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| Thread ID: 146711 | 2018-10-30 07:45:00 | Loose glasses | tommy (2826) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1455069 | 2018-10-30 07:45:00 | The arms of my glasses have become really loose but the screws can't be tightened any more. The arms used to be nice and firm but now the glasses slide down my nose which is really annoying. I've taken them in to Spec Savers where they came from multiple times for tightening but they can't get them back to how they used to be. I've searched on Google but haven't found an appropriate solution. One thing recommended was to put new screws in of a larger size but Spec Savers have never offered or suggested to do this. Any ideas? |
tommy (2826) | ||
| 1455070 | 2018-10-30 08:02:00 | Cyanoacrylate :) | Zippity (58) | ||
| 1455071 | 2018-10-30 17:49:00 | Time to replace the frames? Try another optician? | Bryan (147) | ||
| 1455072 | 2018-10-30 18:30:00 | I've taken them in to Spec Savers where they came from multiple times One thing recommended was to put new screws in of a larger size but Spec Savers have never offered or suggested to do this . Stop going to Specsavers . 1)They don't "save", they're incredibly expensive like all of them in NZ . 2)I've read and heard many things about their service that isn't so great Perhaps get new frames . Yes in NZ that would cost a fortune, but overseas? Cheap as dirt . |
piroska (17583) | ||
| 1455073 | 2018-10-30 19:38:00 | Get your prescription from spec savers, go to Zenni online and have a look at what they'll cost. I've bought two pairs from them now and both took a few weeks and the prescription is spot on. The only thing spec savers didn't tell me was pupil distance (PD) which I measured myself. Worth doing just as an exercise to compare prices even if you don't buy anything. I got a basic pair with no options for $50 so I can leave them in the car glove box and a pair of polarised prescription sunglasses with the fancy coating for about $98 when my spec savers sunglasses broke. I have a cheap prescription anyway though, I'm just a bit short sighted, but it can still cost upwards of $200 at a minimum at spec savers. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1455074 | 2018-10-30 21:14:00 | I don't get it, it's not the stiffness of the hinges that holds the glasses onto the correct position on your nose by squeezing your head, LOL, but the way that the arms are bent over your ears. My grandfather used to bend his glasses arms to the correct shape by heating them carefully over a candle flame and then bending them how he wished. |
zqwerty (97) | ||
| 1455075 | 2018-10-30 21:32:00 | The little pads that sit on your nose hold them up as well if adjusted right. | dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1455076 | 2018-10-31 01:04:00 | Ask for plastic attachments on the nose rests and have SS twist the arms in at the rear. Us oldies must wear their staff thin, rofl. Was friends with an optician for over 40 years and he always saw wife and I were fitted properly. As an aside he was the worlds oldest body builder at 93, sad he past many years ago. Trained me for 5 years and the training improved my golf no end. |
Lurking (218) | ||
| 1455077 | 2018-10-31 03:46:00 | I and SWMBO have bought a couple of pairs of specs each from Specsavers and never had a problem. I go in once or twice a year and have them adjust my glasses. They also replace the pads when necessary and clean them real beaut for me. Never charge me. I don't find them over expensive when buying new and their service is top notch. Maybe Napier are a good lot? Ken |
kenj (9738) | ||
| 1455078 | 2018-10-31 03:59:00 | kenj Must have moved up from ChCh., had an Irish lass do my 2 year test/new glasses last May. |
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