Progress… I think
Posted in Life on March 27th, 2007My first pair of glasses: purchased at a major retailer, got them in about an hour and a half in 1995.
My second pair of glasses: purchased at a smaller boutique, got them in three days back in 2000.
This pair? Purchased at a high-end boutique, and it only took them…
Almost three weeks?
I admit, I do like the new specs so far. Extremely light, comfortable to wear, and the big difference is I can once again read something from across the street. But c’mon! I watched the show on Discovery where they demonstrated the process of manufacture, and even if you start with a bag of raw sand it only takes three days to make a lens. Starting from manufactured stock, the process is a few hours even with all of the modern scratch coatings and Transition features.
Apparently this lab’s standard process is two weeks, but they fouled the ‘scrip on one lens and had to re-cut, adding another 6 days. This is just a bit ridiculous. What’s the guy doing, grinding by hand?
Hollerings