Two Sentence summary: After visiting several opticians in various cities (Sacramento County, Bay area & etc), I chose Andrew & the great team here to try and convert both pairs of my recently bought (at the time) top of the line Versace *Sunglasses* into *Prescription Glasses* with special lenses (Transition & etc). With the thought of losing almost a thousand dollars if the Prescription conversion broke my sunglasses (they would not be liable since it is not standard Prescription glasses) I trusted Andrew (and his team) based on him being successfully experienced (demonstrated through over an hour of talking to him...lol), knowledgeable, trustworthy with superior customer service AND things worked out!!!!!
Full Review:
I chose this location due to all the 5 star reviews I saw on this great platform :) As I entered this Target store to go to the Optical department I saw 2 customers leave the optical department with smiles on their faces. That made me smile & look forward to having a similar experience.
I walked in and noticed how clean and spacious it was inside. I was warmly greeted by Andrew and another associate, Matthew. I shared with Andrew what I wanted done and that it was my first time trying to do this and it is an idea that I have not heard of anyone else doing. I joked (even though it's how I felt) that with sunglasses so expensive, I want to wear them as much as possible whether the sun is out or not...LOL!
We all laughed & Andrew with his thorough knowledge explained terms and processes of how they would add the Prescription lens to the sunglasses. While doing so, Andrew asked if he could please handle the two pairs of sunglasses. Andrew carefully inspected them, while being gentle with them. Andrew then asked if I also had paperwork that came with the sunglasses regarding their UPC codes. This was requested he said, so he could do a database lookup to confirm if the lab he would send it to had a compatible lens type to fit my unique sunglasses for the Prescription conversion.
The good news was that out of my two new Versace sunglasses, only one could be converted. I was happy to hear that and told him,"Having 1 out of 2 isn't bad...that's what Tupac said when he got shot in the groin and had only 1 ball left" LMAO! My jokes had them laughing in there and all who worked in that department were personable and showed great customer service, especially laughing at my crazy jokes :D
****Andrew explained that by making Target Optical convert my sunglasses into Prescription, if they break during the process they are not liable to pay me for any damages. I am doing this at my own risk.****
I had a feeling they'd say that statement, as other stores I inquired about prior said the same thing. The difference was, I trusted Andrew more than the others and if I lost money so be it, at least I lost it with someone who I trusted & felt did the utmost best.
I came to this conclusion based on all the time spent talking to Andrew (over an hour in the store) with him sharing solutions and etc. There was also a female associate who helped me greatly, as I inquired about contact lenses while Andrew was doing his thing with my glasses such as paperwork & etc as I weighed other options if this conversion process did not work. That way, if I wore contact lenses, I could wear my sunglasses as they were intended, to block out the sun while I was out & about. But after the Pro's and Con' s shared with contact lenses, I decided that they are not for me. Kudos to all who use contact lenses by the way!
So, with the thought of losing almost a thousand dollars on broken sunglasses, coupled with really wanting to see if my idea will work, plus trusting Andrew; I went ahead and gave the okay. If the sunglasses broke, I'd just have to buy Prescription glasses from Versace instead to match the rest of my Versace outfits. Sigh, the things I do in the name of fashion...LOL!
Andrew explained the time-frame and costs for my glasses when he was done all the paperwork and research. I agreed with it all, paid and I left "H-Squared"..."Hopeful & Happy"...LOL!
A few weeks later I got a phone call & voicemail from Andrew with happiness in his voice! I knew instantly it was a SUCCESS! I headed over there when I could & VOILA! I put those bad boys on & knew it was a GAME CHANGER! I was like here I am setting a new trend, but that's what a trendsetter like myself does LMFAO ;)
Andrew and his team did their magic for my Versace sunglasses turning them into Prescription Glasses and now I have my go-to place for converting all my high end designer sunglasses into Prescription :) My latest project for them will be new Gucci Sunglasses that just came out third quarter 2021 :)
I have had hundreds of compliments (no exaggeration) on my glasses ;)
I posted videos and photos to show some of what was mentioned in my review :)
Thanks to those who have read this lengthy review, I greatly appreciate it! read more