I went to Agape Eye Care Optical on Jamaica Avenue Queens Village. I did not wait long to see the Dr. I knew my eyes was bad, but it was confirmed it is worst than I thought. After the examine the Dr. told me the women at the front counter will assist me with glasses. Then the Dr. took off for the day. I asked the women which she was mean looking, stern with her talk and no smile or pleasant greeting at all. I asked her to show me the area where I can find CWA 1180 union glasses so I can choose from there, she pointed to an area with around 30 glasses on the shelf, so I went there and started trying on glasses, then she said; all the glasses there are not covered under CWA 1180 union and she started to randomly pick glasses off the shelf, she picked 5 glasses out of the 30 glasses that was on the shelf. I asked her how does she know which ones to pick when it was 30 glasses on the shelf and she only picked 5 out of the 30, She replied and said; I have done this for a long time, I know which ones are covered. I said so why did you direct me over here when I asked you for the CWA union glasses. In any case I picked out 1 of the 5 glasses that was covered. As she started to measure the glasses she told me I will have to pick a bigger lens glasses so the prescription can fit on the lens. So I had to choose from the remaining 30 glasses on the shelf since she made sure the 5 she picked was not compatible for the prescription. The glasses I choose, she said was $100. Of course I felt cheated right away. You may think its not bad to pay $100 for glasses, but I went there with the intension of paying no money for my glasses and to save with my CWA 1180 union benefits, that was not the case. she then got a calculator and started jotting down numbers and amounts on a paper. which came up to $587.00 I told her I get a $100 coupon discount form my union and she replied and said; OH Yeah. I FORGOT about that. she started to use the calculator again jotting down amounts and I am looking at her, saying what is she doing so long and then she said it will be $487. One hundred dollar difference,, did she need the calculator tor that. What I am puzzled about is the cost of everything. first of all the glasses should be free with my 1180 discount and I did not add any fancy addition to the glasses for it to be so much. I started out trying to save with my CWA union discount and I spent way more than expected. I am not sure why it was so much and I did not get an itemized bill from her only a receipt of payment. When I go to pick up my glasses I will be sure to ask for the itemized bill to show exactly what I am being charged for. I do not know why it was so much and what they do with the extra charge or where it goes?????? Thanks for reading my review. Be careful with the charges when ever you visit Agape eye care on Jamaica avenue. read more
