written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . july 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message zenni optical type private company founded july 10 2003 ; 13 years ago 2003 07 10 1 as 19dollareyeglasses . com founder tibor l czay ceo julia zhen coo headquarters san rafael marin county california united states products eyewear prescription eye glasses and sunglasses slogan eyeglasses for the masses website zennioptical.com zenni optical or zennioptical is an online retailer of prescription eyeglasses and sunglasses . founded in 2003 as 19dollareyeglasses . com the company manufactures and ships its own brand of eyewear . according to the washington post as of 2015 it is the most widely used online sources of glasses among consumer report readers . 2 it continues to be based in marin county california though the glasses are manufactured in china . as of 2015 zenni s prescription eyeglasses start at 6.95 and are shipped both in the united states and internationally . 3 contents 1 history 2 brand and products 3 philanthropy 4 further reading 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history edit customer wearing red zenni optical prescription glasses in 2006 . zenni optical was founded as 19dollareyeglasses . com 4 by ceo tibor l czay and coo julia zhen in 2003 . 5 the company launched its own website and factory that year expanding the factory some years later . when the company lowered their least expensive model to under 8 in 2006 6 their name was changed to zenni optical . as of 2007 its most expensive frames were 40 titanium half frames which according to the new york times would have cost 250 or more if made in italy by a designer company . 4 by august 2008 zenni optical was selling more than 7 000 pairs of glasses a week . as of january 2015 zenni optical is selling over 8 000 pairs of glasses a day . 7 brand and products edit zenni optical only sells its own brand of frames 3 many of which are similar in appearance and significantly less expensive than popular brand name styles . 8 many frames include anti scratch coating for 8 or more 9 and zenni also sells a line of single vision bifocal and progressive lenses ranging in indexes from 1.50 1.74 refractive index for single vision 1.50 1.61 for bifocal and 1.50 1.67 for progressive . 10 the company s website requires customers to input their prescription and pd distance between the pupils and includes a feature to view how glasses look on uploaded photos . 8 in 2012 zenni began offering prism corrections for single vision prescriptions . 10 philanthropy edit zenni optical partners with lions clubs international s eyeglasses donation program donating eyeglasses directly and also making financial donations to the lions club . zenni s 2012 contribution amounted to 170 000 worth of eyeglasses . 11 further reading edit do it yourself eyeglass shopping on the internet . the new york times . may 5 2007 . eyeglasses can be expensive . discounters and online merchants may be a good option . the washington post . january 12 2015 . see also edit online commerce references edit 19dollareyeglasses . com whois dns & domain info domaintools . whois . retrieved 2016 07 08 . eyeglasses can be expensive . discounters and online merchants may be a good option . the washington post . january 12 2015 . retrieved 2015 02 16 . a b munro daphne january 20 2015 . score prescription glasses for 7 on zennioptical.com and sprouts sandwiches go from 3 to 4 . abc15 arizona . retrieved 2015 02 16 . a b darlin damon may 5 2007 . do it yourself eyeglass shopping on the internet . the new york times . retrieved 2015 02 16 . story . zennioptical.com . retrieved 2015 02 16 . karp gregory july 22 2007 . price ranges for glasses prove real eye opener . chicago tribute . retrieved 2015 02 16 . manjoo farhad august 2008 . how to get an unbelievable amazing fantastic thrilling deal on new glasses . slate magazine . retrieved 2015 02 16 . a b warnick jennifer august 15 2013 . save money on prescription glasses online . nbc 12 . retrieved 2015 02 16 . alderman lesley january 23 2009 . seeing straight without breaking the bank . the new york times . retrieved 2015 02 16 . a b about . zennioptical.com . retrieved 2015 02 16 . how to donate old or new eyeglasses . zennioptical.com blog . retrieved 2015 02 16 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to zenni optical . zennioptical.com retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title zenni optical & oldid 734275843 categories companies established in 2003sunglasseseyewear retailershidden categories articles with a promotional tone from july 2016all articles with a promotional tonecommons category with local link same as on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit 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