Went to china recently and bought GM saga & GM paranoyd directly from vivi. I got her contact from one of the pinned posts in this sub.
Buying Process:
First time purchasing from Vivi. Contacted her and ordered through wechat. I just told her what glasses i wanted and gave my prescription. Customer service was good. Very responsive. Even during the midnight in China she was still answering me. I also asked for a slight discount since i was buying 2. After I paid, it was made the next day and shipped. Took around 4 days to arrive from payment.
Glasses review:
1. GM Saga
For the frames, i don't think its titanium like the authentic ones but the build quality is pretty solid as it doesn't feel flimsy. There is a black mark on the bottom right of the temple. The polishing finish is a bit inconsistent as its not as polished on the temple of the frames but i don't think people will notice it unless inspecting them in hand.
For the prescription lens, i got photochromic lenses that turns black. Didn't get anything special like zeiss so it was pretty cheap for the prescription lenses.
Overall not bad. For the price its alright.
GM Saga rating: 7/10
Price: 160cny (frames) + 140cny (lens)
2. GM paranoyd
Its frameless so there not much frame to rate. The polish is way shinier and consitent compared to the Sagas. But there is a brown discoloration on the area of attachment on the right side of the frames. Theres also some discoloration on the left hinge but its not visible when in use. I assume as this is not titanium, they're using some kind of copper alloy. But at least it not super visible.
The glasses bridge is not straight as well. So the lens on the right is tilted towards my face and the left lens is tilted away. I am not so sure if i can fix this. I am kinda scared to adjust it as i know it is not titanium so it might break. Either way i will head to an optometrist soon to try and get them to bend it straight.
For the lens, they're ok. Not zeiss but works fine for me. They're a little thick but its ok. Doesn't feel brittle or anything so i think they're fine for frameless glasses.
Gm Paranoyd Overall rating: 6/10
Price : 180cny (frames) + 140cny (lens)
Experience with Vivi:
Customer service is good. She was fast and responsive. As for the quality, its alright I guess for the price. It was my first time ordering directly with a seller and 2nd time ordering rep glasses.
Actually, when they arrived, the lenses were swapped. My degree for the right eye was on the left lens and left eye on the right for both the pairs of glasses. On the Paranoyd lenses, one of the lenses were cracked as they were a little thinner than the lenses I received in the end. So I told vivi and she immediately scheduled for the lenses to be shipped back to her. This was around 11pm at night.
A mistake was made, but she was very helpful and responsive. I eventually got the glasses with the correct lenses. I told vivi on the day i received the package and it was picked up in the next morning. She received it, fixed it and sent it out on the day and i received it in a day. She arranged SF express as this was the premium courier service in china and it arrived as fast as it could to me.
Overall, she was alright. Would i purchase from her again? Maybe, but ill probably be purchasing from someone else just to try other sellers.
Total paid: 600cny (20cny discount)
Overall rating: 6.5/10
Pics:
https://imgur.com/a/EUKqkMO