I’ve got some rimless eyeglasses bought years ago from Zenni that I love and that are in perfect condition w.r.t. the frame, but need new lenses. Zenni won’t sell me the same ones again for some stupid reason (something about reducing the allowed Rx strength on those frames due to customer feedback).
Anybody know a good place to get eyeglass lenses by themselves, so I can cut and drill the damn things to fit the frame myself?
(Note: I’m sure it’s possible to have a brick-and-mortar eyeglass shop do it for $$$$$, but I’m cheap, so no.)
Ah, interesting. That definitly wasn’t the case when I worked in such a shop 30 years ago 😅
Bricks-and-mortars can order lens blanks and edge the lenses themselves of course, if they have the edging machine. Older shops still do it. But modern stores just don’t bother anymore: they send the order to whichever supplier they use - often ordering the lenses from one supplier then having them shipped to some el-cheapo country like Vietnam for edging, which is why it takes weeks to get new glasses.
Modern opticians are little more than sellers of overpriced frames, which is why I roll my own. They make money on the frames and lose money on everything else, including fitting. You know how I know that? Because most shops will actually charge you a flat fee if you bring your own frames - including if you do the fitting yourself like I do. It’s properly outrageous.