I work for the largest eyeglasses manufacturer in the world. There is no such thing as mail order overnight glasses. The reason some of those 1 hour places in the mall can provide glasses in an hour is because they already have pre-ground lenses that are close to common prescriptions and do the final polishing and mounting on site. Even though I work in the facility that made my glasses, they still took 2 weeks to be finished. Like with anything else you can have quality, or you can have it quickly. You usually can't get both.
That’s good to know. Honestly, I’d prefer to wait and get better quality; every time. Those sunglasses from overnight glasses were expensive. Especially with the expedite fee. Woulda been nice to have them in time for my vacation.
@@MeLrOsE429 It's hit or miss sometimes with online glasses. I got some Rx sunglasses online that are ok--the prescription, tint, and polarization are good, just not a huge fan of the frame, but it's been good enough since I only use them for driving. I got some readers--again, Rx, is good, but frame sucks. Bifocals--Rx good, but hate the frame, and because there was no optician to take additional measurements, the bifocal is too low. Lens Crafters recently took me to the cleaners, but I wanted progressives and wanted to like the frame. So I took it in the shorts this time, but I also use a different optometrist that will put new lenses in my old frames if my Rx changes in the future.
I ordered Rx glasses from Zenni, Goggles4U, Warby Parker & from my optometrist. While my glasses from my eye doctor were the best, Zenni glasses were the best to me. The quality to me seems to be the best.
This is great! As an Engineer, I needed TEST LENSES, to measure my refractive STATE accurately. I used these test lenses to slowly change my refraction from -1 Diopter, to +0.5 Diopters. That is from 20/60 to 20/20. A source of low cost lenses made my recovery possible. Thank you!
Hi just wanted to add a note, I just ordered a set of zenni frames in july 2023. The frames are better than I expected, the Rx is accurate. took about a week. No complaints (note my rx is SV sphere only)
Been using Zennis for years..I'm single vision...the eyeglasses and the prescription ploraized sunglasses definitely worked out fine. Took like close to two weeks before it gets to me..I use contacts too so I'm covered during the time it takes. I can't complain about Zennis. Great prices, mailed, and better than the extortion prices in stores. I uses to pay $300 for my Ralph Lauren and Versace lens I bought for my San Diego and Miami trips in 2012.
If you have a strong prescriptions or an astigmatism Zenni is awful. Background: Used Zenni for 5 years. Bought from Pair and realized how bad Zenni was.
I will have to say zenni I ordered two pairs for 145 and added the express shipping and it made it 175 with my vsp insurance. I have a cataract and I like having the option of 3 frames or two just in case one breaks or wearing them with something that matches
My GlassesUSA lasted about four years before finally biting the dust this last week. Quite excellent, how long they lasted, actually. It was enough to convince me to use their site for my new ones this time around. I bought the same pair as last time because I loved them so much, but I did purchase a different pair for my spare glasses. However, I had to get progressive lenses this time around, and I can only hope there is no difference in lens and vision quality as their single use ones.
Big problem with buying glasses online is people end up buying glasses that are stylish or cool and focus mainly on that because that's what is being promoted. As a result, the lens quality and vision correction is overlooked and people end up getting glasses that are low-quality and/or slightly off.
Warby Parker glasses just dont last long. The plastic they use for their frames is suseptible of warping just from the heat radiating from the face. Otherwise, they look nice and the lenses are accurate to my prescription.
Any plastic will warp by heat. Though it cannot warp by heat from the face. Though there may be various quality in plastic which I do not know. My glasses cost me $ 27.00 and using them since four years without any complaint.
I have a very high prescription (-12) and have had the WP Welty frames for the past 4.5 years and they've held up just fine. I don't wear them exclusively as I alternate between contacts and glasses but they seem like very high value frames
Why did I have to watch so many crappy reviews to get to this one? Quick and to the point, just the facts I wanted to know. I spent an inordinate amount of time on the other reviews scanning through why they chose this color and they never said how much they cost, how long they took to arrive, do the test models come with your prescription? etc. Thank you!
Its annoying when an online eyeglass company won't let your filter your selection to see just men's glasses. I have a feeling if you ask them what a woman is or what a man is it will stump them for days.
Careful with USA as representees and supervisors do not care about the customer. They would rather cancel the order than try to help even after stringing me along for weeks. They have been in limbo. After two weeks I called and spoke to Bruno who would never answer a direct question and hung up on me twice. Ashley the supervisor lied about what we discussed. Beyond disappointed. It appears from other reviews that this may be standard business practice.
I just ordered a pair of glasses from EyeBuyDirect. The temple arms are also tight, and I can hear "crackling" noises from the hinges when I both fold down the temple arms and when opening them back up. There also are very tiny holes in the frame near the location of the hinges. I contacted the company about it. It's not a big deal to me, I just care about being able to see and feel comfortable with wearing the frames. I told them that if the frames break down, to the point of me not being able to properly wear them anymore, I will request to have a replacement pair of the glasses sent to me. The company agreed to that.
Costco has always given me great Glasses. Two pairs with everything for 600.00 ie transitions, progressives, AR... I always buy one pair of frames from them and bring one with me. They don't like to just put lenses in your frames brought in .
Hey Dad Bod, My eye Dr says the blue light blocking is a gimmick and is more of a sales pitch than a medical need. He told me that it is rarely prescribed by doctors, instead it usually offered and sold as an add-on, but traditional uv filtering is sufficient for most patients. He also told me we get more blue light outdoors than in front of a computer, and that computer monitors are already polarized, so ligt filtering lenses arent as effective as they once might have been.... SO.. since your wife works for an eye dr.... was wondering if they prescribe the blue filtering lenses. You seem to highly regard them, so perhaps you could consider doing a video discussing it and what you feel about them. I would be interested to see more about it. My eye dr seems to think my money for lens upgrades is better spend with premium AR coatings instead.
They never really prescribed it. They would recommend it some. She doesn’t work there anymore otherwise I’d have her ask. But I can say that she and I both spend most of our day staring at a computer and we’re getting headaches. We don’t get those with our blue light glasses.
I've heard the same information from different sources about blue light blocking being a gimmick--just another upsell. It's not any better than just taking a break from staring at screens or sitting in one position for a long time (i.e., at a desk in front of a computer). IDK, I stare at a computer all day without blue light blocking and it doesn't affect me (headaches or eye strain) and I have zero issues falling asleep.
i work for an ophthalmologist/optometrist. ive been doing this for 11 years, and yes, we hardly prescribe blue light glasses. it’s gimmicky for sure. it’s an add on that’s usually out of pocket since insurance only usually covers lenses with anti glare and scratch resistance. the more a patient pays out of pocket for something, the more money the office/retailer makes. your insurance reimburses only about 30%, so if they’re billed $300 for a set of frames and lenses, your doctor/retailer is only being reimbursed about $90-$100 for those $300 glasses. the more they can add on without insurance, the more they profit essentially.
I bought two pairs from G USA . both went back the next day. single vision with 1.67 lens . the ocular /optical center was on the bottom half of the lenses ! to actually see out of them I had to place most of the frame on my forehead. I can't understand how this could be so WRONG ! I then tried EBD one pair and they are exactly what they should be. G USA made a full refund very fast. they even offered to remake them with priority. I declined that offer as had reservations it wouldn't be correct
Probably because the PD is not the only measurement that matters. The vertical positions of your pupils in the lens frames matter too especially when you have a strong prescription and if the lens frame is too large--and especially for bifocals or progressives. An optician will, or should, make a note on the lens order where the optical center for each lens should be, where to place the bifocals, or where the full add power on progressives should be (can vary by frame). When you enter the PD online, it's only the horizontal position of the OC. Also, many online tutorials of how to measure your own PD show you how to measure only the distance between your pupils. But often, peoples pupils aren't evenly distanced from the center of the frame, so you actually need to separate measurements for each eye, and it can depend on how the frame sits on your face. Buying glasses online is a lot of hit or miss I think.
I've tried Progressives from Zenni and Payne Glasses and both of them I had to wear half way down my nose to see out of them. I believe I got my money back from Zenni and Payne I gave it another try. Actually, with Payne it was the 3rd time having them made. The first time the lens was made wrong and everything looked slanted and made me nauseous so they had me send them back. When they remade them they must not have referred to the photo I had uploaded so they could see how I wear my glasses. They say if you do that or helps with the line placement. I need new glasses again and I want a spare pair but I don't know if it's worth the hassle of trying to get Progressives online again.
1:21 I mean I jsut got a pair of $700 Raybans transions glasses for $300 off the official Rayban site shipped to lens crafters for final fit.... Which no one I looked at could beat becyuase they had an amazing Blackfriday and the rest in my area did not. But don't worry I whent to an eyedoctor first which I believe everyone should because your vision can slip as easly as your bloodpresure can if you don't go to a primary once a year... Which in my case my dry eye got/is really bad and while I stuill have 20/20 I have eyestrin, blurry vistoion and wet eyes from it. Edit: So'll I'd never would have known I needed glasses if it was not for the eye doctor and was able to relies that yes starbursts form light sources can be corrected which I had know idea could be. Also I'll let you know when I pick up my glasses how they are. Also thanks for the video!
Got them yestery day and they are great well worth the MSRP ahnd can't be beaten with the discounted price! But they are off axis more then they should... it does not bother me so I won't send them back(Which they have a great return policy!) But I do need to note that even Ray-ban can't get the prescription 100% right the first time. Edit: I did get them checked at my eye doctor and they say don't worry if they work they work because it's just axis for me.
They are very good. Probably my go to site honestly. They have some better prices than Zenni or other places sometimes but I actually go between a bunch of sites. They are all pretty similar in my experience.
Warby Parker ONLY will send you try on frames with generic lenses. So they will never ask you for your prescription, I’m sending my glasses back anyways. I got the Chamerlain and they were both terrible and didn’t fit.
Doctor i want ask you something important Someone told me that buy cheap prescription glasses photochromic from aliexpress will make a damage in my eyes That is true? She said cause the kind of material
If you can't pronounce the word pupillary correctly, maybe think twice about measuring it for yourself and trusting you will will get a good quality product.
I’m not sure how pronunciation equates to one’s ability to perform an action. Does that mean someone with a lisp can’t do anything since they struggle to pronounce it? I did not claim to be an expert on ocular enhancements. I ordered and reviewed what I received so others are able to make an informed decision. That being said, my wife did work at an eye doctors office and an eye surgeons office for several years so… I think I have what I need for a good pupillary measurement. And, I used my prescription from the eye doctor which included the pupillary measurement.
How does the fact that he prepared for this video take away from his credibility? If anything, at least we know whatever glasses he's wearing now work LOL
Designer Optics is THE WORST is making prescription sunglasses!! They screwed up in making them and then REFUSED to give a refund or make NEW glasses!! THEY SUCK!!! DO NOT BUY FROM THEM!!!!
I work for the largest eyeglasses manufacturer in the world. There is no such thing as mail order overnight glasses. The reason some of those 1 hour places in the mall can provide glasses in an hour is because they already have pre-ground lenses that are close to common prescriptions and do the final polishing and mounting on site. Even though I work in the facility that made my glasses, they still took 2 weeks to be finished. Like with anything else you can have quality, or you can have it quickly. You usually can't get both.
That’s good to know. Honestly, I’d prefer to wait and get better quality; every time. Those sunglasses from overnight glasses were expensive. Especially with the expedite fee. Woulda been nice to have them in time for my vacation.
Well, I'm convinced I am not ordering any eyeglasses online. Thought I'd try but I'm just not up to all the potential screw-ups. Thanks for the info.
@@MeLrOsE429 It's hit or miss sometimes with online glasses. I got some Rx sunglasses online that are ok--the prescription, tint, and polarization are good, just not a huge fan of the frame, but it's been good enough since I only use them for driving. I got some readers--again, Rx, is good, but frame sucks. Bifocals--Rx good, but hate the frame, and because there was no optician to take additional measurements, the bifocal is too low. Lens Crafters recently took me to the cleaners, but I wanted progressives and wanted to like the frame. So I took it in the shorts this time, but I also use a different optometrist that will put new lenses in my old frames if my Rx changes in the future.
I ordered Rx glasses from Zenni, Goggles4U, Warby Parker & from my optometrist. While my glasses from my eye doctor were the best, Zenni glasses were the best to me. The quality to me seems to be the best.
This is great!
As an Engineer, I needed TEST LENSES, to measure my refractive STATE accurately.
I used these test lenses to slowly change my refraction from -1 Diopter, to +0.5 Diopters.
That is from 20/60 to 20/20.
A source of low cost lenses made my recovery possible.
Thank you!
Hi just wanted to add a note, I just ordered a set of zenni frames in july 2023. The frames are better than I expected, the Rx is accurate. took about a week. No complaints (note my rx is SV sphere only)
Used glasses usa 6 times, never had a problem. Excellent quality.
Been using Zennis for years..I'm single vision...the eyeglasses and the prescription ploraized sunglasses definitely worked out fine. Took like close to two weeks before it gets to me..I use contacts too so I'm covered during the time it takes. I can't complain about Zennis. Great prices, mailed, and better than the extortion prices in stores. I uses to pay $300 for my Ralph Lauren and Versace lens I bought for my San Diego and Miami trips in 2012.
If you have a strong prescriptions or an astigmatism Zenni is awful.
Background: Used Zenni for 5 years. Bought from Pair and realized how bad Zenni was.
@PETRA where's your sources. I have astigmatism and used zenni because it's so cheap. The glasses industry is a scam like big pharma.
@@rybalchenkofamily How strong are we talking? My prescription is -6.50 and I have had good luck.
@@rybalchenkofamily I got a progressives with a prism so I stay away from zenni.
@@rybalchenkofamily
Is "Pair" another online eyeglass company?
I will have to say zenni
I ordered two pairs for 145 and added the express shipping and it made it 175 with my vsp insurance. I have a cataract and I like having the option of 3 frames or two just in case one breaks or wearing them with something that matches
Your review is thorough and straight to the point. I appreciate your review
Thank you. I’m glad you enjoyed it
My GlassesUSA lasted about four years before finally biting the dust this last week. Quite excellent, how long they lasted, actually. It was enough to convince me to use their site for my new ones this time around. I bought the same pair as last time because I loved them so much, but I did purchase a different pair for my spare glasses. However, I had to get progressive lenses this time around, and I can only hope there is no difference in lens and vision quality as their single use ones.
Nice!
@@TheDadBod How are your progressive lenses?
Four years is really good.
Big problem with buying glasses online is people end up buying glasses that are stylish or cool and focus mainly on that because that's what is being promoted. As a result, the lens quality and vision correction is overlooked and people end up getting glasses that are low-quality and/or slightly off.
That’s true.
But with in store glasses costing $300+ and online costing $50ish, if you pay attention to the size and prescription, it can be great.
Nice video review 😊 I’m learning about online shops and I found your review very informative
Glad it was helpful!
Perfect review, just what I was looking for. Thank you!
You’re welcome!
Warby Parker glasses just dont last long. The plastic they use for their frames is suseptible of warping just from the heat radiating from the face. Otherwise, they look nice and the lenses are accurate to my prescription.
Any plastic will warp by heat. Though it cannot warp by heat from the face. Though there may be various quality in plastic which I do not know. My glasses cost me $ 27.00 and using them since four years without any complaint.
I have a very high prescription (-12) and have had the WP Welty frames for the past 4.5 years and they've held up just fine. I don't wear them exclusively as I alternate between contacts and glasses but they seem like very high value frames
Why did I have to watch so many crappy reviews to get to this one? Quick and to the point, just the facts I wanted to know. I spent an inordinate amount of time on the other reviews scanning through why they chose this color and they never said how much they cost, how long they took to arrive, do the test models come with your prescription? etc. Thank you!
You’re welcome. Glad I could help.
Its annoying when an online eyeglass company won't let your filter your selection to see just men's glasses. I have a feeling if you ask them what a woman is or what a man is it will stump them for days.
Careful with USA as representees and supervisors do not care about the customer. They would rather cancel the order than try to help even after stringing me along for weeks. They have been in limbo. After two weeks I called and spoke to Bruno who would never answer a direct question and hung up on me twice. Ashley the supervisor lied about what we discussed. Beyond disappointed. It appears from other reviews that this may be standard business practice.
I just ordered a pair of glasses from EyeBuyDirect.
The temple arms are also tight, and I can hear "crackling" noises from the hinges when I both fold down the temple arms and when opening them back up. There also are very tiny holes in the frame near the location of the hinges.
I contacted the company about it. It's not a big deal to me, I just care about being able to see and feel comfortable with wearing the frames. I told them that if the frames break down, to the point of me not being able to properly wear them anymore, I will request to have a replacement pair of the glasses sent to me. The company agreed to that.
Had many issues with them!
@@Tinrebel
What issues did you have with EyeBuyDirect?
Costco has always given me great Glasses. Two pairs with everything for 600.00 ie transitions, progressives, AR... I always buy one pair of frames from them and bring one with me. They don't like to just put lenses in your frames brought in .
Hey Dad Bod, My eye Dr says the blue light blocking is a gimmick and is more of a sales pitch than a medical need. He told me that it is rarely prescribed by doctors, instead it usually offered and sold as an add-on, but traditional uv filtering is sufficient for most patients. He also told me we get more blue light outdoors than in front of a computer, and that computer monitors are already polarized, so ligt filtering lenses arent as effective as they once might have been.... SO.. since your wife works for an eye dr.... was wondering if they prescribe the blue filtering lenses. You seem to highly regard them, so perhaps you could consider doing a video discussing it and what you feel about them. I would be interested to see more about it. My eye dr seems to think my money for lens upgrades is better spend with premium AR coatings instead.
They never really prescribed it. They would recommend it some.
She doesn’t work there anymore otherwise I’d have her ask. But I can say that she and I both spend most of our day staring at a computer and we’re getting headaches. We don’t get those with our blue light glasses.
I've heard the same information from different sources about blue light blocking being a gimmick--just another upsell. It's not any better than just taking a break from staring at screens or sitting in one position for a long time (i.e., at a desk in front of a computer). IDK, I stare at a computer all day without blue light blocking and it doesn't affect me (headaches or eye strain) and I have zero issues falling asleep.
@@EddieLlamas If you notice, doctors rarely PRESCRIBE them, nor do they prescribe them for those not wearing corrective lenses.
@@EddieLlamas "there is no scientific evidence that blue light from digital devices causes damage to your eye." - American Academy of Ophthalmology
i work for an ophthalmologist/optometrist. ive been doing this for 11 years, and yes, we hardly prescribe blue light glasses. it’s gimmicky for sure. it’s an add on that’s usually out of pocket since insurance only usually covers lenses with anti glare and scratch resistance. the more a patient pays out of pocket for something, the more money the office/retailer makes. your insurance reimburses only about 30%, so if they’re billed $300 for a set of frames and lenses, your doctor/retailer is only being reimbursed about $90-$100 for those $300 glasses. the more they can add on without insurance, the more they profit essentially.
I bought two pairs from G USA . both went back the next day. single vision with 1.67 lens . the ocular /optical center was on the bottom half of the lenses ! to actually see out of them I had to place most of the frame on my forehead. I can't understand how this could be so WRONG ! I then tried EBD one pair and they are exactly what they should be. G USA made a full refund very fast. they even offered to remake them with priority. I declined that offer as had reservations it wouldn't be correct
Wow..
Probably because the PD is not the only measurement that matters. The vertical positions of your pupils in the lens frames matter too especially when you have a strong prescription and if the lens frame is too large--and especially for bifocals or progressives. An optician will, or should, make a note on the lens order where the optical center for each lens should be, where to place the bifocals, or where the full add power on progressives should be (can vary by frame). When you enter the PD online, it's only the horizontal position of the OC. Also, many online tutorials of how to measure your own PD show you how to measure only the distance between your pupils. But often, peoples pupils aren't evenly distanced from the center of the frame, so you actually need to separate measurements for each eye, and it can depend on how the frame sits on your face. Buying glasses online is a lot of hit or miss I think.
I've tried Progressives from Zenni and Payne Glasses and both of them I had to wear half way down my nose to see out of them. I believe I got my money back from Zenni and Payne I gave it another try. Actually, with Payne it was the 3rd time having them made. The first time the lens was made wrong and everything looked slanted and made me nauseous so they had me send them back. When they remade them they must not have referred to the photo I had uploaded so they could see how I wear my glasses. They say if you do that or helps with the line placement. I need new glasses again and I want a spare pair but I don't know if it's worth the hassle of trying to get Progressives online again.
1:21 I mean I jsut got a pair of $700 Raybans transions glasses for $300 off the official Rayban site shipped to lens crafters for final fit.... Which no one I looked at could beat becyuase they had an amazing Blackfriday and the rest in my area did not. But don't worry I whent to an eyedoctor first which I believe everyone should because your vision can slip as easly as your bloodpresure can if you don't go to a primary once a year... Which in my case my dry eye got/is really bad and while I stuill have 20/20 I have eyestrin, blurry vistoion and wet eyes from it. Edit: So'll I'd never would have known I needed glasses if it was not for the eye doctor and was able to relies that yes starbursts form light sources can be corrected which I had know idea could be. Also I'll let you know when I pick up my glasses how they are. Also thanks for the video!
Got them yestery day and they are great well worth the MSRP ahnd can't be beaten with the discounted price! But they are off axis more then they should... it does not bother me so I won't send them back(Which they have a great return policy!) But I do need to note that even Ray-ban can't get the prescription 100% right the first time. Edit: I did get them checked at my eye doctor and they say don't worry if they work they work because it's just axis for me.
Very informative, thank you.
You’re welcome
I went with USA to give a try based on your account.
How'd it go?
Could you please do a review for "Payne Glasses"?
They are very good. Probably my go to site honestly. They have some better prices than Zenni or other places sometimes but I actually go between a bunch of sites. They are all pretty similar in my experience.
Warby Parker ONLY will send you try on frames with generic lenses. So they will never ask you for your prescription, I’m sending my glasses back anyways. I got the Chamerlain and they were both terrible and didn’t fit.
5:10 Maybe it's because not every prescription fits in every frame?
my prescription is so simple i can get a pair of glasses for less than 20 bucks without any bell and whistles... just the correction...
I have tried to buy from them but they don't have any frames in my size. I even tried on the closest they had.
Bummer.
Dude if you want recommendations you gotta say what size you're looking for
@@didamnesia3575 57-58mmx16-17x145
what frames are you wearing in your video?
I don’t remember. Sorry. I’ve had so many.
Can you rate zenni and Fytoo，I don't know which to choose
Zenni
Thank you!
Was hoping i would find someone better than glassesUSA cus im not really happy waiting 2-3 weeks for glasses, but oh well
Doctor i want ask you something important
Someone told me that buy cheap prescription glasses photochromic from aliexpress will make a damage in my eyes
That is true?
She said cause the kind of material
I’m not a doctor. However, I would suggest getting your prescription glasses from a reputable place.
@@TheDadBod oh sorry for docor, i just did copy paste
But thank u
@@TheDadBod - do you consider the companies you recommend as professional?
I didn't catch it in the video are these single vision or progressive youre talking about here?
Single
Frames direct?
I’ll add them to the list.
I have progressive lenses and 2 of them and ended up costing $300
Yikes.
If you can't pronounce the word pupillary correctly, maybe think twice about measuring it for yourself and trusting you will will get a good quality product.
I’m not sure how pronunciation equates to one’s ability to perform an action. Does that mean someone with a lisp can’t do anything since they struggle to pronounce it?
I did not claim to be an expert on ocular enhancements. I ordered and reviewed what I received so others are able to make an informed decision.
That being said, my wife did work at an eye doctors office and an eye surgeons office for several years so…
I think I have what I need for a good pupillary measurement. And, I used my prescription from the eye doctor which included the pupillary measurement.
How come you are wearing your glasses so low? Your eyes can barely see through the lenses.
I never noticed. I see fine with them. Might be that I’m so tall, it helps me see where I need to see. 🤷🏻♂️
Right, I hate my glasses slipping down
Nice read.
How can we take your word when your reading from a scream behind the canera
How does the fact that he prepared for this video take away from his credibility? If anything, at least we know whatever glasses he's wearing now work LOL
Designer Optics is THE WORST is making prescription sunglasses!! They screwed up in making them and then REFUSED to give a refund or make NEW glasses!! THEY SUCK!!! DO NOT BUY FROM THEM!!!!
Your glasses don’t fit you well!