Did I get ripped off?

[dabuddha]

I bought some new glasses 2 weeks ago from Hour Eyes. My prescription changed very slightly.

They convinced me to get the EV lenses

She told me that they would be thinner and lighter than the SlimLite lenses. I got my glasses last night and the lenses on my new glasses are almost double the thickness of my old ones!
I'll try to get some pictures of both of them tonight.
One of my coworkers is telling me that they could be thicker because I got the rimless glasses. Does this idea have any merit to it?

I won't be able to go back to the store until Friday so I'm trying to decide what I want before I go.
The change in the prescription is so slight that I can see almost as well with my old glasses. The old ones are just slightly more blurry on objects far away.

I guess the real question is, did I get the EV lenses or did they give me some regular plastic ones (based on the description of the thickness) Also, does my coworker's reason sound right or not

TIA!

 

[ManSnake]

If you have to ask, then yes. You GOT RIPPED OFF BIG TIME!!!

 

[TWills]

Get laser surgery.

 

[mzkhadir]

what did you pay ?

 

[dabuddha]

Originally posted by: mzkhadir
what did you pay ?

I ended up paying $50 extra for the EV lenses versus the slimlites.

Total cost for the glasses came out to ~$284 with a 50% coupon.

 

[Aimster]

Hour Eyes had a commercial a few days ago - every frame in the store $59

How much was your frame?

Edit: Ooops it's $59

 

[dabuddha]

Originally posted by: Aimster
Hour Eyes had a commercial a few days ago - every frame in the store $49

How much was your frame?

It was $239 before the coupon. But I got 50% off the lenses as well which their new promotion does not give. It almost comes out to the same.
I don't mind the price. I just want to make sure I got what I'm supposed to get

 

[kranky]

Most places like that have a return policy. If you aren't happy, take them back.

 

[dabuddha]

Originally posted by: kranky
Most places like that have a return policy. If you aren't happy, take them back.

30 days
I'm just curious if anyone has ever had EV lenses or heard of them. I was a little surprised at how they're about 1.5 times thicker than my old lenses. I might end up returning them because they look a little strange with the rimless glasses. But from far away, it doesn't even look like I'm wearing glasses according to a coworker.

And they're freaking light!!!

 

[dullard]

1) Eyeglasses are almost always a ripoff. The markup is often in the hundreds of a percent range. Those glasses probably cost the store under $50 total.

2) I'll give one example: scratch resistant coatings. Lenses made out of the store are nearly always made with that coating. But the store won't tell you that, and will charge $20+ for the coating that is free.

3) Trivex (EV) lenses are THICKER but lighter than polycarbonate (Slimline).

 

[daveymark]

zenni optical ftw

 

[dabuddha]

Originally posted by: dullard
1) Eyeglasses are almost always a ripoff. The markup is often in the hundreds of a percent range. Those glasses probably cost the store under $50 total.

2) Trivex (EV) lenses are THICKER but lighter than polycarbonate (Slimline).

Ahhhh so they are supposed to be thicker. Is the lightness the only advantage of the EV lenses?

 

[dullard]

Originally posted by: dabuddha
Ahhhh so they are supposed to be thicker. Is the lightness the only advantage of the EV lenses?

I think they are easier to tint and make rimless, but lightness is their main advantage.

 

[ElFenix]

if she told you they would be thinner and lighter, but they are actually thicker and lighter, then that was false advertising and you probably have claims under your state's law.

 

[crystal]

I read the link you provided and I didn't see they said anything it is thinner than slimlite, only that it is lighter.

 

[toekramp]

night and day contacts

 

[FoBoT]

can you see with them? then keep them and move on with your life

 

[xrax]

I think they make them thicker so that they can grind them more for stronger prescriptions, since they are lighter they can use them for the strongest prescriptions and they can grind them pretty thin to get maximum curvature.

 

[dabuddha]

Originally posted by: crystal
I read the link you provided and I didn't see they said anything it is thinner than slimlite, only that it is lighter.

Yeah I know I saw that. The girl at the store said they would be thinner though :/

I guess I need to decide if I want thicker/lighter or thinner/slightly heavier.