My Zenni Review (and Thoughts on Where to Buy Eyeglasses for Kids)
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I’ve done some hunting for the best kids’ eyeglasses, so I thought I’d share a mini Zenni Kids review…
I’ve spent a lot of money on my son’s Miraflex glasses. Because they’re flexible and shatterproof, they don’t last very long; they scratch very easily, and my guy hates it when there’s a scratch.
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What I’ve done in the past when his prescription was too high to be filled with Zenni (they do have limits on prescriptions), we just ordered the frames from there and had Walmart do the lenses for about $40 (although you can do the same with the fancier frames).
However, his prescription changed, and dipped low enough that we could order from Zenni, and I ordered him prescription eyeglasses and prescription sunglasses. They’re really good — we haven’t had a problem with them, and if he scratches them or loses a pair (because yay 6!), you can usually found a promo code and order a new pair for about $50. Zenni Eyeglasses
Readers, have you tried Zenni for kids glasses? Do you have a Zenni kids review to share?
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(Psst: if you’re thinking about buying eyeglasses online for yourself, do check out our posts over at Corporette — briefly, I started buying them after my eldest son broke several pairs of my eyeglasses, and now I can’t stop! Some of the places I’ve bought in the past include these stores:
- Warby Parker — Most of my “people glasses” have come from here over the years, and I’ve found a light blue pair (similar to this one) looks great on Zoom calls. (I do wish the brand gave you an Amazon-like reminder at the top of each page — “you ordered this frame for home try on four years ago!” I’ve tried so many frames I keep a spreadsheet of them.)
- Zenni — I’ve ordered a ton for my son through here and just ordered my first pairs for myself. I also got my husband a pair of non-prescription blue blockers.
- 39dollarglasses.com — I believe I got a pair of funky sunglasses from here for myself (no complaints), and there was a pair of prescription sunglasses that I must have bought 10x for my husband, who kept losing them.
- GlassesUSA — I’ve bought numerous glasses here over the years; no complaints.
- Felix & Iris — I’ve ordered glasses for home try-on from here, but haven’t actually purchased any eyeglasses
- Fetch Eyewear – ditto
- Dharma & Co – ditto
Sales of note for 2/14/25 (Happy Valentine’s Day!):
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Winter Sale, up to 60% off! 7850 new markdowns for women
- Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your full-price purchase — and extra 60% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + 15% off (readers love their suiting as well as their silky shirts like this one)
- Boden – 15% off new season styles
- Eloquii – 300+ styles $25 and up
- J.Crew – 40% of your purchase – prices as marked
- J.Crew Factory – 50% off entire site and storewide + extra 50% off clearance
- Rothy’s – Final Few: Up to 40% off last-chance styles
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Flash sale ending soon – markdowns starting from $15, extra 70% off all other markdowns (final sale)
And — here are some of our latest threadjacks of interest – working mom questions asked by the commenters!
- The concept of “backup care” is so stupid…
- I need tips on managing employees in BigLaw who have to leave for daycare pickup…
- I’m thinking of leaning out to spend more time with my family – how can I find the perfect job for that?
- I’m now a SAHM and my husband needs to step up…
- How can I change my thinking to better recognize some of my husband’s contributions as important, like organizing the shed?
- What are your tips to having a good weekend with kids, especially with little kids? Do you have a set routine or plan?
My husband’s grandfather just passed away, and we can’t go visit his parents/grandmother due to The Times. Any suggestions on what we can send?
For the poster yesterday looking for a DC/MD pediatrician with a in house lactation consultant, I recommend Capitol Medical Group. We love out doctor and the LC is fantastic.
My 13 month old HATES eating. Hates it. He barely eats enough to survive (per my subjective assessment). He will eat only enough to take the edge off his hunger and then he is done. He hates being confined in the high chair, so in desperation I’ve tried giving him his dinner outside or on the kitchen floor but that does not improve his intake. He’s small for his age, 20th percentile in height and weight, and while he has some thigh rolls he’s a pretty skinny kid. We offer him a variety of foods that he likes, with various textures to accommodate teething preferences, as well as pouch to supplement if he doesn’t eat much (he generally refuses the pouch as well). The only things he will reliably eat is fruit, chicken sausage, and cheese. We need to reduce his milk intake (20 ounces), but I am so hesitant to starve him into trying to eat more solids.
Food has been a challenge from starting to establish breastfeeding to a loooong and painful 5 month transition to eating solids. Thoughts? Reassurance?
Hi folks. I’m newly pregnant with the second baby and having what I guess is anxiety about giving birth again. My son was born more than four years ago in what was a long but probably pretty routine labor. I got an epidural, pushed for several hours and had what they called minimal tearing. The thing is, I’m still not over the pain of the contractions before the epidural, which was about 12 hours at the hospital. I’ve thought about it every day since. It felt like I was being crushed and stabbed and electrocuted at the same time. I just spend a lot of time thinking about how that happened, how awful it was and how I didn’t think that pain was possible. Is it possible to have trauma from a routine birth? Would a therapist just laugh me out of her office?
I’m just really down thinking about going through it again and reminding myself that that is the best possible scenario. I know I sound so weak, some women have c-sections where they feel everything or horrific tears or worse. But I’m really not sure how to re-frame what’s going to happen, in a way that doesn’t scare me.
You got so much good advice yesterday but I wanted to add a few other points. I had a similar feeling about my gremlin – it took four hands to get her in the right position for the first two weeks. It really helped me to experiment with different positions. Because I had a c-section, the hospital only focused on football hold. When I saw the lac consultant at my ped, she pointed out that I had a huge baby and that was a tough position to maintain with one arm. The classic across the body hold on the pillow gave me a lot more control. Also, the baby karate chops stopped all at once. I don’t remember when, but she just learned to chill the arms out and never did it again.
Another thought was sparked by AIMS’ comment about AP classes. I was pretty religious about filling in the handwritten chart that the hospital sent us home with. When I ran out of spots, I kept it going in a notebook for another week and then stopped. At that point I felt like my day was endless and the lack of structure/routine was hard for me. I ended up subscribing to the glow baby app which allows you to log feeds/sleep/diapers and it really helped me gain a sense of structure. It was easy to use and you can have several caregivers update from separate phones. It really helped me see patterns and feel accomplished in recording my day (see thread of needing to control things through this comment – YMMV!). You can also check out their community page – the other comments will make you feel like you are an amazing parent!
Finally, think about yourself 10 days into your first professional job – it was hard! Imagine your supervisor screaming at you and puking at you as they train you in your new position. Give yourself grace – Good luck!
Any recommendations for a good iPad stand for kids to use while zooming? Our school is using iPads not laptops and I want to get a good set up going into our fall of virtual learning!
Same! My 2 year old says “Oh there are other people here, I put on my mask now.” It’s just something she does in the presence of others like putting on sunscreen before she goes outside. It does not faze her or upset her at all! I’m sure at some point in the future if/when we no longer have to wear masks, we will just tell her and she will accept it. The concern about the psychological trauma to kids of having to wear masks is so overblown. It’s fine! They’re fine! They love getting to see their friends and play at school.
Did any of you try to time kids to have them on the older end of their class? This wasn’t something we thought about early but we now have a rising kindergartener and it’s amazing how the birthdays cluster at her (probably not surprisingly) private school towards the older end.
We’re thinking of trying for another and I have to confess that it does seem great to have kids have that added confidence that even a few months gives them. But then DH and I are both high achieving parents so maybe the benefits aren’t such a big deal and it’s more about parenting. If we did get pregnant quickly (finger crossed) kid will be either youngest or oldest – I think if we were talking middle of the year I’d be thinking about this much less!
Any EASY tips for getting stains out of kids clothing? My daughter recently transitioned from an infant/toddler room where they always wore bibs for meals and art, to a 2s room where I guess they don’t, because her clothes now come home covered in food and paint, and these stains don’t come out when we wash them on cold. I realllyyyy don’t have the extra time right now to be spending on stain removal, but I hate that her entire wardrobe is getting quickly ruined.
Good morning! Any suggestions for maternity leave splurges or treats to make it more enjoyable? Our first was quite colicky, and between the crying and the exhaustion it was pretty tough and not something I’m looking forward to again (I got screened and did not have PPD/PPA thankfully) – last time I was SO ready to get back to work. We are planning to get a Snoo. Other suggestions for making it bearable? Thank you!
Two weeks left of work before I begin maternity leave, and I am so over everything. I’m slammed at work trying to wrap things up before I go out, but I have no desire to do any of it. Work has been so busy this year, and I am beyond burned out. I wish I could transition some of my work now, but I can’t because I’m still training the people who will cover my work while I’m out and much of the work I need to do has to be done before I go out.
I’m also so very uncomfortable and ready to never be pregnant again. I’m not sleeping well, I have trouble moving around, I’m incredibly grumpy, I don’t have the energy to deal with our toddler, and I still have a million things to do around the house before our little one joins us. Overall, I’m just done with everything.
Unfortunately, I still have several weeks to go with work and pregnancy, and I need to suck it up. Tips for getting through it?
Does anyone in Biglaw with young kids / toddlers dread weekends? Just a rant. We are high risk but had to get a nanny. It was hard to find someone who was taking a similar level of precautions as we were (and are deemed necessary by our doctors who recommended against having anyone come in at all.) On weekends we lose our nanny who already works 50 hours a week (because she needs a break / a life too) and we can’t bring in more help like we would normally. Normally we have a morning sitter at least for Sunday but sometimes Saturday as well. Work doesn’t go away or care that we have much less availability. It is just exhausting. We tag team, work during naps when we get them, and after bedtime but it means that we work longer days on the weekend than we do during the week and enter each week progressively more exhausted than the last. We tried screen time even though we didn’t particularly want to but our toddler just isn’t interested for more than about 5 minutes. 5 minutes is great for a cup of coffee but not exactly writing a brief or anything that needs sustained blocks of concentration. No local family. And all the family we do have is also high risk (age, cancer survivor, or immune-compromised) and not really well enough to care for an active toddler anyway. I can’t believe we are possibly going to be doing this for another year. We’re very lucky but I’m so angry and sad that our collective decades of hard work as a family are being derailed. Our reputations are being damaged at work, its hard on our marriage. At least our kid seems completely unaware and happy other than missing seeing the grandparents/extended family. Ugh.
Happy Friday! I just needed to share:
My son went to his first t-ball practice yesterday! This is for a league that was set to run April-June but was obviously postponed. Midwest state, cases have climbed a smidge from June but overall are low and steady in the past 30 days in our county. It was incredible! All of the kids, ages 4-6, were wearing masks, staying a reasonable distance apart from each other, listening well to the volunteer coaches (who also did an amazing job!) and having So Much Fun. I was so happy that I almost cried. It was only 45 minutes and my son was wiped out at the end, and at bedtime told me this was the best day in a long time. A good taste of normalcy for him, and I’m so thrilled.
There are six practices scheduled, and then games twice a week until mid-October. Fingers crossed that everyone stays well and safe and we can carry this season out.