Good: See Eyeware. They are on Park Ave, and have really lovely and interesting frames that are not terribly priced. After I thought about the process of Target, Sears Optical and Lenscrafters I found I didn’t want to deal with the crap-tastic common fold. You can pay something outrageously cheap for the frames, but then you should almost always tack on another hundred bucks for an insurance plan, lenses, some kind of coating, and other random charges. See Eyewear has the price right on the frame. I balked initially. They weren’t cheap. But the lenses were included, and although there was an added charge for coating, I didn’t feel so insulted. The woman who helped me was quite enthusiastic and chipper. I knew I wanted color, purples or reds, and she really didn’t deviate from that. I love that she actually listened to what I wanted. We bounced around the store for less than a half hour. I pirouetted in front of the mirror (trying to ignore my melon head and spongy gut) and found the pair that worked the best for me. D’s arguement against the black glasses I wear has been that they hide my features. The half-frames that I bought after the black ones just felt so damn fragile, and I don’t think they look terribly good. The ones I purchased on Sunday (they should get here in a week) are half frames again, but red plastic. No wire. They are pretty striking and I think they are just tons of fun. I almost bowed to the pressure of 50’s cat-eyed glasses with rhinestones, but I caught myself. I don’t think rhinestones go with a shaved head…just doesn’t work.
The Bad: Chase Credit Cards. I’ve been getting screwed by the credit card company. They are evil. I thought Providian was bad, but Chase had been charging me some 11 dollar charge for “protection.” I never signed up for it. We paid of all the cards and I called to cancel my Chase card. The person on the other end of the line was startled out of their script, trying to figure out what excactly they had to do. Then they told me that I couldn’t cancel till my payment cleared and we found out exactly what the “administrative charges” were. Bullshit!! But, fine. So, I checked the account online today. Payment cleared. Zero balance. I called again. Script…script…..bloody script. The woman I was sent to, a specialist (must be specialized in fucking people over….offered me a 7% rate for 1 yr if I transferred a balance) who tried to keep me on the phone and keep my business with them. I kept saying over and over “No, thank you, I would just like to cancel the card.” Over and over. I finally stopped listening. I think she realized it too, because she relented. The card is cancelled and I willl never do business with Chase again! Bastards.
I rode for 20 minutes this morning. Far short of my half-hour goal, but I had to get the damn dogs to calm down. Now, I am off to do time sheets and to get my people paid. I hope all of you have a happy monday….
September 26th, 2005 at 8:33 am
I am so glad that you had a good experience buying glasses. Did the girl that helped you have really short (not as short as yours) brown hair? It may have been a couple of different colors when we were in there last. but anyways Nicholas loves her… she had him in stitches and helped him get some good frames. We paid an arm and a leg cause we got the transition lenses.
Yeah! Hollie the wonder shopper strikes again! I am glad that you werent raped by Lenscrafters.
I will see you and Julie tomorrow… I am still feeling like crap but I have Halls fruit breezers and that makes me happy….
Oh yeah… have you tried Starbucks new Pumpkin Spice Latte???? Delish! I had one at supertarget yesterday! Yum!
see ya
September 26th, 2005 at 9:00 am
Credit Card companies are in the business to rip you off. If it didn’t come in handy as a credit builder, I would say nix the whole lot of them. We can survive without them.
September 26th, 2005 at 9:14 am
You say that now….but there will be a point when we need that crutch again. I will just continue with the plan of getting them from USAA and go from there…. screw the major companies!
Hollie - you were right on with that place. I had a chipper blonde helping me out, but she was quite funny and very very nice. I’ve had Pumpkin beer, but not a latte. I must try that!
September 26th, 2005 at 11:52 am
Chase sucks…I too know from experience. I am still trying to figure out what the hell an administrative fee is.
I skipped school today. I used a weak excuse but with all the flooding I didn’t feel like traipsing around campus in a couple feet of water, carrying all my painting supplies, and your book. (Once again your REALLY late wedding present is in demand by the school’s special collections department.) I got some much needed errands done, which included finally getting a library card and paper for our printer…and lotion from Victoria Secret.
Ok, so now I am going to get to work on my digital art project…right after I get distracted by something else.
September 26th, 2005 at 12:06 pm
“Ok, so now I am going to get to work on my digital art project…right after I get distracted by something else” - that is so typical of my attention span when I’m supposed to be immersing myself in homework.
I think an administrative fees were just some bs excuse to keep me from cancelling right then. But that’s just a guess.
So, when’s Christmas again. I can’t wait for you to come down!!!! It’s going to be sooooooo fun!
September 26th, 2005 at 1:12 pm
I never bought glasses from See but I used to go in there on my way to Starbucks, and I remember everyone who worked there to be so nice. It was always refreshing to walk into a shop on Park Ave and be greeted by genuinely nice people, because on the Ave that’s very rare. I can’t wait to see your glasses! Hope you’re having a happy Monday!
September 26th, 2005 at 1:18 pm
Reason why people need glasses:
http://media.ebaumsworld.com/wmv/outofsight.wmv