Cohen's Fashion Optical • we have Moved to 50 E 42nd St at Madison Ave

Horrible Horrible Horrible. I went into this place,they greeted me well,told my insurance would cover the eye exam only and 20% of on the frames.Everything went well till the point came to choose the frame.We liked some and they started showing me frames of unheard brands and all their prices starting from 300$ plus...ridiculous..,when u can get a D&G tortoise frame for 319$..and then i cheked the prices of more branded ones,like prada,d&g,bvlgari etc and they all listed a store sticker in the range of 500 to 600$ for a frame!! ridiculous when those models i checked had a retail price of 300 to 400$..i told them that these prices are too high compared to the normal retal list price(for eg in lenscrafters)..then they gave me a reason that lenscarfters can sell for that price coz they own the company which manufacture for most of the designers.c'mon then why would someone go to cohens!!..haha..Then i told them clearley that i want a branded frame at a resonable price and after all the blabbering and discount i got a calivin klein frame for 437$ and the retail ist price of the same is only 295$ and shows around 172$ online(framesdirect).They treated me like as if they are doing a great favour when showing the different frames and the ladies there are horrible and mocking.The eye doctor and another african american sales woman was giving me mocking smiles and looks as if i am doing some grave mistake by asking for an itemised bill.and it turned out that they wont put the brand name or model number on the bill which would proabaly get them out of a law suit.which they probably wont. more

I was in desperate need of lenses, and Cohen's was wonderful. I was able to get an appointment for exam first thing in the morning. There was no line, and the exam took all of 10 minutes, tops. The doctor was very kind and professional. The store also matched the price on 1800contacts. I should also note that my exam was signifcantly (~40%) cheaper than an exam at the nearby LensCrafters. Highly recommended. Pros: Location, prices of exams and lenses more

On my lunch hour I went to get my eye exam and some glasses, the place was pretty busy and I had to wait five minutes for my eye exam, but the doctor tried to make the exam as fast as she could so I could choose my glasses and get back to work. I chose my glasses and lenses and got back to work on time, I picked up my glasses later and they were great! Pros: Good selection of glasses Cons: Had to wait a little because it was busy more

On my lunch hour I walked in, got an eye exam, a great deal and a great looking pair of eyeglasses and sunglasses. The people there were friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. I was so impressed that I brought my mother in to get her bifocals! Pros: Knowledgable staff, great selection more

I work nearby and stopped in to the Third Ave store for a quick eye examine. I got a prescription in literally less than 3 minutes; I felt a very rushed. The gentleman helping me was insistent that I get contact lenses, despite the fact I told him I was uncomfortable with them; he spent more time trying to ""up-sell"" me then ensuring I had the proper prescription. Pros: Nearby, cute frames Cons: VERY Pushy sales people, poor exam, poor service more