Zenni Optical - ordering from them..

[Confess]

Hello,

 

A few weeks ago I lost my glasses, and was trying to find a cheap alternative to going to a store and paying $100-300 for a pair of glasses...searching online, I came across Zennioptical. This site has glasses for as low as $8, including the frame, lenses, and the anti scratch coating.

I just placed an order for the glasses. The site says they take Up to 2 Weeks for me to recieve the order. I ordered the 4115 Metal Alloy. My prescription is:

OD - 4.00-1.25x008, OS - 4.00 - 1.00x177 and PD is 63.5

. Their site only allows full digits for PD, so it said to either round up or down for PD and it would not matter. I rounded down to 63.

 

My total price came to $12.95. After looking online, people have a lot of good things to say about them - but an equally fair amount of bad complaints, such as recieving the wrong prescription, frame, or not recieving their order at all - customer service seems to have ridiculusly long waits, or never answers calls...but after returning them, they say, they get a VERY nice pair of glasses. Given the price, I figured that even if they just sent me the frame, it would be the value of the cost i spent. I went on youtube and found

who says that he lost his glasses too, and went into a glasses store and spent $200 because he needed them for the rest of the day...and then ordered from zennioptical, and recieved virtually the same glasses for $50 - for two pairs.

 

So, here I am...waiting on my ordered - I ordered it Sunday 17,2010 at 3:25 PM Central time...their site says it might even take as little as ten days to recieve the order, so I'm hoping for Monday 28, 2010. My understanding of how they keep the price down is they send them to Hong Kong, where they make it cheaper, then have it sent back to the customer.

 

Anyone else have experience with them? I'll let you know how my experience goes!

[★ Lynx]

Although the price is very much so right, I'd probably rather buy a decent pair of glasses that will certainly have the right prescription. My eye sight is one of the things I'd rather not get worse with an incorrect prescription, and you also need to make sure that the lenses are matched for your eyes (pupil location etc).

 

I bought two pairs of glasses (one GoiGoi, one Armani) with a full eye test and scratch proof coating on both pairs cost me £168 - or ~$274. I'd say that's a fair price for quality, considering they'll probably last me at least two years (where I'll probably be more blind anyway, due to me never wearing them enough).

[★ Xog]

if only I could figure out my prescription information. I have such little cash and I need new glasses!

 

the part that goes on my nose says: 51 (square) 17

on the left arm that goes to my ear it says RB 6116 2509 51 (square) 17 135

Edited January 20, 2010 by Xog

[★ Lynx]

My prescription information was only written on my appointment card, not on the glasses. Perhaps they do things differently in America.

[★ Xog]

My prescription information was only written on my appointment card, not on the glasses. Perhaps they do things differently in America.

 

sorry for such poor quality, its really small txt and im using iphone cam

Edited January 20, 2010 by Xog

[★ Lynx]

Ah my bad, mine have that too. I think that might either be the frame model or size.

[Confess]

Ya thats frame information. In America, you need to call your Doctor and get your prescription information. They will usually willingly give it out to you. Or, you can call the place where you had your prescription handled - they will usually have a backup copy of it. Make sure they give you Pupillary Distance (PD). They will usually exclude that because they want you to buy glasses from them. Luckily, I got mine right after I bought my pair of glasses that I am currently using, so they had no reason to not give it to me.

 

I'm still waiting on my glasses since it's only been a few days, but hopefully I'll get them soon!

 

Edit: if all else fails, if you still have your old ones, you can actually have the eye doctor measure the glasses to see what your prescription was. (They use it to compare Old/New for you). If you cant this done, an eye care prescription is $39 i believe from Walmart, and $99 for 2 pairs of glasses (single vision, not bi focals or progressive). None the less, $99 vs $12 is a big difference!

 

However, make sure that you have an up-to-date prescription, your eyes are constantly changing - believe me, an up to date prescription drastically helps...even if it is just a little bit different.

Edited January 20, 2010 by Confess

[★ Xog]

Awesome, thanks. I got this prescription about 8 months or so ago.. I don't have to come in for a new one right? They can just give it to me?

[Confess]

Most doctors recommend a new eye glass prescription every year, especially depending on your age. Younger people's eyes change more rapid than when you reach 21-25ish. But, usually you can just call your doctor and ask for him to give you your prescription again...He also might insist you come in for another evaluation...If money is an issue, you can just insist on getting your prescription, or atleast just as for the numbers. However, dont order from Zennioptical until I get my glasses...then I can tell you if it was a good deal or not. Or else, two people might get fooled instead of just one.

 

Confess

[Delic]

laser operations aren't that expensive these days

 

1000 bucks per eyeball here in Uruguay

 

just a matter of stackin some cash =)

[★ Lynx]

I'm getting pretty bad now, so I figure by the end of University (four years of straining my eyes in a huge lecture room at a damn chalkboard) I'll be much worse.

 

Laser Op when I get a *real* job, methinks.

 

Interesting that your eyes get worse before 21-25, Confess, I've not heard that one before.

[Confess]

No I didnt mean they get worse, I mean they are constantly changing. Thats why you're advised not to get laser surgery till you're like 21-25. This is when the majority of the time, it drastically slows down. Edited January 23, 2010 by Confess

[Confess]

Recieved them today. They are the wrong prescription for me, it could be because I ordered it wrong...or because they sent the wrong one, either way - they hardly work well. I'm going to call them and straighten it out at some point. It might also be due to my astigmatism?? Lemme know if anyone has details.

 

Thanks!

[Confess]

Well, it appears it was my fault...Which sucks, I put in +1.25 and +1.0 instead of -1.25 and -1.0. GRR! When I get more money, I will try it again....unless someone wants to pay me to? haha Edited January 30, 2010 by Confess

[BDwinsAlt]

Well, it appears it was my fault...Which sucks, I put in +1.25 and +1.0 instead of -1.25 and -1.0. GRR! When I get more money, I will try it again....unless someone wants to pay me to? haha

Wow my vision is like -4.5 and -4.0

[★ Xog]

Well, since you actually received an item, I'm going to try it out. I got a copy of my prescription the other day. Hope all goes well ! ^^;

[Confess]

Alright..lemme know how it goes bro. I got mine right on time - 10 days exactly, which I was highly suprised at.

[Testtube]

Hmm good to know.