I Googled them to see if it was a legit company and offer and it seems that there were plenty of happy bloggers who had taken part. Real and objective I am happy to do! So, full disclosure: I was sent the sunglasses for free but was not paid to write this post and the opinions are all true and my own.
And by the way, they have a fabulous programme which enables all first time customers to get a pair of glasses for free, all you have to pay for is the shipping! How awesome is that?
Right, so first I popped onto their site, thinking I'd order a pair of prescription glasses for Daniel. The site has some really nice glasses, although not a huge range. You need to enter your full prescription as well as your pupillary distance when ordering - this is the distance from one pupil to the other and it's very important for getting your lenses correct.
Sadly, I found that they only sell adults' glasses - Daniel's pupillary distance is 50mm and the glasses on the Firmoo site start at 56mm.
I do wear glasses for watching TV and driving at night but I can't find my own prescription. So I decided to order a pair of sunglasses with non-prescription lenses (they do both prescription and non-prescription glasses and sunglasses).
The site has a virtual try-on application - you can either use their own models or upload a picture of yourself, state your pupillary distance and see how a pair of glasses or sunglasses would look on you! I was pushed for time and didn't test the virtual try-on but I think it's a great idea.
I ordered my glasses on the 29th of August, got an email on the 30th to say they'd been shipped (including a tracking number) and they arrived on the 5th of September, which is especially impressive considering that New Zealand is in the middle of nowhere and I've found things usually take 2 weeks (or more) to get here.
The sunglasses were in a bubble-wrap lined envelope. Here's what I found when I unpackaged them.
I don't rate the plastic glasses case or the thick rubbery-feeling fabric one - they aren't awful and I think it's great that not one but two cases are included; I just have cases I prefer that are better quality. I was impressed with the little screwdriver and spare screws included:
The sunglasses were wrapped in a cleaning cloth inside the plastic case (there was a bit of bubble wrap too):
I like the graduated lenses -I don't have any like this and I think it's a nice point of difference and perfect for those bright overcast days when it's not super sunny but you still need sunglasses on.
I love the details on them!
These bows are why I chose this pair - I love them!!
Here's how they look on:
I have worn them every day since I received them, in super sunny weather and overcast weather. They work beautifully in every instance (and I have light-sensitive eyes).
I am very impressed with the quality. They are super comfortable and seem to be quite durable. I dropped them once and they landed on the bottom of the frame and there isn't even a scratch.
One thing I do want to mention (in the interest of full honesty) is that there was the tiniest of grazes on the edge of one of the lenses. I contacted Firmoo asking what would normally happen if a pair of glasses arrived damaged. Their response is below:
"Sorry to hear this. Usually, we hava an extraordinary strict checking on those glasses before they are shipped out to make sure that everything is perfect. I believe the scratch must be caused during the shipping. In dealing with the damaged products, we have a very reasonable exchange & return policy which you can check at this page. If customers' glasses arrive damaged, they have a right to claim a full refund or an exchange."
Overall I have to say I am impressed and would order from them again! Hop on over to Firmoo and check them out - they have reasonable prices and with the first-time-customers-get-free-glasses thing you just can't lose.
