When a friend send me this GNR8Pipeline link to throwaway glasses, it came superbly à propos. I had been on a frustrating quest for new reading glass frames for months: online, offline, from mainstream optical stores to the most design-y, chi-chi boutiques in L.A.
Never found my happiness. It didn't matter how posh the brand or designer was, the frames were all the same, boring Made in China rectangles, at $150-$750. Adding the eye exam and prescription lenses, it made for a costly, uninspiring proposition.
Then I stumbled across ICU Eyewear's reading glasses while searching for cashew nuts at Whole Foods, and bought a really cool pair for $22.95 including tax. They fit my heavy reading and computing schedule perfectly, and even attract compliments on a daily basis. Less is more. Without the bore. Bonus: love the nut-glass serendipity.
image via pipeline.gnr8.biz
Never found my happiness. It didn't matter how posh the brand or designer was, the frames were all the same, boring Made in China rectangles, at $150-$750. Adding the eye exam and prescription lenses, it made for a costly, uninspiring proposition.
Then I stumbled across ICU Eyewear's reading glasses while searching for cashew nuts at Whole Foods, and bought a really cool pair for $22.95 including tax. They fit my heavy reading and computing schedule perfectly, and even attract compliments on a daily basis. Less is more. Without the bore. Bonus: love the nut-glass serendipity.
image via pipeline.gnr8.biz
No comments:
Post a Comment