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Glasses
You know.. so a couple of weeks ago, I broke my glasses. So I went to the same eye doctor i went to the last time I needed glasses. They were old anyway, and I needed new ones before they broke. This was just the stick that broke the camels b... glasses. lol. So when I walked in there, the doctor was out sick, so I scheduled for a week later since I'm only off one weekday a week. Went to my appointment... Doctor was out sick STILL, (they say they tried to call, but they didn't, and they didn't leave a message or send a text or anything.) So I RESCHEDULED.
Now... Today was my fault, I went a week early, because I forgot my appointment was next week. Doctor is still out sick, so I can't do a walk in (which is how it's supposed to work anyway.) So I'm thinking... At this point, I've been two weeks without my glasses, wearing 8 year old glasses that I can't really see that well at varying distances. (but I can see well enough to drive, so I can get to work and wear them on my head the majority of the rest of my day at work.)
Anyway, given he's been out this long, I think I'll be pretty po'd if I waste ANOTHER only weekday off going to an appointment that is cancelled, so I decided to see if I could get in somewhere else. So I did. and I could. Long story short. I could have already had my glasses by now if I'd gone to Stanton in the first place. I had a great experience. I was able to schedule my appointment online at the red light waiting to turn into the parking lot. (Don't worry kids. It's a very long light, which I knew, and I would have put my phone down immediately if it had changed before I was finished.) 2 minutes before the appointment time. lol.
They were SUPER efficient getting me through all the little machines that do various testing including the "puff of air" machine (That's literally what the technicians were calling it. I know it's to test for glaucoma), and then back to the waiting room for I kid you not, long enough to go to the ladies room and sit down. Then they had me in the doctor room, and my doctor visit was very different. My eye doctor was on a video screen in a remote location, and he worked all the controls on the device from there. You know the machine you look through and read stuff and then the doctor flips the lenses back and for the "This one? or this one?" flip flap.. ."Number one? Or number two? Are they about the same?". So that was an interesting experience. Then the same thing for my reading lens, only he DID have to wait for a technician to come in and swing the reading card down, and that did take about 2 minutes while the bell was ringing for her. Either way, it was all really efficient. The doctor didn't get impatient with me when I asked him to flip the lenses a little slower because I do need a second or two to acclimate each time it's flipped. In fact at one point, he stopped and asked me to just close my eyes for a moment and then blink them for a few times before continuing. I gotta say that was refreshing.
The optician was also really good. He was an older gentleman. He was really good example of a good salesman without coming off as pushy at all. He listened to my preferences, and noted the couple I pointed out and one that I tried on, and then let me browse while he browsed for me as well based on my tastes. And I have to say he really did come back with some winners. For my daily wear glasses I picked the first one he picked for me over the top pick I had found myself. For my computer glasses (this will be a first for me) I picked my top pick over his. So we both won. lol. He took the time to explain each charge, and how the insurance did or did not effect that. My second pair was 60% off anyway (which is common around here. Most places have buy one get one anywhere from 50% to 100% off.)
I made sure my pupilary distance was on my prescription and the optician pointed out that it was already there as part of the script (as it should be). Used to be you had to ask for it to get it, and often they would argue with you about whether you needed it, and some places would even try to charge you for it, saying it meant they had to measure as if like they didn't normally do that. Um.. NO... You do normally have to do it and if you DIDN'T measured it for my glasses in the first place, then I'm certainly not buying glasses from you! Do I buy glasses online? Yes. Yes I do. I have for nearly 20 years now. But I also generally buy them from the place I got my eyes checked if if they have an optician, and my insurance covers frames, and if I can find frames I like that ARE covered by enough that I can still afford them. But I like options, and my last pair of glasses from Zenni lasted me 4 years before *I* broke them. They were really good. I could see well up until maybe the last year or so. So yes, I'll be ordering glasses from them as well so I will have choices. I'm probably going to order a new pair of sunglasses, as my sunglasses are *6* years old. I can still see fine to drive with them, but it's time to update them.
So that's my little experience with the eye doctor today. lol New glasses in one to two weeks. (Man whatever happened to same day service on glasses?)
Now... Today was my fault, I went a week early, because I forgot my appointment was next week. Doctor is still out sick, so I can't do a walk in (which is how it's supposed to work anyway.) So I'm thinking... At this point, I've been two weeks without my glasses, wearing 8 year old glasses that I can't really see that well at varying distances. (but I can see well enough to drive, so I can get to work and wear them on my head the majority of the rest of my day at work.)
Anyway, given he's been out this long, I think I'll be pretty po'd if I waste ANOTHER only weekday off going to an appointment that is cancelled, so I decided to see if I could get in somewhere else. So I did. and I could. Long story short. I could have already had my glasses by now if I'd gone to Stanton in the first place. I had a great experience. I was able to schedule my appointment online at the red light waiting to turn into the parking lot. (Don't worry kids. It's a very long light, which I knew, and I would have put my phone down immediately if it had changed before I was finished.) 2 minutes before the appointment time. lol.
They were SUPER efficient getting me through all the little machines that do various testing including the "puff of air" machine (That's literally what the technicians were calling it. I know it's to test for glaucoma), and then back to the waiting room for I kid you not, long enough to go to the ladies room and sit down. Then they had me in the doctor room, and my doctor visit was very different. My eye doctor was on a video screen in a remote location, and he worked all the controls on the device from there. You know the machine you look through and read stuff and then the doctor flips the lenses back and for the "This one? or this one?" flip flap.. ."Number one? Or number two? Are they about the same?". So that was an interesting experience. Then the same thing for my reading lens, only he DID have to wait for a technician to come in and swing the reading card down, and that did take about 2 minutes while the bell was ringing for her. Either way, it was all really efficient. The doctor didn't get impatient with me when I asked him to flip the lenses a little slower because I do need a second or two to acclimate each time it's flipped. In fact at one point, he stopped and asked me to just close my eyes for a moment and then blink them for a few times before continuing. I gotta say that was refreshing.
The optician was also really good. He was an older gentleman. He was really good example of a good salesman without coming off as pushy at all. He listened to my preferences, and noted the couple I pointed out and one that I tried on, and then let me browse while he browsed for me as well based on my tastes. And I have to say he really did come back with some winners. For my daily wear glasses I picked the first one he picked for me over the top pick I had found myself. For my computer glasses (this will be a first for me) I picked my top pick over his. So we both won. lol. He took the time to explain each charge, and how the insurance did or did not effect that. My second pair was 60% off anyway (which is common around here. Most places have buy one get one anywhere from 50% to 100% off.)
I made sure my pupilary distance was on my prescription and the optician pointed out that it was already there as part of the script (as it should be). Used to be you had to ask for it to get it, and often they would argue with you about whether you needed it, and some places would even try to charge you for it, saying it meant they had to measure as if like they didn't normally do that. Um.. NO... You do normally have to do it and if you DIDN'T measured it for my glasses in the first place, then I'm certainly not buying glasses from you! Do I buy glasses online? Yes. Yes I do. I have for nearly 20 years now. But I also generally buy them from the place I got my eyes checked if if they have an optician, and my insurance covers frames, and if I can find frames I like that ARE covered by enough that I can still afford them. But I like options, and my last pair of glasses from Zenni lasted me 4 years before *I* broke them. They were really good. I could see well up until maybe the last year or so. So yes, I'll be ordering glasses from them as well so I will have choices. I'm probably going to order a new pair of sunglasses, as my sunglasses are *6* years old. I can still see fine to drive with them, but it's time to update them.
So that's my little experience with the eye doctor today. lol New glasses in one to two weeks. (Man whatever happened to same day service on glasses?)