# I'm about to be an eyeglass wearer; tell me what I need to know. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 2, 2014, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-about-to-be-an-eyeglass-wearer-tell-me-what-i-need-to-know/700185 "2014-10-02T14:49:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2014, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-about-to-be-an-eyeglass-wearer-tell-me-what-i-need-to-know/700185/41 "2014-10-05T00:08:23Z")
If you’re a Costco member, they have good pricing, and a two year unlimited lens replacement warranty. I have placed my glasses in my shirt pocket, forgot about them, and dropped them on the floor bending over a couple of times. This resulted in few small scratches that are barely noticeable, but when I went in to Costco they said they would replace the lenses free of charge, no problem. I have till February to get the lenses replaced free of charge, so I’m waiting a bit. Then I’ll get free lenses, and another pair of new free glasses through work. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![trapezoidal\_jellyfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6f9a4e/32.png) [@trapezoidal\_jellyfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trapezoidal_jellyfish)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2014, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-about-to-be-an-eyeglass-wearer-tell-me-what-i-need-to-know/700185/42 "2014-10-05T06:28:09Z")
Not being a glasses-wearer myself, I can’t contribute much, but I will share one piece of advice I learned from a friend. If you take your glasses off and store them in your shirt pocket, DON’T belly flop onto your bed. ---
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2014, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-about-to-be-an-eyeglass-wearer-tell-me-what-i-need-to-know/700185/43 "2014-10-05T13:50:58Z")
What a nice opportunity to resurrect a little thread called [Teach me how to use my new reading glasses](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=617235) > [@](#): > > There are no “rules” about when to read through the lenses…–just do whatever feels more comfortable at the moment. Put the glasses on, or remove them , whenever you want to. > > Dont worry about it!!! > > Just get used to constantly putting the glasses on your nose, taking them off and putting them back in your shirt pocket, then pulling them out of the pocket, then putting them back on your nose, then taking them off and laying them down on the table, then deciding that instead of using the glasses, it’s easier to move the chair a bit farther from the computer or hold the book farther away, so you push the glasses up over the top of your head, then you forget they’re up there, so you look for them in your empty shirt pocket, then look for them again, on on the table where you laid them down earlier, then stand up and go to the other room to find the spare pair that you think you left on the top of the TV yesterday, then realize that the glasses are on your head already, so you may as well read through the lenses, except that the print on this page is big enough that you don’t really need to , so you put glasses back in your shirt pocket, then you turn the page and there is a diagram with smaller print, so put the glasses back on your nose,etc, etc. > > Eventually, you will get used to treating your glasses like your wallet, always nearby. > But in the meantime, treat 'em the way kids treat their toys—use 'em when you get the urge, then drop them off and forget about 'em till the next time you want to use them. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-about-to-be-an-eyeglass-wearer-tell-me-what-i-need-to-know/700185.md?page=2)