Glasses Were Not Made to Do That

My teenaged son decided to stretch his eyeglasses for some unknown reason. Can you guess what happened? Anyone who doesn't fall into the teenaged boy category probably knows that stretching eyeglass frames isn't the best thing to do UNLESS you are trying to break them. Well, school starts in a matter of days so I reckon I have to go buy him some more. Oh! I failed to mention that he chose to break them months ago. His punishment was to have him wear them, just short of tape-in-the-middle fashion, until I decided to replace them. Now, let's see if he wants to stretch another pair.

The whole process of deciding where to get the eye exam and purchase his new pair of spectacles is a chore. Back in the day, my parents took us to an eye doctor in Michigan where we had the eye exam and chose our frames at the same location. These days, we have so many options. I used to go to Lens Crafters and some other standard brick and mortar store to purchase frames (and get the exam). This time, I am going to venture outside the box and try one of the online options for his eyeglass frames....and probably mine as well.

In my Spectacle Investigations, I've checked out sites ad nauseum. Here's the deal:
There are two ways to try on eyeglasses online. One way is to use your webcam by clicking on the webcam icon on the upper left side of the virtual mirror. This works just like a traditional mirror. Once you see yourself in the frame, simply select the eyewear you want to try on and move it over your face in the mirror. If you don’t use a webcam on your computer, you can upload a photo to the virtual mirror instead. This works the same way you would upload a photo to Facebook. Once your photo appears in the frame, you can adjust the focal point and size of the picture and then start trying on glasses.

You can also find the frame size you need by visiting your local optical store and try on some frames. Jot down the size of the frame that fits you and then search for a frame online that is close to that size. Lastly, you can check the inside of your current frame for the size info.

So, once you have your prescription from the Optometrist ($30 max), find a frame from the online vendor of choice, click-click and ta-da! Sounds simple enough. We'll see about that.

After much consideration, I will make a choice between GlassesUSA.com, 39dollarglasses.com, and GlobalEyeglasses.com.

Buckle up! Here we go!