Zenni. I would go to my account and reorder them. I've done that more than once.

Actually, I just received these (red): https://www.zennioptical.com/p/womens-halfrim-stainless-steel-rectangle-eyeglass-frames/32166?skuId=3216618. Think I spent $45ish. That's with progressive lenses.

You're rough on glasses but you've had the pair for 6 years? I'm not sure what your expectations are, many people get new glasses every year or two.

Those are ridiculous prices. rob, one of the important things with progressive lenses is measuring where to start the transition. How do they do that with online orders?

I've heard people speak positively about Warby Parker, especially since they'll send you multiple frames to try on before choosing. But I think the price points are higher than what's been cited.

I have ordered from Warby Parker. The frames im wearing came from them. I order a bunch to try on at home. I got the lenses at Costco. I have progressive bifocals and i dont think that’s something they can do accurately from a distance. Not thrilled with the Costco lenses either.

Edited to this (my choice).

The optometrist measures everything and puts it on your prescription.

Huh, a lot of people don't find the prices or results ridiculous. One ought not to comment on something they've not experienced.

I'm a satisfied Zenni customer too. I agree 6 years is a long time for a pair of inexpensive glasses. Before I started buying from Zenni, I had some pretty expensive ones that got all loose and wobbly within a year.

I'm lucky though - I just need single vision lenses.

By rough I mean I don't baby them like I use to do the expensive ones I had in the past. I was thinking of getting a new pair since I just updated my prescription.

Thanks everyone for the suggestions.

I am curious how you buy eyeglasses online. I wear progressive lenses and don't understand how they can be made without the measuring done by the optician

My workaround for not "babying" them, at least as far as lenses are concerned, is to get glass lenses. Short of using sandpaper, you can wipe them with anything, anytime, and they never scratch. The "unscratchable, always crystal clear" feature of glass lenses is why I have always gotten them.

I have a pair of less expensive glasses with plastic lenses as a backup (I have dropped and broken lenses a few times in my lifetime) and the plastic lenses are not as clear as glass. Ophthalmologists and opticians say the same thing, even the very best plastic lenses. People who have long had plastic lenses, especially those who live with lots of scratched ones before replacing them, have no idea what they're missing.

I have ordered twice now from Zenni and been very happy with the glasses. Just need them for distance like driving so I am not very particular about the frames. I know the certain shape and overall look that I like and it's pretty basic so it's easy to find a few different frames that will work for me. Most important is that I am looking for cheap frames. My prescription has always been right on. My last pair from eye care center cost me over $250 and it was one of the cheapest frames they had. Cannot even tell the difference between the pair that cost me $250 vs my cheapy Zenni $12 pair.

I am rather hard on glasses, throwing them in my purse, on the car dashboard, the countertop, etc. I never baby my glasses. And I like to have glasses everywhere ... my car, my purse, my desk. Actually never had a pair break but either lose them or eventually get rid of them because lenses are scratched. My last order was for 8 pairs and was about $100 including shipping and will probably be about 3 years till my supply gets low and I re-order. So Zenni is great for me as I want inexpensive frames/glasses, I want multiple pairs, and I don't want to have to worry about if my glasses get lost.

I find it interesting that the optometrist puts the eye measurements on the prescription. While I always use an ophthalmologist and he never puts the measurement of where to start the transition in the information. The other thing that is not on the prescription is the distance from either then nose or the temple to the center of the eye when you look straight forward. Most people that distance is slightly different on each side of the head/face.

I just requested copy of my prescription, after all I paid for an eye exam to find out what prescription I needed. They charged me $4 to provide PD. Pupillary distance (PD) measures the distance between the centers of your pupils. I have single vision lens.

You might try to google or check YouTube for something like "bifocal lens measurements" or "transition lens measurements" for more information if you need measurements for bifocals, trifocals, or transition lenses.

Cheap glasses are great to have for activities like sports where they can easily get broken, or boating where they can fall in the water, or just as an extra pair for an emergency (especially in the car if you need them to drive). Or if you like having different eyeglasses for different outfits or occasions.

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It's not just the distance between pupils that needs to be measured for prescription glasses but for progressive lenses, where on the lens to begin the transition to close vision. That depends on the specific frame being used, how and where the lens sits relative to your eyes, and how high or low the wearer wants the vision correction of the upper part of the lens to end. I tend to like it lower and I've twice had to get lenses redone when the optician ignored my request and made that point much too high for my preference.

Something else to keep in mind with progressive lenses is what's called "the geometry" the equipment produces for the intermediate and near vision section of the lens. The geometry varies from one lens equipment brand to another, most have several, and most come out with new and improved features frequently. The geometry affects the width of the field of view, the nature of the transition, and the degree of vision correction possible and where. I got new glasses a year ago at an upmarket eyeglasses place and the optician selected which lab to use based upon the answer to my questions about how I use my glasses and what I normally am looking at up close. He told me that the type he selected was a new "geometry" offered by one of the equipment companies that one lab had available and that I would like it even better than the ones I had before. He was right, it made a big difference.

I would be concerned about the lack of choice and the quality of the geometries used for cheap eyeglasses.

I need very little correction in my glasses. I am almost 20/20. I use glasses when drving, so I can read street signs, and to watch TV. They make the picture crisper and clearer. Most of the time I go without glasses and can read, use the computer or anything else without them. That is why I choose cheap glasses. It use to make me so mad that in the past I had to pay hundreds of dollars for something I hardly ever used.

I got glasses from Warby Parker. I went into a Warby Parker store because I was afraid that I could not make proper measurements for progressive lenses. Well, neither can they. Love the frames but those were the worst lenses I’ve ever had! Finally after struggling to see out of them, I took the glasses to Costco and had new lenses put in. Soooo much better. I’m not hard on glasses. These are now going on their 3rd year. The pair before that lasted me 5 years. I have my eyes examined yearly, but the change, if any, is usually infinitesimal.

Next time, I will order frames from Warby Parker but have the lenses made by Costco.

"It use to make me so mad"

It used (not use) to make you mad? Why? Either you needed them or you didn't. And a "take it or leave it" choice cost wise.

It's true that too many eyeglass and optical (optometrist) shops charge outrageous and unwarranted prices but until the Costcos and online sellers came along, there really weren't cost options.

later edit to add - This post was a response to one that immediately preceded it that has now been deleted. It makes less sense in its orphaned state but I'll leave it as a placeholder.

Not to be too pedantic but note you've misunderstood the passage you're quoting. It's referring to pronunciation which means spoken communication, not written. Going on to the link you provided, you'll find the following. I added the bolding for clarity:

"Used To: Usage

But this sense of use now occurs only in the past tense with to in the phrase used to:

Most people don't know that I'm afraid of public speaking. I used
to try to avoid it, but finally, it has taught me that when we're in the
same space with all our senses, we empathize with each other in a way
that could never occur on the page or screen.
—Gloria Steinem, quoted in O, The Oprah Magazine, 1 Nov. 2015

I used to make fun of the audience, and little by little, it became more and more a part of my performance.
—Don Rickles, quoted in The New York Magazine, 11 Jan. 2016

Because the d and t sounds in used to are
blended into a single consonant in speech, people sometimes get confused
about the spelling of the phrase. It may be that many people in fact
say use to rather than used to, but since the
pronunciations are essentially identical, it makes no difference. (The
same occurrence happens in the pronunciation of supposed to.) In writing, however, use to in place of used to is an error."

I was told by the optician connected with my optometrist that they could not direct how progressive lenses were made. I had explained that with the last 5 pairs of glasses I had received from various places that near/far/intermediate parts of the lenses were not where I need them to be most of the time. And I told her that it strikes me that they should be able to calibrate them for the person. She was fairly condescending about the whole thing, telling me I was fortunate to be able to see.

So, I approached it from another way. I went to Costco and asked them to leave the near correction off the glasses altogether. They said they could not do that with progressive lenses; they had to be made to the prescription. But they were willing to give me bifocals with the distance and intermediate corrections only and were willing to make most of the glass in the intermediate range, with the distance correction a slightly smaller area and higher on the lens. It's working pretty well.

Based on what Elmer is writing, maybe I need a new optometrist and optician.

Timely discussion as I'm about to buy some new glasses. I've used Zenni and it was okay - but at the time, I needed progressives but didn't know it. So, they were never right - not their fault, of course. The last pair I bought were from GlassesUSA - they were progressive and have held up well. I spent more there though. I was thinking about using eyebuydirect this time because of their refund/return policy - Zenni's policy can't compare.

No way I could get lenses from online. I have a very difficult prescription plus I have bifocals and need a very precise measurement for where the line is. My lenses are very thick so I have to keep my frames fairly small. I go to an ophthalmologist surgeon because I have a retina problem and extremely high myopia as well as astigmatism. I get my prescription from him and have my lenses and frames done locally, then I take them back to the ophthalmologist to check that they are correct and fitted properly for my eyes. I have had very good experience with America's Best frames and lenses and fittings. I would much prefer to have contacts. I wore gas permeable hard lenses for most of my life. Unfortunately I have a condition now that causes dry eyes.

I would consider ordering frames online if all the measurements were appropriate.

graywings, you do need a new eyeglass provider. That attitude and conduct is shocking. Maybe what she was saying was that the boss decided to only use one lab but that doesn't mean there's only one, there are many representing all the competing optical companies. And no excuse for her being so flippant.

All the major optical companies have several lines of progressive geometries. Among the better companies are Zeiss, Seiko, Hoya and Essilor. I happened to get Essilor this time. You'll see in the link below they offer three different progressive geometries right now, they're all different as the page shows and an expert should be able to explain and recommend what's best for you.

The cheaper backup pair I got, in case my good ones break and I need to be without them for a few weeks, happen to be from Costco. There was no choice of lens provider. The performance of the progressive pattern is okay but barely acceptable and it's significantly inferior to my main pair. But my main pair were custom fitted, the geometry and supplier were custom chosen to fit my needs by the optician (from among the three different lines they offer) and the Costco ones cost less than half as much. My experience showed me that you get what you pay for but everyone is different.

Three Varilux Progressive geometries from Essilor

I have ordered from Zinni, they are fine for my reading or computer glasses. But the frames are cheap