is really cheap. Definitely let us know the outcome.

[msnln]

I am wearing a Zennioptical glasses right now as I am responding. I got these last week after pricing out optician's prices in town at $200-$300. They wanted $75 just to replace the lenses for my new prescription. So, I said no thanks and decided to gamble with Zenni. For $8.99, even if the glasses did not fit, or something was wrong, I could not go too wrong. Anyway, I went with $8.99 frame/lens sets and added $4 for clip-on sunglasses for total $12.99 plus $4 shipping (grand total $16.99).
So far, I give the quality and fit A+. In fact, I was so happy, I ordered another set, to use as sunglasses.

I measured my old glasses for size and found closest matching demensions for new glasses. According to website, they only refund half the money if you are not happy so make sure you check and recheck everything.

[sounderella]

Wow...very interesting. I'll have to check this out

[noppenbd]

Wanted to give everyone an update on zenni. The prescription sunglasses came in about 1 week (less than the advertised 2 weeks) and my wife is really happy with them. She is harder to please than I am so that is saying something. The total cost was around $18 including $5 shipping (if they had not been sunglasses it would have been $5 less).

[djabloel]

I have bought eyeglasses online and am perfectly happy with them. I saved hundreds of dollars by not getting it at the optometerist clinic or even at Pearle vision or something. I bought mine at goggles4u.