The sub-heading says 'got a good deal recently' ? If so, ' share it with the community'. Well, I am about to do just that. Nothing to do with Motor Cars except I do like to see which way I am heading, and I need to claim a waiver of accepting responsibility, and to also declare that I have no pecuniary interest in any dealings that anyone may decide to pursue.
I do wear prescription glasses, and many years ago I had a very useful contact with OPSM, at one stage just about the only company that one could deal with in this country. Well, large company, anyway. With the help of this contact, virtually no money ever changed hands - I was being spoilt well and truly. The contact dried up due to retirement (some 20 years ago), and going back about ten years in time, I had occasion to deal with Paris Miki, then trying to be a real alternative to OPSM (Optical Prescription Spectacle Makers). I got a lovely Rodenstock frame, bi-focals with transition features, but I cannot recall what I paid then. Well, nothing lasts forever and I found myself in the position of actually having to pay REAL money to get a new frame and and new lenses. Now, if you want something decent by way of frames and lenses, you're starting to nudge a minimum of $450.00, and it is not unusual to pay upwards of close to six to seven hundred dollars. You know, designer frames such as Prada, Gucci etc. - nice how those names run off the tongue so beautifully, but with an appropriate price tag.
Even lenses - the variety is limitless. Chinese, French, Polycarbonate, 1.61, 1.57, progressive, bi-focal, scratch resistant, transition - you get the idea ? It's all got to be paid for. Okay, the Internet was the next option. The choice is bewildering, but a friend recommended "Zennie Optical", a company located in the States, but everything, and I mean everything, comes from China. You order by prescription, you can choose from hundreds of "lacking designer label" frames, the Company even emailed me to advise that I had chosen an unsuitable frame due to the strength of my prescription, they provided me with an alternative choice suitable for my requirements, and the whole lot cost $US98.00 which covered progressive lenses, titanium frame, clip-on sunnies, polishing cloth and postage. The whole lot, from go to whoa took seven days. They are on my handsome face now and I am stoked with the service and quality of goods provided. Try them. Regards - Happy Styria
I do wear prescription glasses, and many years ago I had a very useful contact with OPSM, at one stage just about the only company that one could deal with in this country. Well, large company, anyway. With the help of this contact, virtually no money ever changed hands - I was being spoilt well and truly. The contact dried up due to retirement (some 20 years ago), and going back about ten years in time, I had occasion to deal with Paris Miki, then trying to be a real alternative to OPSM (Optical Prescription Spectacle Makers). I got a lovely Rodenstock frame, bi-focals with transition features, but I cannot recall what I paid then. Well, nothing lasts forever and I found myself in the position of actually having to pay REAL money to get a new frame and and new lenses. Now, if you want something decent by way of frames and lenses, you're starting to nudge a minimum of $450.00, and it is not unusual to pay upwards of close to six to seven hundred dollars. You know, designer frames such as Prada, Gucci etc. - nice how those names run off the tongue so beautifully, but with an appropriate price tag.
Even lenses - the variety is limitless. Chinese, French, Polycarbonate, 1.61, 1.57, progressive, bi-focal, scratch resistant, transition - you get the idea ? It's all got to be paid for. Okay, the Internet was the next option. The choice is bewildering, but a friend recommended "Zennie Optical", a company located in the States, but everything, and I mean everything, comes from China. You order by prescription, you can choose from hundreds of "lacking designer label" frames, the Company even emailed me to advise that I had chosen an unsuitable frame due to the strength of my prescription, they provided me with an alternative choice suitable for my requirements, and the whole lot cost $US98.00 which covered progressive lenses, titanium frame, clip-on sunnies, polishing cloth and postage. The whole lot, from go to whoa took seven days. They are on my handsome face now and I am stoked with the service and quality of goods provided. Try them. Regards - Happy Styria
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