Nice selection of lens options and reasonable pricing. However, with exceptionally lengthy fulfillment time and non-existent quality control, order at your own peril. After two attempts to remake lenses due to their error, I had to give up in frustration.
Response from SimplyEyeglasses.comFeb 4, 2020
Hello Mr. Nelson,
Simplyeyeglasses.com has been manufacturing your eyeglass lenses since 2008. Our records show we have manufacture 19 pairs of lenses for over the years. I apologize, you were not satisfied with your last order. If you would like to have your order refunded, please, send me an email. I will have a label sent to you, so you can return your lenses for a full refund. Glass bifocal lenses in photogray extra are a special order. Glass takes longer to manufacture than resin materials. There are very few labs in the country that manufacture glass lenses. We do not want you or any other of customers to be dissatisfied with our service. Again, I apologize, for the inconvenience we have caused you.
Sincerely,
Cindy
[email protected]
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faried
onbekend voor mij
onbekend voor mij. Weet niet wat ik hiervan moet vinden.
Response from SimplyEyeglasses.comMay 7, 2019
Hi Faried,
We are having a difficult time finding you in the system. According to our translation of your review it reads, "unknown to me. Don't know what to think about this." Please contact us with more details of your order and your comment. 866-665-6393. [email protected]
Thank you,
Chris
SimplyEyeglasses.com
JZ
Jes Z.
Frames were not listed as being on backorder
I wasn't notified that my frames were backordered for two months until after I'd placed the order, and SimplyEyeglasses.com did nothing to help the situation. I love the design - they're definitely the frames I wanted and I'm happy with them - but I wouldn't recommend SE.com as a place to purchase your eyewear.
Response from SimplyEyeglasses.comJan 19, 2017
Dear Jes,
I apologize for the back order of your frame. All frames are ordered directly from the manufacturer to ensure authenticity. We do state this on the site and after the order is placed on the confirmation page. In order to keep costs low we do not stock frames. We have over 60,000 frames on the site. We did send you an email to you on November 21th the next business day, advising you of the delay, it may have gone into your spam box. Again, we apologize for the delay. We are glad you are happy with your prescription eyeglasses, is it too bad the frame took so long to receive from the manufacturer.
Have wonderful day!!
Cindy
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Daniel T.
Glasses back-ordered for 6 weeks-poor communication of status afterwards
I had to keep checking in on status as estimated delivery dates came and went without updates. Finally once glasses arrives at SimplyEyeglasses.com lab it took another long while, and again no updates, requiring me to email them multiple times.
Response from SimplyEyeglasses.comDec 13, 2016
Dear Daniel.
I do apologize for our lack communication with the delays of the extended back order issues with your frame. We should have notified you. Once, the frame arrived it did take longer to manufacturer your lenses than your previous orders You had no way of knowing it was a difficult job and would take longer to manufacture the lenses. If this had been explained to you, you would not be disappointed in our service. . In no uncertain terms, we should have been updating you of the status of your lenses once the frame had arrived. Again, we all feel terrible that we disappointed you. We hope that you will not lose faith in Simply Eyeglasses in the future. Your business does mean a lot to us. Again, we apologize.
Thank you,
Cindy
Simplyeyeglasses,com
1-866-665-6393
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Michael S.
Prescription Eye Glasses Peeling
I have been a loyal customer for many years until now. I have purchased at least four pair of glasses all being Ray-Ban. This last pair I have had two years and the lens started peeling. They are progressive without any scratch coating applied. I called them to see if anything could be done and they said no because the warranty ran out. They then said they could give me a 10% discount on my next pair. They were already offering this to anyone who purchases them on line anyway. I am very disappointed with this as I have been as loyal as an old dog to them.. Could they spare it? Really? 10%.. So now I am looking for a new place to purchase my eye glasses
Response from SimplyEyeglasses.comJul 25, 2016
Hello Micheal,
We do appreciate your business. Our lenses have lenses have a 12 month warranty against manufacturer defects. You have had your eyeglasses lenses for 27 months. We contacted the lens manufacturer and they would not warranty the lenses after this amount of time. I would like to work with you. I will be contacting you today.
Thank you.
Cindy
1-866-665-6393
****The only number on your order is a work number, they told you retired. Congratulations!!
We have sent you an email, please contact us! We want you to remain a happy customer.
RC
Recent C.
Poor Customer Service
The initial ordering process was smooth, but the problems arose with timing and delivery. The glasses were late, and there was considerable hassle with the shipping.
After reading many reviews of online eyeglass makers, I ordered over the phone with Stephanie, who provided a price match for the frames. She informed me that the glasses should arrive in about two weeks via two day shipping.
I contacted them at two weeks less one day, since I had not yet received a shipping notification and tracking number. Linda responded and said the glasses should ship out that day, or possibly, the next day. This was on a Thursday, and I received no shipping notification on either Thursday or Friday.
I called on Monday and spoke with Tracy. She stated that the glasses would ship out on Tuesday. After considerable back and forth, she finally agreed to find out why they hadn't shipped out the previous week, as promised. It turned out that one of the lenses had been broken while being made. She assured me, however, that they would ship out on Tuesday. I asked for expedited shipping. She agreed to two day shipping. I explained that I already had two day shipping. It turned out I had seven day shipping.
If I had stuck it out with their delayed lens making and delivery, I would have received the glasses the following Tuesday, maybe, a full three and a half weeks after I ordered -- 1.5 weeks late.
I asked for overnight shipping, since the glasses were already late. Tracy stated that this could not be done since her supervisor had already gone for the day; this was at 3 pm EST. She stated that I should just cancel my order since I did not seem satisfied. I replied that I found it strange there was no one there who could approve overnight shipping. She, again, repeated that I should just cancel my order and then put me on hold. When she came back, she said that the glasses would be done that day, Monday, but that they could not do the overnight shipping. I asked, again, for overnight shipping since the order was late, and she repeated, yet again, that I should just cancel my order, that they were not making any money on my order. Plus I should have known, she said, that the order might take a while due to my high prescription. (When I placed my order with Stephanie, there was no mention of potential problems with my prescription). Tracy, again, put me on hold, and when she came back, she stated they could do overnight shipping. She then put me on hold again to check that the person working on my glasses would continue to do so, because apparently in the back and forth between the lab and herself, some uncertainty was created regarding whether the lab wanted to continue making my glasses.
This entire exchange took some time, and it was very unsatisfactory. Tracy's attitude and statements conveyed that I was extremely lucky that SimplyEyeglasses.com agreed to make my glasses. I asked for an email address for Tracy's supervisor. I received an email address for Cindy, to whom I sent an email detailing the exchange. It's been two weeks, and I have not received a response.
The glasses themselves are fine, which is the reason for the two stars rather than a single star. But their customer service is very poor. They should have provided more realistic timing in the first place, and once the problem with the broken lens arose, they should have contacted me with an update. Absent an update, they should have been more willing to nail down the reasons for the continuing delay and to immediately speed up the making of the glasses and their delivery. Instead, I had to call them and then got a lot of grief for asking for expedited shipping of an item which was already late.
I would not recommend SimplyEyeglasses.com.
Response from SimplyEyeglasses.comJun 8, 2016
Hello,
Your eyeglasses were shipped on the 12th business day. You received them on the 13th business day.
We did not follow proper procedure on the 10th business day, when your eyeglasses did not ship due to the lenses not passing final inspection, with the complexity of your prescription this does happen. We want all prescriptions lenses to be 100% accurate before shipping. We should have notified you in no uncertain terms. We did offer to upgrade your shipping to 2-3 day priority.This shipping method would have made up for the delay and made it possible for you to receive them quicker than ground shipping. However, you declined that offer and requested NEXT DAY shipping. We agreed to ship your eyeglasses next day.. We understand we were running two business days late with your order and neglected to call you, but we also felt we tried our best to compensate you for the delay. At that time, we did offer to cancel your order and issue you a refund. We sincerely apologize for the grief we caused you. I have attempted to reach you by phone, I was able to leave you a voicemail.
I would like to request you remove our last names from the review.
Respectfully,
Cindy
DC
Disgruntled C.
Lost one nose pad
I sent in two pairs of brand new frames. The lenses they put in are great, but they lost the nose pad on one of my frames. They were very kind to contact me in advance about it and own up to it, but what could I do at that point? They replaced the nose pads with generic ones and gave me a $15 discount (total order was in excess of $300), but the generic nose pads fell off and I had to get more from a local optician and super glue them to the frame. Not happy about that at all. Probably won't go back, which is a shame because I have a couple more frames that need lenses...
Response from SimplyEyeglasses.comJun 7, 2016
Hello Mr.Roy,
We understand the inconvenience we have caused you. We do apologize. We send all of customer's an email stating we are not liable for patient's own frames, when they are sent in for us to mount new prescription lenses. We do take great care with our customer's frames, but sometimes a hinge might break, a stripped screw, or chipped paint. We searched the internet for your frame and found it on ALIBABA.COM. We did look into replacing the frame, but they required you buying 20 Pieces @$13 shipping from China. We would like to make you happy.
If you would like to send the lenses back for a refund, or perhaps, the place where you purchased the frame would have access to the nose pads unique to your frame. The nose pads are very unique. We literally have dozens of different sizes and none of them fit perfectly.
I will be giving you a call to discuss this matter.
Have a wonderful day!!
Cindy
I did try to reach via phone at both of your numbers. Please, give me a call at 1-866-665-6393. Thank you!!
MB
MB
Deeply disappointed
I ordered a pair of prescription RayBan sunglasses. The price was right but I questioned the quality and sure enough, three months later, the lens popped out. I asked the company to fix them but they wanted to charge me for shipping and took issue with my complaint. I won't be ordering from SimplyEyeglasses.com again. I would rather pay a few more dollars to my local optician and get the friendly service and high quality I am given there. I think now that I was sold a pair of RayBans that were not authentic.
Response from SimplyEyeglasses.comApr 4, 2016
Hi MB,
We order ALL Ray-Bans directly from Luxottica, the parent company of Ray-Ban. The prescription lenses were produced in house at our on site laboratory. That is why the lenses do not have Ray-Ban stenciled on them. However I assure you the frames are 100% authentic Ray-Ban. Our website has been operational since September of 2008 and our lab has been grinding lenses for over 20 years. We are real and not fly by night. Never do we want to portray ourselves as anything less. We truly want you to be completely happy and comfortable with your purchase. If we can do anything at all to reassure you, please call us. 1-866-665-6393 Seriously, let us know. We want you as a customer for life!
Chris
SimplyEyeglasses.com