02-14-2007, 10:50 PM
[quote AlphaDog]...
The frame selection: It's quite limited. I wanted new ones of the same quality as the old ones, which held up exceptionally well for a long time. The optician told me they did not carry frames comparable in quality to the ones I had. By the time she showed me the best of their group, the selection got really, really small, and I wound up buying something that I don't much like.
...
The trick with Costco frame selection is that it changes everyday. I got my prescription from the doctor that has been doing the job for 20 some odd years; it took me three trips to Costco before I found some frames I liked. I learned my lesson when I tried on a pair of frames and asked if they had a larger set. "What you see is what we've got" was the reply...
I use the Marchon Flexon frames because I like the spring titanium legs and nose bridge that always return to their original shape, I can be rough on frames...
My doc's shop and a Pearl Vision quoted me $550-575 for Flexon frames, progressive readers, and anit-glare coating; Costco's price was $275.
Agreed, the staff fitting the frames may not be as good, but it worked out for me.
=wr=
The frame selection: It's quite limited. I wanted new ones of the same quality as the old ones, which held up exceptionally well for a long time. The optician told me they did not carry frames comparable in quality to the ones I had. By the time she showed me the best of their group, the selection got really, really small, and I wound up buying something that I don't much like.
...
The trick with Costco frame selection is that it changes everyday. I got my prescription from the doctor that has been doing the job for 20 some odd years; it took me three trips to Costco before I found some frames I liked. I learned my lesson when I tried on a pair of frames and asked if they had a larger set. "What you see is what we've got" was the reply...
I use the Marchon Flexon frames because I like the spring titanium legs and nose bridge that always return to their original shape, I can be rough on frames...
My doc's shop and a Pearl Vision quoted me $550-575 for Flexon frames, progressive readers, and anit-glare coating; Costco's price was $275.
Agreed, the staff fitting the frames may not be as good, but it worked out for me.
=wr=