Curse these crude Harry Potter-looking glass contraptions! I need something new. Something with style, something intellectual, but not like a dusty professor-type, something with a bit of je ne sais kwah. A dash of élan. Think Milton. Urkel. Dwight from the Office.
Here are 10 places that might stock frames like those. We're excluding glasses markets. They can be a great option, but you risk crappy optometry, aggressive haggling, moody shopkeepers and getting shafted on the price tags.
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And if you wanna be cheap, the massive glasses market across from Shanghai Railway Station.
@Cimi - only problem with those glasses is the quality of the lenses.
I would definitely not buy sunglasses from there - not worth risking your eyes with inadequate UV protection.
No mention of the large glasses malls near Shanghai Railway Station? Tsk.
I get mine done in Qiu Jiang Lu though, I've been using a lady there for more than 20 years for Glasses.
Good frame, and does the full prescription stuff fast.
Small store, but good work, and reliable.
I could swear that line about excluding glass markets was added after everyone posted, oh well.
@lawrence I slipped it in there about ten minutes after posting, because I knew I was going to catch flak for not including the markets. Sure enough... The outpouring of support for the little guy is touching. Might be time to update that markets guide from 2015.
Alex could you pass along your recommended glasses shop to us?
Good list. But you can also buy glasses (and contacts) at the local eye & ear hospitals, along with a prescription, like most Chinese do. Speaking a little mandarin helps infinitely, but as soon as they see a Westerner, a staff member (usually young college kid) will volunteer with English.