Newer pair of glasses nose pad keeps falling off because the newer screws are shorter than the old ones. Paid about the same price for them to cut corners off a few MM in the screws.
I brought a pair from Zenni Jan 2023, and no issues with the nose pad ever coming off. Because of new eye prescription and I had to get new glasses, so I went with the same pair. Got that pair in July 2025, didn’t have any problems til recently, the nose pad screw have completely unscrewed off. The first time it happened I didn’t think much of it. The second time it happened I realized the screws from the old and new are not the same.
Old screws
A. 2.3241 mm = .0915 in
B. 2.3241 mm = .0915 in
New screws
A. 2.2225 mm = .0875 in
B. 2.2479 mm = .0885 in
Difference
A. .1016 mm = .0004in
B. .0762 mm = .0003in
I wanted to save some money so that why I went with Zenni, but after this experience I don’t want to deal with them anymore. Got any recommend for a brand that doesn’t cut corner? If I have to pay more to avoid enshitification so be it.
I’ve had good luck with Glasses USA.
I wonder if they know their supplier is shorting them. Or if they requested it.
Have you sent a letter to customer service. ?
To quote from another user - @FauxLiving@lemmy.world
https://sh.itjust.works/comment/24933587
They mentioned how screws are allowed to have standard deviation. I guess I got unlucky to get too short of a screws this time around. I’ll consider emailing their customer service if I have any other issues with the glasses.
In the meantime, do you have an old pair you can swap out the screws with ?
I guess I worded it poorly in my post, but when I reordered the glasses it came with brand new frames. I didn’t just buy the lenses, I had to buy the frame again along with the new lenses. And the new frames came with the short screws. So I just swap new short screws with the older longer screws.
