I love my LA Readers glasses. Short version: look great, super comfortable and light, well made (spring hinge), lifetime guarantee, great price, great customer service.
Long version: I've gone through so many pairs of affordable readers; they always eventually break. I also bought super cool, expensive Italian frames for prescription lenses, and though they look good, they hurt the bridge of my nose and I don't enjoy wearing them. I've bought dramatic, angular cat-eye readers online that also look good, but the arms pinched my skull. So I was pleasantly surprised that the pair I got from LA Readers, the black Calabasas, both look good and are really comfortable. They have a sturdy hinge and yet are also light and comfy; I can barely feel that I'm wearing them.
There's more to the story. Though I'd ordered black frames, the pair that arrived were a sort of translucent gray. Since I didn't find an option for gray on their site, I figured they had a *very* flexible concept of what counts as "black." I was thinking of sending them back but decided they were so comfortable I'd keep them, especially since I've tried so many other pairs from various vendors that were all either boring or uncomfortable or both. Plus, LA Readers offers a lifetime guarantee--which is perfect since I'm really good at breaking glasses. So, anyway, I was happy with my decision and then, one day a couple months later, I felt like emailing LA Readers and pointed out that, while I'd kept the gray ones, I'd actually requested the black ones, and wondered if they'd ever have actually black Calabasas frames again. Crystal at LA Readers immediately responded, apologizing for my having received the wrong color. She said it must have been a mix-up with the stock since they don't even sell the gray ones online. She told me she'd send me the black frames I'd originally ordered right away. Basically, she was super apologetic and super friendly. I responded saying that she'd made my day--which was extra exciting since it was also my birthday. Crystal responded saying, Since it's your birthday, I'm also sending you a complimentary hard-shell case. (!) Basically, these people are awesome. Highly, highly recommended. read more