# Fix your own glasses (half string lens)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fix-your-own-glasses-half-string-lens/660602>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 10, 2013, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fix-your-own-glasses-half-string-lens/660602 "2013-06-10T02:37:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![emoticorpse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/22d042/32.png) [@emoticorpse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emoticorpse)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fix-your-own-glasses-half-string-lens/660602/1 "2013-06-10T02:37:57Z")

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I woke up and broke my glasses by pressing my elbow on them while they were on the bed next to me. The string holding the bottom of the lens snapped. I went to youtube to see how to fix them. I went to Walmart spent like $1.84 or something close to that on a couple of fishing lines with hooks on them. I snapped the ends off and inserted them easily into where the old ones were after pulling the old line out and BAMM. Glasses are just like before. I know y’all on the straight dope are eager to learn and here is something that to me is priceless because I was ready to go to a eyeglass repair shop or something and pay them whatever they asked for meanwhile five minutes worth of work and a trip to Walmart was all it took.

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**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fix-your-own-glasses-half-string-lens/660602/2 "2013-06-10T12:53:28Z")

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I have worn half-frame style glasses for years. So this happens to me from time-to-time. I’ve used fishing line I’ve had in the basement for years but it’s too thin. But good enough to give me breathing room to get to the eyeglasses store where I bought them. They do a proper repair (including getting the tension right) for _free_.

I’ve also gotten free service at places where I didn’t buy glasses from. E.g., one place where **Mrs. FtG** bought some glasses was replaced by a different company. The new place provided free service despite being unrelated to the old company. Some company’s understand the value of building up their customer base and this is a great way to do it.