Posts from ‘November, 2009’

Parents Run Advice SIte For Be-Spectacled Under 5’s
Please visit this site Litte Four Eyes and see for yourself what can be said about spectacles for the 5 year old and under. It’s a wealth of advice and comment by parents who’ve been there and done that.
As they say in their introduction “Glasses are not the worst thing [...]

Where Have All The 3D Spectacles Stores Gone Now We Need Them?
Channel 4 in the UK had a 3-D week last week and all I could find to (try &) see the 3D effect were the old cardboard ones (and one lens seemstoo weak for the effect to work).  I could have kicked myself that [...]

Are These The Most Searched For Spectacles?  They Seem To Be Here…
Spectacles Blog seems to be viewed by one enormous group of people (as well as others of course) and that’s people who want Bugatti glasses - usually by searching for Heston Blumenthal (didn’t he do a good job at The Little Chef dispite the [...]

Bike Rider Suggests Cheap Alterntive To Riding Glasses
I guess that the site called “I Hate Bikes” is ironic.  But their top tip as far as it meets the world of spectacles is straight as a die if you want to save on protective glasses.  See the site of the full review.
In a nutshell… don’t get the trendy [...]

Have You Lost Your Glasses & Never Found Them
Or Found Them Somewhere Peculiar?
Another thing that I read all the time in my search for the optical novelty, is the throwaway line in someone’s story or article mentioning the loss or the finding of their spectacles - especially reading glasses which seem to get lost the most.  [...]

Did Blue Dots Ever Look So Lovely…
Here are the “Dot” readers from Reading Glasses Shopper on the OH.  And the cute thing is that they come with a little soft, draw string bag in matching pattern.
Like them? Then don’t forget to enter the eye-glasses competition by leaving a comment on “what you should be reading [...]

Japanese Creative Director Of Muji Specs’ Style
This guy designs for Muji where he has been creative director since 2001 and he also designed the opening ceremony for the Winter Olympics.  So he should know about design and style. Muji is a retailer known for its design minimalism, emphasis on recycling and  cutting back on waste in production/packaging  and [...]

If You Like Spectacles & Want To See Them On Your Wall…
Now I like spectacles (as you’d guess) but who’d have a painting of them on their wall?  As “still life” this is an attractive picture and not everyone wants landscapes and flowers but I still wonder who’d buy this ($100 from the artist - [...]

Spectacles Blog Sees Zenni Spectacles & Glasses Everywhere
These fun specs ($15.95) are just one example of the hundreds that Zenni Optical promote on their web site.  I can’t believe that they are not the No.1 on-line website spectacles retailer (Glasse Direct claim to be).  Because when I’m on the web they are mentioned countless times [...]

Revlon Glasses For Anonymous Lady

I saw these on a blog site with a young woman proudly wearing these specs but when I went back to the blog it was by invitation alone.Â
So, [1] I won’t say where it is, [2] I won’t show the young woman in the glasses and [3] I can’t tell you any more about [...]