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So my glasses broke
noir_blood
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Well actually, it's ear part, so I can still wear them until I get them replaced, but I'm wondering what's the best place to get glasses. I don't have an eye doctor, and this glasses were almost four years old, so I'm thinking I should get an eye test as well. Do people recommend lens crafter and the like, or are those more expensive than if I went elsewhere?
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If you have insurance and you want to look good, eschew the chains completely. When you're looking at designer frames, you'll find better deals at independent shops every time. They'll do shit like give you free lenses, free coatings, whatever to get you in there as a customer for life because they know that every two years, you're gonna give 'em $200-$400. You'll also find you get much better service and you're supporting local, small business.
CUZ THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE MIDDLE AND IT'S GIVING ME A RASH
Sorry, I should have mentioned that, but no I don't.
Yes. And they'll also charge you for said eye test.
Typically the optometrist working out of a glasses store isn't an employee of the store, he's entered into an agreement with the store such that he gives eye exams and then customers are already in a store where they can buy glasses, which is typically enough to prevent them from properly shopping around.
CUZ THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE MIDDLE AND IT'S GIVING ME A RASH
You'll never buy glasses anywhere else.
Some of the frames are pretty nifty. I may give that website a shot.
If it broke where the metal hinge is:
1) Metal to Plastic or Metal to Metal epoxy, or superglue. You'd no longer be able to close the glasses, but you could continue using them. Superglue won't hold for as long, but could work. You can get epoxies at any auto parts store.
2) Do you have any thin wire/cord? Depending on how the hinge was formed and how it broke, you may be able to poke a very thin wire/cord through the remaining hole in the hinge and wrap both ends a couple of times around the ear piece itself, then tie it together to hold it in place. This also works if the problem is that you're missing that screw-type piece for the hinge, or if for some reason it refuses to stay in place any longer. (I suppose you can buy another one of those pieces too, but this seems to function almost as well in practice)
If the plastic part broke and not the hinge, a plastic to plastic epoxy will work well.
Bifocals are for people who need glasses both to see distance and to read. They contain two separate lenses (well, sort of) in each lens slot of the eyeglass frames, so they just move the glasses up and down to read or see distance. Most younger people only have one or the other, usually near-sightedness. All things being equal, I'm guessing you don't need bifocals. But I'm not doctor.