my glasses are almost unwearable
my glasses are almost unwearable
where could someone find a pair of sturdy, comfortable goggles that an optometrist can put a prescription into?
Have a look at Zenni.com. I ship their glasses to Australia, and bought three pairs for 1/4 the price of a single pair here
+1 for Zenni. Been using them for years, and just bought a new pair yesterday. Paid $50 for a top end pair of glasses, can easily get a pair for $20 if you don’t want all the fancy coatings.
hell yea, thank you
Why are they unwearable?
They are covered with bees
they've broken 8 times since I bought them in 2019 bc I'm not able to catch them when they fall and due to disability, it's a tremendous ordeal to even find an accessible optometrist, much less get fitted and update my prescription, so they are held together with superglue, spare screws and scrap fabric
They're stupid expensive, but my Mykita titanium frames (despite how the name sounds, German company, made in Germany) are around a decade old and I've replaced the lenses in the same frames three times (b/c plastic lenses scratching and all that). They're as good as when I bought them and won't be surprised if I still have then in another 10 years.
The titanium has had a hand in it, but the hinges are the amazing innovation that I believe has kept them going; that's where my old frames always broke.
The original screwless hinges AFAIK were from https://www.ic-berlin.com/ people later left there and started mykita.
Nice! Whomever it was, they did a fantastic job.
Sadly, glasses are not BIFL. Think about all the stresses the frames endure: put on and taken off many times a day (often unconsciously), dropped, bumped into things, flexing against our uneven faces - and that's not even taking into account UV exposure, atmospheric contaminants, accidents, and changes in prescription.
Zenni is great because the glasses are cheap and well made. Metal frames are recyclable. Plastic lenses may or may not be recyclable, but will wear out over time. And even though they're cheap, my Zennis last me as long as the expensive pairs I used to get.
It's good to BIFL wherever we can, but glasses are always going to wear out.
Also match what you are doing with the glasses.
I have a nice titanium pair for office days and a pair of plastic ones for the weekend.
as much longevity as one can possibly get out of glasses then. thank you for the recommendation!!
I’ve been using my Lindberg for almost ten years. I think they have another ten years in them, I just need to switch the nose pads soon. No screws, just metal bended into shape with the glasses in, have a look: https://lindberg.com/en/collections/rim They’re extremely light and can take lots of beatings without breaking.
They’re not cheap but studier and lighter frames are few and far between.
My Lindberg did break, but replaced under warranty.
Ovvo also make a damm good copy @ a fraction of the price.
I'll check em out, thank you
What country are you in?
Do you have suggestions for Europe?
USA
You can get custom tailored contact lenses from your optometrist. They'll literally topographically map out your eyes and give you high tech material lenses, that are supposed to be super smooth to wear, and the best thing, they can last up to 5 years!
I will try them the first time tomorrow, and then in some time I will report you back. You can save this comment if you want :)
I really appreciate it, thank you!
I don't have glasses but if youre in a country with Costco's, my family swear by them for glasses
we do have costco's
Im gonna reccommend zenni too, but from canada. I got two pairs of really nice all metal frames with lenses and coatings, for less than $40 back before the pandemic. Before that i went through a pair of glasses every year or so, but i haven't ever worn the second pair i bought yet because the first pair is still going strong 5 years later.
thank you, I'll check them out
I've been really happy with the pair of Flexon 609s I got off Amazon for $85 a few years ago. Still good as new after falling asleep in them and dropping them multiple times. Contact them if you aren't sure you're ordering the correct width, they have some listings that don't seem to show up while searching for certain sizes. I'm probably going to get a second pair just because I don't want to go back to my last pair even for the time it takes to replace lenses.
