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I bought glasses from them last time and must say they provided awful customer service.

The previous sponsored deal thread:

http://deals.woot.com/deals/details/45563f75-37bf-4d90-830f-9e5a4add9aaa/prescription-glasses

@catbertthegreat: The lenses broke during their initial adjustment. I asked for a refund - as is offered on their website, and as they should hot have broken immediately - and they insisted several times that I accept the equivalent to a store credit to go towards another pair, which I didn't want. It went back and forth so many times that had they not finally honored their posted refund policy, I would have disputed the charge with my card issuer.

Ahhh... Thank you for giving me another opportunity to vent.

Edit: ...and I do take good care of my glasses - I'm the kind of guy who always has a pocket full of individually-wrapped, pre-moistened lens cleaning wipes. I wasn't overly rough or reckless with them.

My girlfriend and I each ordered 4 pairs of glasses from them the last time this deal was up. By and large, we were THRILLED with the glasses. My girlfriend had a pair that was too small for her eyes -- but that's mostly because she didn't measure her old glasses to get a frame of reference (I did).

In contrast to the above comment, I found customer service to be extremely responsive. My girlfriend and I had some issues with getting our prescriptions from our eye doctor and we traded no less than 8 or 9 emails with customer service - they were nothing but helpful.

Also, the deal doesn't mention -- last time, the code was also good for $2 off of the rimless glasses they sell (those grames are regularly $14.99 -- $12.99 with the coupon (plus $5 shipping per pair.

Of note, ZenniOptical.com has frames that regularly start at $8 with the prescription and they have some cool add-on options like fashion tints. However, GlassesUnlimited has MANY more frame options at more than 1700.
G'luck

bought 2 pair last time offered. i think they were delivered within 2 weeks. very pleased with quality. just be sure and try and take measurements off of glasses on hand for comparison as one of the pairs i ordered was a little smaller than i would have preferred. overall good experience for not being able to try on first.

I spent over 300 on my previous pair of transitions single vision glasses, and just bought new progressive lenses at 350+, so I needed some basic cheap sunglasses. For less than $20 I'm hoping these work out well 'cause if so I will order more from them, lenscrafters are just too expensive.

wish i could grab a pair to spare, but after 2 years you apparently need another eye exam and they wont let me know what my script was... (sigh) maybe next time :D

Question - my son wants glasses but has a contacts prescription, can they make glasses from it? He's worn contacts for years.

@klutzyruth: My understanding is that a contacts prescription is different from a regular glasses one. Something about the distance of the corrective lens from your eye. I remember wanting to do the opposite (had glasses, wanted contacts) and they insisted on a new contacts specific prescription.

We ordered four pair last time. All four were progressive bifocals. Their web site has an interesting facility where you can upload a picture and then virtually try on the frames. We chose our frames and entered our prescriptions. I got an almost immediate e-mail from them, and could track the progress on their web site. They were made quickly and shipped. Unfortunately, they were mailed, probably from Hong Kong, and it took two weeks for them to arrive. My two pair are incredibly cheap, and I am constantly manipulating them to see. My wife refuses to even wear hers. I tried to bend them a little to lower the lens, but it didn't help. I suppose if you want a cheap pair of single vision glasses, these would be worth it. Otherwise, there are better places to get glasses than these guys.

Absolute worst place! I've placed two orders, both took 3+ weeks to arrive, there is no email confirming shipment, and no tracking number available. First order I got was OK, but the second order was not. I received someone else's prescription. I don't even know how that could happen, since I uploaded my prescription. Sure enough, somebody else's was in my file. After waiting 3 weeks to get them, I was not amused. Contacting them is a joke. I truly believe there are only 2 people that work at this place, I've never had any contact with anyone other than 'Mike' or 'Sam'. They were reluctant to give me money back and instead pushed for a replacement order. I said OK, but only if it was rushed, since they screwed up. They assured me it would be rushed. Guess what? Three weeks later I finally got them. The prescription is still not right, and now I have to pay to send them back. Tried to dispute with PayPal, they sided with them since the item was 'shipped'. Not happy!!!

Another pleased user of Zennioptical.com. Great quality, cheap as all get out, and the customer service is good. It's about a two week turn-around.

The deal above doesn't look bad.

If you have prism correction, neither glassesunlimited.com nor zennioptical.com will fill the prescription. No cheap glasses for me.

I've been using 39dollarglasses.com and am pleased with the quality. I have two pairs, one regular and one "transitions" lens and both were checked and verified by my eye doctor as being the proper prescription and PD for said prescription. It is a little more expensive (as you would expect, most pairs are $39) than some of the online eye places, but the company is based in NY, the customer service is good and I was even able to get reimbursed by my flexible spending health plan for them. I may try Zenni next just to get some variety.

Wow -- maybe I'm just lucky. Their site says it takes 7-10 days. My girlfriend's glasses came in exactly 7 days and mine in exactly 10. I thought it odd that we both had ours delivered to the same address (here in New York) and they came a few days apart. It definitely wasn't 2 or 3 weeks for us. I have been meaning to order a couple of pairs from ZenniOptical as well to compare the quality. I'll have to try that today after I potentially order more from these guys.

I will say that I did get a bit of a headahce from one pair, but I knew I was pushing the limits with how small those lenses were. The other three pairs I got were fine. I got 4 pairs (including one with rimless frames that costed a bit more) for less than the 1 pair I thought I had gotten a steal on from my eye doctor at $89. I think my 4 pairs came to $62 when all was said and done. As others have mentioned, they definitely feel a little thin - but they look great.

Btw-the code works for multiple pairs -$2off/ea

I am wearing a pair bought during the last time this was offered and I loved them so much I bought another. I have also purchased from Zenni, who had much faster shipping, but much smaller selection. Also, Zenni will ship the entire order for one fee, whereas Glasses Unlimited wanted to charge per pair - which is why I only ordered one the first time. I think that Glasses Unlimited has better quality frames. Prescriptions from both were spot on. I wish both had a better selection of smaller frames (I can actually where kids) but neither has a good selection of children's frames.

My contact lens prescription didn't have the "Cylander" and "Axis" information from my glasses prescription. It also didn't have the pupil distance....which was where I had my problem. My eye doctor told me they would put it on the prescription.....and then they didn't......and then they said that it's not part of the prescription and that they don't record it anywhere. They claimed that the optician making my glasses should take their own measurement (they tried to strongly discourage me from buying online). I should have just measured it myself with the instructions from the website from the beginning.

Someone mentioned that you paid for the prescription and the doctor has to give it to you. Not entirely true. If you had surgery 10 years ago, the doctor doesn't have to give you another prescription for pain pills. Prescriptions are time-sensitive. Most are good for a year. During that year, they have to give it to you. After that, they do not.

Bought a pair about a month ago and highly recommend them!!!!!

Delivery was about 10 days or two weeks. Cost was around $17 with shipping

The vision is as clear with these as with my $250 glasses

The frames have a little bit more play at the hinges than my $250 glasses but for $17 I am very happy!!!!

http://glassyeyes.blogspot.com/ has a lot of links, a lot of coupons, and help with determining how best to go about ordering prescription eyeglasses online. some of the sites are hit-or-miss, so buyer beware I suppose. but they provide nice alternatives to the $300 or so you'll pay at most B&M shops.

Has anyone figured out how to do this to get glasses with no prescription? I love wearing glasses, but don't have a prescription to figure out sizes.

I received my prescription sunglasses after about 3 weeks and I'm very pleased with them. Frames fit perfectly and are comfortable and cute. Now I'm willing to try for the more expensive glasses. :)