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I own exactly one pair of "expensive" glasses that I got from a retail chain and use as my primary pair. I will admit, they are of much higher quality than the
by EMM_386 4y ago
I own exactly one pair of "expensive" glasses that I got from a retail chain and use as my primary pair.
I will admit, they are of much higher quality than the glasses that I order online as a back-up.
But outside of that pair, I get a print out of my prescription and go to places like www.eyebuydirect.com to get any other pairs.
The quality isn't there but we are talking about hundreds of dollars cheaper. And if anything was to happen to my main pair, I can quickly grab the $80 and I doubt anyone would even notice.
Plus, it makes wearing different styles from time to time a much more attractive offer.
- walterbell 4y agoWhat have you observed as a quality difference in the EBD pair? Frame construction? Any difference in optical clarity or face fit?
- EMM_386 4y agoFrame construction is generally much poorer quality. I've had them break from just taking them off my face too fast. Face fit is tricky, they allow you to select things like your "size" but this is broken down into "small/medium/large" when in reality it needs to take into account things like temple (arm) length, bridge width, etc. My main pair is perfect because I spent the big bucks on them and had a professional constantly tweaking them, putting them back on my face, tweaking them some more. And that comes with the ability to return to the store and have them do it again for free if I feel like I need to. Online you won't get any of that, so the fit isn't perfect. Optical clarity, no complaints. The lenses are good. But we're talking $500+ vs. $80.