a post that is all about glasses

[notemily]

So after reading this blog post, which led to THIS blog post, which led to this site, I've become slightly obsessed with buying glasses online. Yes, online. I was skeptical too, but I need new glasses for my updated prescription, and I can't afford the hundreds of dollars I'd have to pay at a physical glasses store, so I've been putting it off.

Comments

[txvoodoo]

I've bought 3 pairs from Zenni, all with really good results.

[notemily]

Ha, I'm surprised everyone in the comments already knew about this! It's a brand-new world to me.

[txvoodoo]

hee! It's amazing how much $ you can save.

And I even managed to get progressive trifocals via Zenni! And I realized, I actually have 4 frames from them. Last time, I got a pair of prescription sunglasses, as well.

In fact, the reason I used Zenni is because not many do the progressive lenses. And I had a problem with 1 frame I picked out - it wasn't tall enough to handle progressives. They emailed me, offered me 3 other frames that were very similar but could fit the lenses, and we worked it out.

[cincodemaygirl]

Yeah, just for the record, I bought four pairs from Zenni two years ago and have been happy with all of them, though in one case I chose the frames poorly. I am wearing the sunglasses I got from them today, actually.

[notemily]

I actually haven't found a whole lot of Zenni frames I really like. Their selection of smaller frames seems really limited and I haven't found any that make me go "OMG MUST BUY." I'm glad everyone has had good luck with them, though; that makes me less wary about ordering from them in the future.