Eye Glass Frames

[Hans Tucker (Hans)]

So to those of us that wear glasses when you go for a new prescription do you reuse your old frames. I know SpecSavers push you to buy new frames every time but last time round I went to a Zeiss outlet and my current frames cost a bit .. two years on I have a reminder to go for an eye check and if I require a new prescription can you push to have the new lenses put into the old frames?

[xelasnave]

Not mine they are held together with tape...but I just dont seem to get to the opptomiist place..I went to the shopping center the other day especially to go to speck savers but got distracted and totally forgot...
I find it so funny that given my "obsession" with lenses etc I fall down with eye glasses...
I think you will find that "it's all too much" and you can bet their business model wont like it...

Alex

[Hoges (John)]

I did that once many years ago in Ballarat and was a bit peeved that they charged me a fairly high 'fitting fee' regardless that I'd bought the frames off them previously. I think I was fairly unimpressed with their 'fitting' too. Should be do-able but don't be surprised if they want a substantial fitting fee. I am guilty of buying all my glasses from overseas (Zenni Optical). I'd be happy to pay twice to three times the cost to have them done locally but they work out to be four to five times more expensive here.

[mura_gadi (Steve)]

I have only just started using glasses in the past few years, and I get the cheapest frames possible. Under $40 a pair.

Something I have found really handy though is to have two sets at different focal lengths. So my money goes to an extra set of glasses over a better looking set.

One prescription at <F/l 2 and one at F/l 2.5. The slight difference in focal length is good for close in wood working to books and then screen based work at the longer focal length.

My script hasn't changed yet, but I'll have a few cheap pairs to pass onto Lions clubs etc when I do...



Steve
Ps. very few people see me wearing glasses so I don't care about the frames a great deal. But having different focal lengths has been great, a lot easier on the eyes than when I just had only the 2.5 f/l.

[leon]

Yes Hans they really do want you to pay for new frames even if your old ones are perfectly fine.

It is a total rip off and if you don't want to by new ones than they charge you a heap more to have the new lenses fitted.

They are nearly as bad as vets, with outrages prices.

My two cents worth.

Leon

[Boozlefoot]

"[ Ps. very few people see me wearing glasses so I don't care about the frames a great deal]"

As these are only $15/pair, try retrofitting the old ones Steve!

[Buck]

Hello Hans,
I’ve done this several times at OPSM. Kept the same frames, and they didn’t charge “extra” to fit the new lenses. Just the cost of the new lenses. Even gave me the old lenses back to keep.
Buck

[leon]

Hey Buck, they sure didn't want to do that when I asked to keep the same frames, must have caught them on a bad day.

Leon

[Steffen]

I used to get new frames with every new pair of glasses for most of my life. My current frames, however, I’ve had for 6 years. There’s still nothing wrong with them, they’re just that well made.

For frames to be reused, all the optometrist needs are the specifications of the frame that allow them to cut the lenses correctly. For older frames these are often available from the manufacturer, but they have to be in a format that the factory cutting the lenses can use.