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I had spearheaded a gift idea for my brother, who has some eye issues and lives in a very sunny state. His vision itself isn’t too bad, but he needs RX lenses.
After doing some research, I landed on 2007 Straight Jackets. These would be great for everyday use, not hard to source replacements, protective and fit his face nicely.
We went with Fuse. Terrible idea.
The glasses were sent in initially about 6 weeks ago now. They were sent in with OEM lenses that were in perfect shape, no bubbles, delamination or scratches. We wait. Finally the package comes back, just over a 2 week turnaround - the lenses were horribly fit: gaps to let sunlight in along the brow ridge, not in the rails, and you could see the side of the lenses they stuck out so badly.
On top of that, the OEM lenses were thrown in a used baggy and burn sealed with a lighter like a baggie of dope. No buffer, just rubbing against each other. Somewhere in their custody, they sustained a huge scratch on one lense. When pointed out to them, they said they couldn’t be sure they were not like that when sent in (I have pictures of them just prior to shipping in perfect shape). They offer a pair of their lenses to replace the OEM. At this point we just accept them as it’s a secondary issue and not worth the additional hassle. These lenses, came protected in a microfiber and box ironically. Had they took basic care to do this in the first place…
So, he sends them back. We wait patiently, as these things take time. Everyone makes mistakes, though I can’t see how this made it past the technician himself, much less any final QC inspection.
We finally got them back yesterday - this botched job was not expedited & took just as long for turnaround, so we are at about 6 weeks right now.
The lenses are fit better, not perfect, not at all worth the wait, hassle or money, but the real issue is now the right lense has a major halo in the coating that renders them unusable.
For anyone wanting to use Fuse for RX lenses, not only would I not recommend, I’d actively try to dissuade them from even considering them. We have completely lost confidence in their ability to do a basic RX optical job and are in the process of trying to get a full refund and looking for a local optician or sending them to Oakley.
Pics included.
After doing some research, I landed on 2007 Straight Jackets. These would be great for everyday use, not hard to source replacements, protective and fit his face nicely.
We went with Fuse. Terrible idea.
The glasses were sent in initially about 6 weeks ago now. They were sent in with OEM lenses that were in perfect shape, no bubbles, delamination or scratches. We wait. Finally the package comes back, just over a 2 week turnaround - the lenses were horribly fit: gaps to let sunlight in along the brow ridge, not in the rails, and you could see the side of the lenses they stuck out so badly.
On top of that, the OEM lenses were thrown in a used baggy and burn sealed with a lighter like a baggie of dope. No buffer, just rubbing against each other. Somewhere in their custody, they sustained a huge scratch on one lense. When pointed out to them, they said they couldn’t be sure they were not like that when sent in (I have pictures of them just prior to shipping in perfect shape). They offer a pair of their lenses to replace the OEM. At this point we just accept them as it’s a secondary issue and not worth the additional hassle. These lenses, came protected in a microfiber and box ironically. Had they took basic care to do this in the first place…
So, he sends them back. We wait patiently, as these things take time. Everyone makes mistakes, though I can’t see how this made it past the technician himself, much less any final QC inspection.
We finally got them back yesterday - this botched job was not expedited & took just as long for turnaround, so we are at about 6 weeks right now.
The lenses are fit better, not perfect, not at all worth the wait, hassle or money, but the real issue is now the right lense has a major halo in the coating that renders them unusable.
For anyone wanting to use Fuse for RX lenses, not only would I not recommend, I’d actively try to dissuade them from even considering them. We have completely lost confidence in their ability to do a basic RX optical job and are in the process of trying to get a full refund and looking for a local optician or sending them to Oakley.
Pics included.
