While I'm running out the clock at this job, I'm trying to use all the resources available to me while it lasts. One big issue is health insurance. Sure, there's some kind of Obama-subsidized COBRA thing but in all honesty I will probably forget to sign the forms or whatever when the time comes. So I'm trying to get some doctor-related stuff taken care of while I have full employer-backed coverage.
To that end, I just had my eyes checked and am happy to report that my vision has improved yet again! A few years ago I had my eyes checked and my scrip went down from -2.25 to -2.0. This time around I'm down to -1.75. At this rate by the time I retire my vision will be so strong I should be able to cut steel girder with a mere glance. In the meantime, I need new glasses!
I ordered some frames at the eye doctor that basically look like the ones I usually wear. But I just discovered
this place that sells glasses, lenses and all, for $8. At first I thought they just meant frames for 8 bucks, which is not bad in of itself. But here it turns out you can get the whole kit 'n
kaboodle for less than $10, not counting the 'shipping' charge. But which frames should I get?
I went through a bunch, the $8 frames as well as the more expensive types. I need to check with the optometrist to get the full prescription details before I order, but then I'm gonna go hog wild. I'll have glasses for every occasion!
Cuz, you know, I have so many occasions to attend.
Labels: glasses, Good Stuff
So my Zenni Optical glasses arrived, looks like it took almost exactly 2 weeks from date or order. First thing I notice about them is that they don't really look like the photo on the site: they're wider and flatter than I expected. Also they're black and not brown, but I checked my original order and I apparently ordered black for some reason, so my bad. Also the earpieces are longer and more wrap-around-the-skull style than I thought. I went through the list of $8 frames to make sure they sent me the right model. Truly no other frame matched as closely but the ones on the site are definitely more square than these. Oh well. 
Quality-wise, they feel like the cheap sunglasses you buy on the street for $5. This is sort of what I expected, and hey, I have some $5 sunglasses I've had for years. Due to the odd temples pieces, they kind of pinch the back of my head, but maybe that's because I don't have any hair to cushion the blow. Again, they're wider than I thought so I feel like a pinhead but I suppose I could get used to that. I still wish they were taller, I hate feeling like my range of vision is reduced to this little rectangle.
On the plus side, the little sunshade attachment seems to work fine, and is a nice solution to trying to swap out prescription sunglasses every time I walk outside. The glasses are really light which is nice as my regular frames are a bit heavy. I can't even imagine anymore what it would be like to have actual glass in the frames, we must have had calluses built on on our noses.
Overall, they seem fine if a little more nondescript than I had hoped. I am wondering if I ordered them with a narrower pupillary distance they might look a little better on my head. But that's another $8! Actually it was $22 all told, with the anti-glare coating, sunshade and shipping. Still a pretty good deal. I saw a subway ad for Cohen's Fashion Optical, they're advertising a special on specs, $99 for a set. I'm sure their glasses are higher-quality but I can basically buy 4 sets before I come close to paying that much. 
