I have finally found the one and only place I will ever go to for my eye wear needs. After searching for several weeks using yelp and other online websites and also asking friends and co-workers, I found Pearle Vision. I was actually a Pearle Vision customer back in the days that they used to be located adjacent to the old mall (can't remember the name) which is now the Belmar shopping center. They took great care of me back then, and somehow I lost touch with them (probably due to my taking too long between exams and keeping the same prescription for too many years).
In any case, while reading a less than pleased review for another optical business I had been considering to take my new prescription to in February of this year, the person mentioned that after their negative experience with this other business they found their way to Pearle Vision and were very pleased with the results. I immediately thought, "Of course! How could I have forgotten them?". I called them because I needed two pairs of glasses for a reasonable price, and they have the buy one get one free deal.
From the moment I came in to this Pearle Vision location on Alameda, I was treated very well. I showed them my new prescription and they immediately and very courteously directed me to several possible frames within my price range and optical needs (frames for single vision lenses, around $180 or less). There was a sincere effort on the part of Meagan, the lady I worked with that day, to ensure that I would be happy with the 2 frames I chose. She also helped me out with a discount on top of the 2 for 1 deal.
Of the two pairs I purchased, for a total of $328 including everything, one was ready in 2 days, as they had the lenses in stock for those frames. The other was a polycarbonate lense and that took around ten days to come in. When I received the new glasses, I liked them, but they didn't feel quite right in terms of the vision. The associates kindly and sincerely suggested that I would just need to get used to the new prescription for a few days, and also let me know that they had a policy of customer satisfaction, and not to be concerned if there were any problems. They also let me know that if the doctor changed my prescription that they would change the lenses free one time.
Well, as it turns out, the prescription was just not right (the prescription itself, not the lenses - those were made correctly, to the new specifications). After a little over three weeks wearing the new lenses, I concluded that it wasn't working for me and was causing eye strain. That morning I called Pearle and explained my situation and deep concern, and asked them if they could re-make both pairs of glasses using my old glasses as a model for my old prescription, which wasn't that different from the new one, and that my eyes still liked very much and caused no discomfort to see through. Irvin, another kind associate, said not to worry, and that they could indeed use those old lenses to ascertain the original prescription to make me 2 new pairs.
I was in a state of deep emotional distress over this whole thing with the new prescription causing eye strain and discomfort, and Irvin was very supportive, as was the rest of the staff. Now here's where they really came through for me. I came right in as soon as I got off of the phone, and brought in my old pair as a model for the original prescription. They not only made me a new pair of glasses the same day, but they made them for me on the spot, and had me a new pair within and hour and a half. The second pair took a few days as those lenses were not in stock. But they came through for me when I really needed them, and I was driving home with that first pair and able to go back to work that day, and resume my life with a brand new pair of glasses which were absolutely perfect and comfortable from the moment I put them on.
The second pair are also perfect, and today I am enjoying excellent vision and total comfort, thanks to these awesome people. I have dealt with about five staff members in total here, every one of whom has treated me with respect, professionalism and courtesy. On top of that, the whole atmosphere of the store is so much better than any other place I have visited. It is quiet, classy and elegant in comparison to so many other cold, impersonal places where you just feel like another number. The personalized, genuine customer service here, coupled with the atmosphere and total experience is miles above any other place I have purchased glasses. Truly, I shall remain a customer for life.
Highly, highly recommended. I am completely satisfied and happy, and also quite relieved to have found this wonderful place. Worth every penny and a true pleasure to do business here. read more