Clic Magnetic Adjustable Temple Computer Readers Glasses

I LOVE these glasses…with some minor reservations that may now be fixed. I found these while watching the movie “Wild Hogs” from a few years ago. If you haven’t seen it, you aren’t missing much…but in that movie, William H. Macy’s character is introduced when he turns to the camera and pulls apart the nose piece of the glasses he was wearing to do some close-up work. As soon as I saw that, I HAD to have a pair of those glasses!! A couple of months later, I found them here on Amazon. At that time, they were only available in tortoise. I ordered my first pair of the XXL version.

At first I LOVED them. They did exactly what I wanted them to do and were SO amazingly convenient. The glass is good, and the optics seem to be correct. But, beyond that my love of these is the functionality. They WORK…and they are reliable and AWESOME…but I was to discover that the reliability was only to a point.

The XXL version of these glasses has a metal connector in the back that slides inside a vinyl/plastic sheath. To widen them out for my XXL melon, the ends of the metal connector were the only thing still inside the retaining sheath. It took about two months for one of the sides of the sheath to crack from the torque of moving the glasses up and down from your face to your neck. Or, if you were moving them and dropped one side, that would be enough to crack the sheath holding the XXL extension.

It felt like bad design. Or maybe they cheaped out on the plastic that went into the frame that created the sheath. Whatever it was, my glasses were broken. That’s bad, because by that time, I was hooked. I was using these things everyday…there was no way I was going back to traditional reading glasses. So, I went the obvious route…I grabbed a little duct tape. I reinforced the cracked areas of the sheath with a little gray tape and, voila, my glasses were once again functional. Although, my daughter did try out a new Jeff Foxworthy redneck line when she saw them: “if you’ve got duct tape on your reading glasses…”

I cheaped out with my reverse-geek tape job for a few more months. During that time, I found myself wearing these more and more. I normally use them in the office…but I was taking them into my workshop, working around the house…they were just SO handy! When I got to the point that I was wanting to wear them out…among other people…that’s where I decided to get another pair. By that time, the smoke option for frames was available. When my second pair arrived, I vowed to handle them gently and keep the XXL sheath intact.

I was vigilant for about 18 months. I don’t even know what happened. I just know how disappointed I was when I discovered the crack on one of the sheath sides. I did another home-grown repair, this time with a little black Gorilla tape…hoping to be a little less conspicuous than my previous duct tape job. They looked okay. But I was self-conscious about the black tape sitting on my neck.

I had gotten close to two years of service out of my smoke pair before deciding to buy these…this is one of two pairs I just bought…black and smoke. And, I’m happy to report, I think the folks at Clic have figured it out. The sheath for the XXL sizer on these newest glasses feels like it has been reinforced. I’m not going to be twisting it or anything…but it feels like it might be a bit sturdier. We’ll see. Even if they break on me again…I’m pretty sure I’ll be back for another pair…they are just so darned HANDY!!

I bought these for my husband who destroys glasses on the regular. He has sat on these. He has slept in these. He has not destroyed these! They hang around the neck and are hard to lose. When he takes them off, he will usually hang them on a knob somewhere nearby like a bedroom dresser or even kitchen cabinet. In all other situations they are around his neck. This is not his first pair however. The previous pairs have been retired of old age. As in YEARS of wear. They can yellow over time if you get ones with translucent frames so I don’t recommend those. I wish they sold higher strength lenses though. As we get older, we need them! I tried to use his once. Once. I have long hair and they do not fit comfortably under my hair. I could wear them over my hair in an emergency, but that looks stupid for regular wear. Long story, short…..Great glasses, last a long time, don’t get them if you have long hair.

Delivery of the item was faultless, it took less time for the product to arrive from China, than it has taken some items dispatched from the UK.

However, the item dispatched was not the item advertised.

The glasses were clearly a poor copy, I have already a pair of Clic glasses and even on a really good day they didn’t come anywhere close – fail 1. They were not the XXL type, with the adjustment at the back – fail 2; as you can see they are not “smoke” (grey) but black – fail 3and they were not even the correct lens magnification – fail 4.

I am attempting to return them but the label doesn’t show Chinese characters and Royal Mail international services were hacked.

Gets a one star rating because of good delivery and cannot give it less.

Do not waste your money or time with these – sorry.

Theses are great when you are at work on the move.
The magnets are strong.
I love that you can open them up a little more when they are apart and resting around your neck.
They extend on the sides for fit, and they expand in the back for width…
The only reason I gave comfort 4 stars is for when I sit down on the couch (tall backs to our couch) or lay down. They become awkward at that point, and need to readjust the length and or the width. They are a little rigid. If they rest on the back of your neck and your neck hits the back the couch as you lean back, it push the glasses forward… ehhh maybe I just need to get another pair of readers for at the couch.. ha ha… but that is minor comfort issue. I ware them threw playing disc golf, working on the truck, doing office work, ect… these glasses are rugged, look Great, and get the job done.

Easy to find

I bought these at a friend’s recommendation but they are just too obtrusive and confining for me. The headband doesn’t bend so it is impossible to use when laying in bed. I guess you either love them (which many people do) or hate them. They just don’t work for me.

Wear them all the time. Great value for the price