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I went back to Lenscrafters to get my eyeglasses remade.
It turns out that the frames I had selected originally, which hold the lenses only from above, only work with polycarbonate lenses--with ordinary eyeglass plastics, the first time you drop them, they're likely to break. It also turns out that many people can't adjust to polycarbonate, something I wish they'd told me in the first place. So I had to select different frames, which took time--and the ones I found that I liked were more expensive. That was made up for by not getting the "transitional" self-darkening coating. I made sure that I still had the anti-glare coating, and the saleswoman explained that with the kind of plastic I'm getting this time (an extra $30 for a thinner but similar version of what I have in the old prescription) it's automatic. I left with a credit card refund of $7.50, and expect my new glasses in about a week.
Once again, I decided I couldn't deal with midtown for lunch, and went down to Excellent Dumpling for my usual sweet ginger duck. Once fed, I went to Pearl Paint and bought a Moleskin notebook. (Having used one of the thin "cahier"s for a bit, I decided I want one with a solid cover and no detachable pages, which is what I got. Pearl has a new craft center, so I went across Lispenard Street, and spent some money on beads, plastic bags, and a divided tray to hold beading supplies. (I looked at, but didn't buy, various dyes.) I now have three coupons good for discounts on purchases at Pearl on April 1 or 2, which I suspect I won't use.
Thence, home via 181st Street: I have rye bread because rye bread is good, and shrimp to cook for dinner.
When I got home, I had an answering machine message from Lenscrafters--the anti-glare coating is not automatic. They're ordering it for me, but it'll cost me an extra $22.59 (?), which I think they'll have me pay when I get the glasses.
It turns out that the frames I had selected originally, which hold the lenses only from above, only work with polycarbonate lenses--with ordinary eyeglass plastics, the first time you drop them, they're likely to break. It also turns out that many people can't adjust to polycarbonate, something I wish they'd told me in the first place. So I had to select different frames, which took time--and the ones I found that I liked were more expensive. That was made up for by not getting the "transitional" self-darkening coating. I made sure that I still had the anti-glare coating, and the saleswoman explained that with the kind of plastic I'm getting this time (an extra $30 for a thinner but similar version of what I have in the old prescription) it's automatic. I left with a credit card refund of $7.50, and expect my new glasses in about a week.
Once again, I decided I couldn't deal with midtown for lunch, and went down to Excellent Dumpling for my usual sweet ginger duck. Once fed, I went to Pearl Paint and bought a Moleskin notebook. (Having used one of the thin "cahier"s for a bit, I decided I want one with a solid cover and no detachable pages, which is what I got. Pearl has a new craft center, so I went across Lispenard Street, and spent some money on beads, plastic bags, and a divided tray to hold beading supplies. (I looked at, but didn't buy, various dyes.) I now have three coupons good for discounts on purchases at Pearl on April 1 or 2, which I suspect I won't use.
Thence, home via 181st Street: I have rye bread because rye bread is good, and shrimp to cook for dinner.
When I got home, I had an answering machine message from Lenscrafters--the anti-glare coating is not automatic. They're ordering it for me, but it'll cost me an extra $22.59 (?), which I think they'll have me pay when I get the glasses.
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