Oh well…I just checked the frames I ordered…and they are 135. My current frames are 130. I have some that are 135…oddly. But the PD listed for the ones I ordered is almost double mine! It will be interesting to see if they work…or not!
All of my glasses look to be about the same size! Odd!
Oh well…lesson learned! Now I know where to check the sizes. Before I order…while I search!
How are they even going to make these when the PD is so off for the frame size??
Oh well. I will let you know. I knew I should have asked here…before I ordered!
Thumper, the 130 or 135 measurement is just the length of the side arms. I don’t think it’s odd at all that all your glasses are the same size. It’s what works for the width of your face and the distance between your eyes. There are 3 numbers to look at on the frame. The number before the square is the width of each lens and the number to the right of the square is the width of the bridge. Then comes the side length.
I wouldn’t be surprised if they contact you if your PD is out of the range for the frames you selected. At least I hope they would rather than making glasses that aren’t going to work really well.
@thumper1, can you call the customer service number with the order number and see if there is an opportunity to clarify/adjust before the glasses are made/sent to you?
“Note that the average PD is between 57 and 65mm. For bifocal and progressive lenses, two PD values are needed.”
My big face - my PD is 70. But that can also be expressed as 2 numbers, ie 35/35, measured from the middle of the bridge of your nose vs the distance between the center of your 2 pupils.
I have many pairs of Zennis. My last prescription changed quite a bit, so now I have lots of glasses I can’t wear any more. First pair I ordered from Zenni I got the bare-bones minimum, so I actually bought a pair of glasses for $6.95, and was very surprised and pleased at what I got. I did get one pair once that definitely wasn’t right. I compared it to other pairs I had and thought maybe they mixed up the right and left lenses. I didn’t bother to return them. 90% of the time I have been very happy. Really like the magnetic sunshades that go over my regular glasses.
@shellfell my son and I both have small, narrow faces, and he just got a Warby pair that he likes a lot, and they had several that fit me too (which is difficult…I sometimes have to buy kids’ frames). I could never buy online due to the small face/close set eyes I hvae, but having a Warby Parker store nearby was great and they did have options that would work. The pricing was much better for my son (single vision) and would be for me too (progressive…add $200 to the frame price), also they do unlimited replacements for scratch and even if your prescription changes within a year.
My son had to replace a pair of Warby so to something with the frames or nose piece. They replaced it right away. Not an issue at all. This was like just over a year later. I asked what I needed to do and she said nothing, we will take care of it. I would go back to them without an issue at all. Plus they just opened a store on our main shopping street…
DH wears progressives and the last time he ordered glasses from an optician they marked a dot on each lens to indicate where his pupil was when wearing the glasses. The optician said this was to get the vertical measurement for the progressive. Said it differed with the glasses, lenses and how the glasses fit on a person’s head. Different than PD which is the horizontal location of the pupil.
Does an online retailer like Zenni have anyway to specify that?
not if you need progressives. For single prescription, most frames + lenses run about $100. I have three pair of Warby Parker progressives (incl. one pair of sunglasses) and those run about $400, but that’s still substantially less for 3 pair than one pair runs me at the optician. I have a difficult prescription and was concerned that WP would have trouble with it, but my experience has been very good. We have stores so I go in and try the frames, but they will send you up to 5 pair at a time to try on at home.
"prescription, most frames + lenses run about $100. I have three pair of Warby Parker progressives (incl. one pair of sunglasses) and those run about $400, "
I think I pay $75 for progressive with transition (slowly getting darker when you go outside) plus the price of the frame. The one thing I like about Costco is I can usually find like really nice frames (like $300 Armani) for like $125.00. Plus the lenses it’s not horrible. Their eye exams are inexpensive and I feel they do a thorough exam and don’t feel rushed.
I like Costco as well. I can get them adjusted and fitted, and they repair and if you’re not happy, they will replace the lenses at no cost! We have been using Costco for over a decade as none of the opticians or optometrists can match their prices. Fortunately, they are only about 5 minutes from our house by car. The glasses we order arrive in less than the two weeks they promise, often closer to one week. I have several pairs of regular glasses and several pairs of prescription sunglasses as well. Our D loves the sunglasses she can wear over her prescription glasses instead of the prescription sunglasses we’ve purchased for her.
Thus far, I have not tried any of the online services as I’m quite pleased with Costco and the service they cheerfully provide. I’d feel bad going to them for adjustments and repairs if I bought my glasses elsewhere, even though I know they are good about repairing and adjusting glasses purchased elsewhere. It just feels wrong.
Mr.'s no line progressives with Transitions lenses plus titanium Zegna (?) frame glasses were about $250 a couple of years ago (thinner, more expensive lenses were needed due to his prescription). Plus, because we go to Costco often, it was a natural place for him to get glasses.
I need glasses for distance/driving and have ordered multiple pairs of sunglasses from them. I order one pair from eyeglass doctor every year and then go to town with Zenni. Don’t seem to be as well made, but they are so cheap, and I can try them on my “model” that I order several pairs every year. I have never had a problem with fit. BTW, I did not like the Warby Parker website.
I have so many pairs of sunglasses right now, I need to donate some of them they are overrunning my car.
With a PD of only 53 (26/27), one ear higher than the other, and the fact that I use progressives, I just don’t trust Zenni or any other online eyeglass vendor to get it right.
The negative reviews of Zenni are also very off-putting to me.
Zenni will tell you if a specific frame is unsuitable for progressive lenses but there aren’t any particular measurements for progressives other than pupillary distance. All the glasses I’ve gotten from Zenni have been progressives and they’ve been fine.