On Aug 7, 5:22?pm, Dave Smith <adavidsm...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> Omelet wrote:
>
> > > I've had opticians (one recently as 1995) argue with me for 45-minutes that
> > > it was my fault, they wouldn't make any money if they re-did everyone's
> > > prescription who couldn't adjust, perhaps I had something else wrong with
> > > me. Give me a break!
> > > He would not re-do them.
>
> > I'd not go back.
>
> That is why I never went back to Lenscrafters. While the distance
> correction was fine, I had a hell of a time reading with them. When I went
> back to complain about them the gave me a song and dance about how you have
> to learn to hold books, newspapers etc. and look down through them. It was
> like wearing half glass reading glasses. Even when doing as instructed I
> had a hard time. I could not scan a page, I had to move my head back and
> forth and up and down. The next pair I got was from a local optician. I had
> to wait a week for them, but when they came they were infinitely better
> than the glasses I had from Lenscrafter. I discussed the situation with
> the optician. She said that when you get the one hour glasses you sacrifice
> quality workmanship and materials and assured me that I would be happier
> with their glasses. I was. I have no problem with everyday reading. I
> find it hard to believe that it was just me. I had had the old pair for 2
> 1/2 years and still hard trouble holding things just right to read them
> because I had no problem at all with the new pair.
Ditto with Walmart glasses... they use inferior lenses kept in stock -
the ones they tried to pawn off on me were already full of tiny
scratches), they have only low end butt ugli frames, and have trainees
take measurements and make adjustments. You only think you're saving
money. I went to the local optician in town... sure I had to wait a
week but they worked perfectly right out of the box... just a wee bit
of adjustment with the ear pieces and it was like they were made for
me. I love Flexon frames, nothing else like them. In fact it's been
a year and I have an appointment this Friday for a check up.
http://www.marchon.com/htmls_2004/flexon.asp
Sheldon