Soldato
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After 6 months with my new glasses which I ordered myself online without coated lenses, I can officially declare that they're fine and coated lenses are a complete scam.
Every single time I bought glasses from the optician I was told that I need coated lenses, so I duly paid for it. Not any more. I've gone rogue and am sharing this news with as many glasses wearers as possible.
I know that I'm dicing with death going public with this, such is the stranglehold that opticians have over glasses wearers with the coated lens scandal that I am exposing. It must be a multi million pound business and when the news spreads, heads will roll. Maybe my own
On behalf of other fellow glasses wearers, I accept that risk.
My uncoated glasses are fine. When looking at my own image on a Teams meeting, I do get the occasional glint where I can sometimes see the light reflecting off the lenses from a certain direction, but this does not affect my own vision whatsoever. Other people's glasses reflect either a red or green hue, whereas mine reflect natural light and occasionally mask my eyes in a seductive manner.
Indeed, this can be used to one's advantage in a Teams meeting. We've all seen someone intently looking downwards and they're clearly on their phone, which is out of view. Well, with uncoated lenses all you would need to do is have a small lamp strategically placed in front of you out of shot, and positioned so that when you're facing the camera there's no glinting, but an imperceptibly small, well rehearsed change of head direction will mask your eyes and you can then pick up that important personal message without anyone knowing. If you had one of those lamps with a foot button, you could dispense with head movements and simply turn the glint on and off at the switch. The possibilities are endless.
The next time you get new glasses, and I suggest that you take someone handy in a streetfight to accompany you when doing this, tell the optician that you don't want coated lenses and watch how they react. They WILL go crazy. Expect violence. You have been warned.
Coated lenses are the Calgon tablets of the optical world. Break away from the shackles of coated lenses and let the natural light flood in (with a bit of reflection if you turn a certain way)!
You don't buy the extra toaster insurance when you get a toaster from Argos. Nobody does! Yet we get coated lenses on our glasses. Why is this? The answer is that the Argos person offers toaster insurance as an option, but we are told by the optician that we NEED coated lenses.
You don't need coated lenses!
Nobody does!
If enough of us join forces by challenging this cabal of optical treachery, one day we may be free of being told we need coated lenses.
I can guarantee that if you follow my advice, unconventional as it is, you will save tens of pounds on your next glasses purchase and they'll be fine.
I must go now because a Specsavers mobile unit has just arrived outside and the optician is wielding a machete.. Arrgh!!!
Every single time I bought glasses from the optician I was told that I need coated lenses, so I duly paid for it. Not any more. I've gone rogue and am sharing this news with as many glasses wearers as possible.
I know that I'm dicing with death going public with this, such is the stranglehold that opticians have over glasses wearers with the coated lens scandal that I am exposing. It must be a multi million pound business and when the news spreads, heads will roll. Maybe my own
On behalf of other fellow glasses wearers, I accept that risk.My uncoated glasses are fine. When looking at my own image on a Teams meeting, I do get the occasional glint where I can sometimes see the light reflecting off the lenses from a certain direction, but this does not affect my own vision whatsoever. Other people's glasses reflect either a red or green hue, whereas mine reflect natural light and occasionally mask my eyes in a seductive manner.
Indeed, this can be used to one's advantage in a Teams meeting. We've all seen someone intently looking downwards and they're clearly on their phone, which is out of view. Well, with uncoated lenses all you would need to do is have a small lamp strategically placed in front of you out of shot, and positioned so that when you're facing the camera there's no glinting, but an imperceptibly small, well rehearsed change of head direction will mask your eyes and you can then pick up that important personal message without anyone knowing. If you had one of those lamps with a foot button, you could dispense with head movements and simply turn the glint on and off at the switch. The possibilities are endless.
The next time you get new glasses, and I suggest that you take someone handy in a streetfight to accompany you when doing this, tell the optician that you don't want coated lenses and watch how they react. They WILL go crazy. Expect violence. You have been warned.
Coated lenses are the Calgon tablets of the optical world. Break away from the shackles of coated lenses and let the natural light flood in (with a bit of reflection if you turn a certain way)!
You don't buy the extra toaster insurance when you get a toaster from Argos. Nobody does! Yet we get coated lenses on our glasses. Why is this? The answer is that the Argos person offers toaster insurance as an option, but we are told by the optician that we NEED coated lenses.
You don't need coated lenses!
Nobody does!
If enough of us join forces by challenging this cabal of optical treachery, one day we may be free of being told we need coated lenses.
I can guarantee that if you follow my advice, unconventional as it is, you will save tens of pounds on your next glasses purchase and they'll be fine.
I must go now because a Specsavers mobile unit has just arrived outside and the optician is wielding a machete.. Arrgh!!!
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