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How to mark a pair of glasses too tell them apart? (slrpnk.net)
submitted 2 months ago by to c/glasses@piefed.social
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I foolishly got both my distance glasses and readers in the same frames (i have done this before but they were different colored metal).

One pair is distance and transitions, the other is my readers. Short of going outside to watch one darken, how can I mark one (so the mark is not visible during wear) so i can figure out which is which quickly and easily?

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[–] 7 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Paint a dot of nail polish on the inside of one of the stems.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 2 months ago (1 child)

    I tried this once, but it rubbed off too quickly. I was trying to put it far enough back that it was out of my field of view, while far enough forward it did not rub on the side of my face.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago

    I wonder if it'd last longer if you also put a dot of top coat over the polish?

    Only other idea I had was, I know you can get generic/universal replacement stems, like Amazon has plenty for $10 or so. Maybe just get a different pair of stems that are similar enough to still look/feel good with the rest of the frame but different enough that you can tell them apart.

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    • [–] 3 points 2 months ago* (1 child)

    I would put a lanyard on the readers, which has the added advantage of letting you keep them around your neck 🙂

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 2 months ago

    Lanyard is a good idea. After the nail polish idea was suggested sand invisibly feeling, I thought maybe I can use nail polish close to the same color. Then it will be more difficult for me to see while wearing, but I should be able to feel it, and probably see it while they are off.

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