Will these specs be the answer to my problems?

December 18, 2006 9:16 AM

Does anyone have any experiences with Clic Glasses?

I seem incapable of not bending any glasses, even the 'memory-metal' ones, and my ears are assymetrically arranged aside my head, to the tune of approximately 0.5".

Having seen these on CSI:NY some time back they look like they will solve the 'falls-off-face' problem and I've now found they are available in the UK.

Those who own a pair, or have handled some, how was the build quality? Did you feel that they would break at any point eg. the band round the back? More questions may come if I think of anything if people reply!

I have found little on the web about these specs other than "they're great!" or "my head's too big!", so I thought I'd see if you lot had any experience with them.

posted by 999 to Shopping (4 answers total)

Best answer: The yarn shop I frequent carries the Clic readers. The lady who sells them wears them all the time and she doesn't appear to be particularly gentle with them. I'd say she's had them about three months now.

They are closed today, but I could make it a point to hold a pair if I pop in there tomorrow. If I recall correctly, the back part is very flexible, but I'll check out to see if there's a join somewhere along it.
posted by bilabial at 1:59 PM on December 18, 2006

Best answer: I have two pairs, and am quite happy with them. They are tougher than they look, and although it's not obvious, you can pull the back thing farther off the earpiece things, to make more room for larger heads. They do not fall off. Ever. I have no problems with the magnets not holding, you have to intend to separate them or they don't. (They are also about half of the price at Amazon that the real company website is asking for the same thing.)
posted by unrepentanthippie at 6:00 AM on December 19, 2006

Response by poster: Thanks for the replies folks and sorry for the delay in saying so. I just didn't want to shell out for the photochromic coating if they weren't very sturdy as it's quite expensive.
posted by 999 at 11:30 AM on December 22, 2006

I think you'll get your money's worth out of them. I don't see any obvious weak points on them that I would expect to fail. I suspect you'll manage to scratch the coating before you break something structural.
posted by unrepentanthippie at 9:03 AM on December 23, 2006