long story, short; i will never go here again.
if you want to read the long story though.
so i use the same frames for years because i haven't been able to find a new frame that i liked but i'm always on the look out, so when this place opened up i went to see what they had. as i walked in, a lady welcomed me and asked how she can help and i proceeded to explain my situation, making it clear that i was not going to buy, just wanted to look.
she started to ask me what i liked and i told her that i like what i have but they're old and the enamel is chipping, so she started to show me some options.... problem is that the "options" are nothing like mine. i told her that i would rather "look for my self , thanks" but she still insisted.
it becomes clear that she is one of those "yes" men, you know, the kind that will tell you that EVERYTHING looks good on you and will exaggerate alot. she keeps pulling frames out for me to try on ..... i'm not even 1 minute in the store and she has 4-6 frames in her hands. then, this guy comes up behind me who also wanted to "help". it was like that "cleaver girl" part in the first Jurassic park movie.
next thing i know, i'm blocked in. i have these two on either side holding all kinds of frames at me, non of which look even close mine, pushing me HARD to try them on.
i told them in a strong tone to "ok! BACK UP!" and i was out that door so fast! barely made it past 2 minutes in there.
i have worked in hospitality for years and have been to countless optometrist but never have seen anything like this. you, as a customer getting attacked at the door.
i didn't even think of making a review about it till i went to my regular place to update my prescription then got to talking with them about the new place. I've known these guys since before they opened a new place up here and they had a lot to say. apparently, even the delivery guys who bring the frames to them have been talking about how they are strait-up vicious! but my regular optometrist didn't really believe them.
see, before eye wink, there was another optometrist what worked along side a eye doctors office for years until they moved on to bayview and they never had any problems between them, so why should there be any problems now, right? then they got this bad review on google, it was strange in how it was worded. out of a hunch they looked up the review for eye wink and sure enough, the same person who gave the really awful review to the optometrist i go to , gave a outstanding review to eye wink.... weird thing was... EYE WINK WAS NOT OPEN YET. the "coming soon" sign was still up and it was clearly closed.
i check google review made by Nicole D. McFadyen and sure enough!! it was made almost 2 weeks before the store opened! what a joke! and there were other comments made before the store even opened too!! they are rating there own store!! and one of them has a face picture and i'm sure that its the other assistant who also works there.
i have lived here for way to long and over that time i have found that the places i go to the most are the ones i get to know on a personal level, so i'm not sure what eye wink is thinking... perhaps they thought that we don't talk to each other and that its all business.
i cant really comment on the prices or products because i didn't stay long enough to appreciate anything or should i say, was not "allowed".
if you are the the type who may feel uncomfortable when faced with such aggressive sales tactics then you may not want to go to eye wink.
or hay! maybe your good at standing your ground and like being fussed over, whatever rubs your Buddha.
but this made me realize that i haven't really given a shout out to all my favorite places up here in Richmond hill, i will be doing that. if you live up here, make sure to spread some love to your favorite spots. read more