Optical4less
Personal Experiences
Jan 18, 2006 - I placed an order for glasses from Optical4less. Their regular frames are $29, stepping up to rimless brought the price to $39 + $8 shipping. This included basic lenses (Hi-Index 1.56 AS® Hi-Max ® Aspheric Lens) and came with free AR. Note that shipping would have been free had I ordered 2 pairs or more.
Jan 24, 2006 - I received an email stating that my glasses had shipped. It also included tracking information. Hongkong Post provides tracking info up until it leaves the country. Once the package left Hong Kong (on the 26th), further tracking was not available on the Hongkong Post website.
Feb 8, 2006 - My package arrived in the mail. Included with the glasses were a free case, 2 micro fiber cloths, and a little slip/note with a couple basic care and cleaning instructions, and also stated that "O4L are NOT responsible for any contrived damages or damages which caused during the shipping process." It would appear that if your package has a little mishap during transit, your only recourse might be to take it up with the post office (although I would still recommend contacting Optical4less first).
Pictures
(click on any of the thumbnails to open a full size picture in a new window)
#1 and #2 are the packaging, basically it's a white box covered with shipping paper. Inside the
white box was the glasses case. #3 is the way the glasses case looked when first opened, pretty standard stuff. The
micro fiber cloths were wrapped around the lenses to help keep them protected during transport. The case itself is
semi-transparent plastic. #4 and #5 are a couple shots of everything laid out. Notice in #5 the white foam padding in
the bottom of the case - if you were to transfer the glasses in this case, you would probably want the lenses facing
down (against the foam) rather than directly against the plastic to help keep them from scratching. Finally #6 is
pretty self explanatory, just a shot of the glasses.