OT: Spectacles

This is one source that gets mentioned here every time eyeglasses or safety glasses get discussed, Frank.

I haven't bought any of their products, so I don't have any other info.

Thanks, Bill.

-Frank

Costco

Word to the wise: Get your interpupulary distance measured! You will need that if ordering online and your local guy will 'forget' to give you that number unless you use his choice of lab. I just send in an old pair of glasses and the company derives the measurement from them.

I paid $204 for progressive, antireflection specs from: Value Eyecare Network, Inc. c/o 39DollarGlasses.com 3125 Veterans Memorial Hwy Suite 3 Ronkonkoma, NY 11779

They work OK but I noticed that another pair I sent to them for lens replacement came back with better interpupulary placement. Cost me only $50 *more* than using their frames.

A couple days ago, I was driving along and the left lens popped out of these glasses. I pulled over and slipped on my backup pair. On inspection later, the threads in the frame appeared to be cross threaded and a few were stripped on the left side. Guess you can't get a decent specs tech for $400 an hour any more.

--Winston

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{I have bought from them using cc and was impressed with quality/service}

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{I have not dealt with them, but they can include prism in your prescriptions while Zinni can't}

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{a little pricier and I have not dealt with them either, but they have some style items if this is a factor.}

Unka' George [George McDuffee]

------------------------------------------- He that will not apply new remedies, must expect new evils: for Time is the greatest innovator: and if Time, of course, alter things to the worse, and wisdom and counsel shall not alter them to the better, what shall be the end?

Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English philosopher, essayist, statesman. Essays, "Of Innovations" (1597-1625).

I think this is the place you are talking about: href="

" For example: Noline/progressive bifocals with memory titanium frames, anti-scratch and anti-reflective coatings come in around $58 US including shipping. href="" Another $5 gets you sunglasses. Loose the bifocals and save $29 8-).

Yes. I have that measurement on my prescription. It's a dual measurement; one for regular glasses and one for progressive lenses.

Sounds pricey for sunglasses.

If I paid for my primary glasses out of pocket they would be in that range. With my insurance, total cost plus co-pay including the exam was $95.

-Frank

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That's a good deal!

--Winston

Thanks, Gunner. I've left knifemaking mostly behind for the straight razor trade. That market seems to be more lively and less congested, but the grinds are a bitch.

-Frank

I will second Zinni for the place to buy cheap glasses. Most of there frames are small however so you have to keep this in mind if you prefer a larger format.

I just got 2 pair of single vision glasses, one for the computer and one set for my reading RX and these are OK so far. I even opted for the AR coating on the computer glasses and with shipping and all it was some where around

50 bucks.

For my main pair of glasses I got them at an optician, and these had the distance and the read, and I was able to get the real glass lenses. My out of pocket after the exam and the specs was only around $20 and hear I was able to get an accurate PD taken at all three focal distances.

If you want safety glasses, this place seems to be pretty reasonably priced: