***REVISED April 1st, 2017: I was contacted by the practice manager via email who offered a partial refund and an opportunity to find a lab that would produce the progressive lenses correctly at no charge.
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After 3.5 months waiting for correct glasses (and I still didn't get what I paid for)***
Bottom Line Up Front: nice people who work hard, but lack ownership for their mistakes and lack the technical expertise to provide progressive lenses.
GO IF you require straight-forward single vision glasses.
DO NOT GO IF you want progressive lenses.
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TIMELINE OF WHAT WENT WRONG:
Eye Exam -- excellent
4 weeks later (holidays delay)...
1st Glasses -- lenses PERFECT, frames assembled INCORRECTLY fell apart as I walked out the door.
3 weeks later...
2nd Glasses -- (different lab) frames PERFECT, right eye lens INCORRECT. (told to have prescription re-tested)
4 days later...
2nd Eye Exam -- excellent (same prescription as before)
2 weeks later...
3rd Glasses -- (same lab) frames PERFECT, right eye lens INCORRECT (same issue as before).
GAVE UP on progressive lenses, requested straight-forward single-vision lenses.
2.5 weeks later...
4th Glasses -- single-vision lenses PERFECT, frames PERFECT.
Requested partial refund for less expensive single-vision lenses. Staff refused, saying that cost was absorbed by the re-make of glasses. Told staff member how I felt about it, and her response was, "...well I'll pass it along..."
CONCLUSIONS:
December 2016 to March 2017.
SIX trips to this office.
Ignored by office manager as I came in the door on final two visits.
Now it feels like visiting State Revenue Office.
No continuity of client information between staffers.
I worked the HARDEST for these $800 glasses, which AREN'T what I paid for.
Personally I paid for this office's mistakes in time, money, gasoline, and positive composure until now...
What other recourse do I have?
I challenge anyone from this office to take ownership and make this situation right. I will amend this review if that occurs.