"Badger South" <[email hidden]> wrote snip
Quoted message said:Most shops will take back the glasses and grind a new lense, in my experience, if it's within a
certain period of time.
Yes, Oakley has a one year warranty where it will do such things. I think I'm actually allowed one
change in prescription, even, during that one year.
I'm not sure Oakley acutally owns the lab for making prescription lenses for its wraparounds.
More below.
Quoted message said:I'd call them and let them know there's been a problem and see what they say. That way you're
informed of their policies and it's all good.
Yes, done. They were cool and said send them on back and they'd see what they could do.
As I think I mentioned, the only drawback is it takes about four weeks to send them, have the work
done, and get them back. If I'd known that in advance, I don't think I would have bought Oakleys.
Quoted message said:Can you give a rough guide on what one might pay for prescr. Oakleys? (I know, if I have to ask,
haha...)
I bought Oakley Frogskin frames (which I think didn't have polarized lenses) and then took them
around town to see who could put prescription lenses in and at what cost. I went to four shops then
did a little internet searching, too. LensCrafter and the independent one where I bought the frames
were the only ones who could do the wraparounds. Wraparounds are a big deal and not all labs are set
up for them. I abandoned trying to find an Internet shop who will do them, but I was getting worn
out and my eyes were killing me, so I took the plunge as follows.
I can't remember exactly how much Lens Crafter wanted, but I think it was over $200 for just the
lenses, assuming I bought the frames from them. I heard from others Lens Crafter has not been doing
well on the Customer Service front, so I ruled them out.
At the independent shop, I purchased prescription polarized wraparound lenses for $260. All three
features cost bucks. The most expensive aspect is the wraparound one.
The frames I bought (Frogskins) were another $60. These are "low end" Oakleys price-wise, but I like
them a lot. Good eye coverage; they cover even my eyebrows. I had learned enough by the time of my
purchase to try to find frames whose original lenses were *not* polarized, to save around $20 on
lenses I was going to have replaced, anyway, for my prescription lenses.
If you don't need wraparounds, Wal-Mart will put in polarized prescription lenses for around $55
if you buy the frames there, $75 if you don't. Also, Wal-mart gets the glasses back to you in
about a week.
I'll add that I saw some sports goggles at Wal-Mart which "wrap-around," were inexpensive, and might
very well be as good as Oakleys, as long as you don't care how you look on your bicycle. My new
sunglasses double as "walking around town" and hiking glasses, so vanity and fashion overcame me.
This is a big experiment to me. The only thing I spend serious bucks on are my athletic and music
habits. Five to ten years from now when I need a new prescription, I will go to the www.oakley.com
site and look for prices and see if I can set up a prescription myself through them. I'm sure the
independent shop I used charged top dollar. You'd probably be best off if you went to a few sunglass
stores and tried on some Oakleys, picked a frame, and then tried to buy them online from Oakley or
other stores that sell Oakleys.
But, yes, the wraparound aspect is going to cost you and it's not easy to replace.
Otherwise, New Mexico's Valle Caldera ride, near Los Alamos, rules. :-)
