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> Do you remember the process in which an optician makes you wear a new pair of glasses and stares at you with this optician-look, takes the pair of glasses awa
by jefftk 7y ago
> Do you remember the process in which an optician makes you wear a new pair of glasses and stares at you with this optician-look, takes the pair of glasses away from you again, goes to the back office and starts bending parts of it in a seemingly random manner, comes back, hands you the pair of glasses which now suddenly fit perfectly? Yeah, I attempted to do that with my new pair of glasses and noticed that I suck at it. I would bend it to look similar like the glasses from the optician only to realize that the back of my ears were hurting after a few hours of wear. Then I would bend them differently only to have them repeatedly slip forward on my nose warranting me to push them up every few minutes. After two weeks of bending, it still fits less well than the other pair. So I guess there are some subtleties of making glasses which are not easily replaceable through an online store.
I've done this with several pairs, and the main thing is you need to heat them to get the plastic into a temperature where it will hold a new bend. I've used a hair dryer for this, though you need to be careful not to over-heat them or the plastic will blister.
You can also go into a glasses shop and ask if they can adjust them, though when I tried this they wouldn't take my money and just did it for free, which I felt bad about.
- jqadams 7y agoUnfortunately, lots of places will refuse to fit/bend your glasses unless you got them from their stores. It’s just easier and less of a hassle for them to have a blanket ban vs worrying about breaking the person’s glasses and being charged/sued for it.
- astura 7y agoLensCrafters will fit/adjust any/all glasses for free without any questions. Bonus: there is usually one in most malls. I've brought probably 10 frames there multiple times over the last couple decades, only one of which I actually bought there.