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Ask HN: Where to buy cheap but good quality glasses in Europe?

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Re: Ask HN: Where to buy cheap but good quality glasses in Europe?

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Post by masklinn »

glogla wrote: post #16
nannal wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Because they don't deliver to europe.

They don't? Is that a new thing? I have like four Zenni glasses.

I expect they don’t “don’t deliver to europe” but they don’t ship from europe, so you’re rolling the dice on import duties depending on the shipper.

Re: Ask HN: Where to buy cheap but good quality glasses in Europe?

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Post by glogla »

tsingy wrote: post #29
glogla wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They don't? Is that a new thing? I have like four Zenni glasses.

How much did they end up costing after border taxes?

My previous glasses were about 700 EUR from local shop. I got two pairs of Zenni glasses that cost 120 EUR together with all taxes, shipping, etc. This was few years back. I think they didn't end up caught at the border, but if they did, I'm pretty sure I would still fit into like 10x cheaper than local.

Now I'm a special case, due to crazy level of astigmatism glasses were always very expensive for me. For someone with more normal eyes, this might not be worth the hassle - but what I really like the most is that I can have more pairs to wear depending on my mood and if I break one pair I'm not out of Macbook money.

Re: Ask HN: Where to buy cheap but good quality glasses in Europe?

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Post by ChrisRR »

nivenkos wrote: post #8

I used Glasses Direct - https://www.glassesdirect.co.uk/ a few years ago and they were pretty good for the price. I bought them temporarily but ended up using one pair for 3 years.

I use them in the UK too. Had 4 pairs from them now and never had an issue

Of course this doesn't help if they're in mainland Europe

Re: Ask HN: Where to buy cheap but good quality glasses in Europe?

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Post by colinjoy »

What constitutes good quality glasses? Or rather: good quality lenses? The frames are mostly a matter of taste, but for the optical component, is a €150 piece of glass significantly better than a €100 piece of glass? Who has the lead in material science here? Japan, Germany? Any good sources on that topic?
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