Slade Eyewear

Slade Eyewear Eyeglasses, sunglasses and contact lenses.

Cal was sent to me by Fuerste Optical. Why would they do that? Like many other Opticals, they no longer sell glass lense...
12/23/2025

Cal was sent to me by Fuerste Optical. Why would they do that? Like many other Opticals, they no longer sell glass lenses. Cal wears glass lenses. Since I am the guy that specializes in the tough jobs, and still do glass lenses, Fuerste's now refers all glass jobs to me.

Cal has a few features on his new glasses:

Progressive lenses. ✓
Glass lenses. ✓
Photochromic lenses. ✓
Prism. ✓
Clip on sunglasses. ✓

Cal needs to read stuff, so we did progressives, he also has a problem with double vision, prism fixes that. He also needs the most scratch resistant lenses available, so we did glass. Cal dislikes bright light, so he has Photogray lenses that darken in the sunlight. On top of the Photogray lenses, we did a frame that has polarized clip on suns, for those extremely bright days.

Maybe you don't want or need some of that stuff? It's ok, I do the simple jobs too.

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Today I made up some glasses for Rich. He is not quite as visually challenged as Chad, whose glasses I shared last week,...
12/15/2025

Today I made up some glasses for Rich.

He is not quite as visually challenged as Chad, whose glasses I shared last week, but I still put Rich in the thinnest lenses on the market. We also applied anti reflective coating so Rich looks and sees better.

We did a frame that has a magnetic clip on sunglasses, so Rich got more bang for his buck, since these will double as prescription sunglasses too.

Don't be jealous of Rich, just stop in, and i will hook you up with cool glasses too.

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These are a replacement pair of glasses for Chad....he lost the last pair in the ocean on vacation. Luckily Chad usually...
12/12/2025

These are a replacement pair of glasses for Chad....he lost the last pair in the ocean on vacation.

Luckily Chad usually has at least 3 pair, since he is legally blind without glasses.

The frame is the exact same model he lost, the lenses are the thinnest lenses available, with a hydrophobic anti reflective coating

I live for challenges like Chad's prescription presents...your lenses would be easy peezy.

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The fun pair of glasses I made up today.With Sarah's prescription, she does at least one pair of glasses each year. She ...
12/02/2025

The fun pair of glasses I made up today.

With Sarah's prescription, she does at least one pair of glasses each year. She has it built into her health savings.

Obviously I made up the thinnest lens material available, did digital progressives, and hydrophobic anti reflective coating.

To get more bang for her buck, Sarah chose a frame with magnetic sun clips, getting prescription sunglasses at the same time. Smart!

If you've got a crazy prescription, or just have some health savings to spend, stop in, let's talk.

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Cold and time can lead to this. These are my personal sunglasses.Yesterday while coming to work, I had to open up the do...
12/02/2025

Cold and time can lead to this. These are my personal sunglasses.

Yesterday while coming to work, I had to open up the door to my truck, and a snow drift fell off of it onto my head. A glob of snow got wedged in between my glasses and my eyeballs, so I took them off and shook the snow off, and this was the result.

So like I have done hundreds of times. I found a new frame to fit my lenses, and installed them. I have shades again lickety split.

I do this for others all the time, and can do it for you if you ever find yourself in such a predicament.

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The last couple of years I have given away a pair of glasses at the end of the year to celebrate milestones in my busine...
12/01/2025

The last couple of years I have given away a pair of glasses at the end of the year to celebrate milestones in my business.

Last year I picked a winner, contacted them, told them exactly what we needed for them to get a free pair of glasses. They never did get back to me, so no free glasses for them.

I am going to do it again this year, and hopefully the winner actually takes advantage of free glasses.

If you want to win, just like....or love this post and comment below with your favorite color of eyeglass frames (you must do both), or stop in my office to sign up. You can do both to double your odds of winning. No purchase necessary.

Good luck, and drive carefully.

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11/29/2025

I have a feeling Small Business Saturday isn't going to be a smashing success this year, but I'm here watching the beautiful snow. Celebrate!

From colorful frames with real wood temples, to barely there titanium frames, and everything in-between for the guys. I ...
10/30/2025

From colorful frames with real wood temples, to barely there titanium frames, and everything in-between for the guys.

I use more suppliers and have a larger inventory than the competition.

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Just a couple of women's frames I have in stock. I carry flashy fun frames, safe conservative frames., and everything in...
10/29/2025

Just a couple of women's frames I have in stock. I carry flashy fun frames, safe conservative frames., and everything in-between.

I have more suppliers and stock more frames than you'll find elsewhere.

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You may remember a week or two ago I share Adrian's glasses that I installed simple silicon insert nose pads on? Today I...
10/22/2025

You may remember a week or two ago I share Adrian's glasses that I installed simple silicon insert nose pads on?

Today I am sharing Brenda's new glasses that I installed fully adjustable metal pad arms on. These will allow us to get Brenda's new glasses to fit her like a glove.

Brenda doesn't have a difficult prescription, so we did free form progressives with advanced anti reflective coating with a 2 year warranty, so she can see and look her best while not worrying about scratching.

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10/20/2025

Are you ready?

10/18/2025

Slade Eyewear will open a little late today. I'm not sure exactly what time, probably between noon and one.

Sorry for any inconvenience.

Thanks!

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