Cheap specs
Apr 9th 2007, 11:52 am
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Re: Cheap specs
Thanks for that, I used to work with low income families in Perth and spent a great deal of my expensive time begging charities etc to help get the kids glasses for school.... Just going to let all the agencies who have similiar problems know of this.
Brilliant and thankyou
Brilliant and thankyou
Apr 10th 2007, 3:00 am
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Re: Cheap specs
Thanks for that, I used to work with low income families in Perth and spent a great deal of my expensive time begging charities etc to help get the kids glasses for school.... Just going to let all the agencies who have similiar problems know of this.
Brilliant and thankyou
Brilliant and thankyou
Apr 23rd 2007, 3:10 pm
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Julia.xx
Apr 23rd 2007, 7:31 pm
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Just recieved mine this morning thanks. Got the transition lenses and they are brilliant. Best 62 USD = 32 GBP (sorry no pound sign on here) I have ever spent. Would reccomend them to any one. Didn't think they would come from Pakistan though. They were opened by Australia Post for inspection by customs.
Julia.xx
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£ you just have to type in without the spaces and brackets ( & # 1 6 3 ; ) type all of that in you get a pound see http://home.earthlink.net/~awinkelri...shortcuts.html
the Alt+0163 used to work on here but now gone funny and won't do.
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Apr 23rd 2007, 7:48 pm
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Just recieved mine this morning thanks. Got the transition lenses and they are brilliant. Best 62 USD = 32 GBP (sorry no pound sign on here) I have ever spent. Would reccomend them to any one. Didn't think they would come from Pakistan though. They were opened by Australia Post for inspection by customs.
Julia.xx
Julia.xx
Apr 23rd 2007, 8:00 pm
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£ you just have to type in without the spaces and brackets ( & # 1 6 3 ; ) type all of that in you get a pound see http://home.earthlink.net/~awinkelried/keyboard_shortcuts.html
the Alt+0163 used to work on here but now gone funny and won't do.
the Alt+0163 used to work on here but now gone funny and won't do.
Apr 24th 2007, 2:05 am
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For all you glasses wearers out there, can I suggest checking out this great site? My mate ordered and received a pair last week $29 USD.
www.goggles4u.com
You enter your prescription and head measurements or suchlike, choose your frame, choose the glass coating.
(I promise that I have no links to this business whatsoever!!)
www.goggles4u.com
You enter your prescription and head measurements or suchlike, choose your frame, choose the glass coating.
(I promise that I have no links to this business whatsoever!!)
What is everyone else doing? Or should I start another thread?
Apr 24th 2007, 2:30 am
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Re: Cheap specs
Having been a fitter of glasses in my previous life I can tell you that for the most part of prescriptions below -/+3.50 your PD is not always needed, but above that getting the lenses in the optimum centre of the glasses for your eyes is important. If you are sensitive to slight changes in your prescription not having the correct PD will be noticeably. I am assuming that online providers of glasses will just be taking the centre of the glass frame to the PD. If you have a high prescription its worth trying glasses of the similar size in an opticians and asking them to tell you what the PD is.
You cant take it yourself, its too difficult. You need to have someone with an accurate measuring ruler to take it for you.
Also, some countries do write down their prescriptions differently but there is a simple formula that all opticians have been taught to transpose it to the way which works for their company. You shouldn't have any probs getting a copy of your prescription, although I know of a big firm in the UK who makes it difficult to give them out.
You cant take it yourself, its too difficult. You need to have someone with an accurate measuring ruler to take it for you.
Also, some countries do write down their prescriptions differently but there is a simple formula that all opticians have been taught to transpose it to the way which works for their company. You shouldn't have any probs getting a copy of your prescription, although I know of a big firm in the UK who makes it difficult to give them out.
My prescription is R -250 L-200 so i am guessing that the pupil distance wont be that desperate for me. Just been looking on the site and found a pair with all coatings that equates to about £40!!!
I may try and see what they are like...either that or go get another eye test and ask them to write down my PD...I need to go in for contact lense checks anyway.
Apr 24th 2007, 2:42 am
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My prescription has always been given to me by my optitians D&A but they never record the pupil distance, they take it when fitting the frames before they are sent off for order but they do not input this on the prescription they give me back.
My prescription is R -250 L-200 so i am guessing that the pupil distance wont be that desperate for me. Just been looking on the site and found a pair with all coatings that equates to about £40!!!
I may try and see what they are like...either that or go get another eye test and ask them to write down my PD...I need to go in for contact lense checks anyway.
My prescription is R -250 L-200 so i am guessing that the pupil distance wont be that desperate for me. Just been looking on the site and found a pair with all coatings that equates to about £40!!!
I may try and see what they are like...either that or go get another eye test and ask them to write down my PD...I need to go in for contact lense checks anyway.
Apr 24th 2007, 4:51 am
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Just ordered 3 pairs for £40!
Will let you know what they are like....always wanted to be able to have more than one pair to swop around...took my own PD it is 63mm...really easy to do!
Will let you know what they are like....always wanted to be able to have more than one pair to swop around...took my own PD it is 63mm...really easy to do!
Apr 24th 2007, 5:08 am
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Apr 24th 2007, 8:42 am
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Re: Cheap specs
Just recieved mine this morning thanks. Got the transition lenses and they are brilliant. Best 62 USD = 32 GBP (sorry no pound sign on here) I have ever spent. Would reccomend them to any one. Didn't think they would come from Pakistan though. They were opened by Australia Post for inspection by customs.
Julia.xx
Julia.xx
What's the main web site again for them so I get the correct one?
Sorry for all the ???s
Apr 24th 2007, 9:11 am
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