Reviews
February 2, 2026
"Rick, you’re the man!!!
Rick is the type of guy you’d wanna hangout with around a bonfire with a nice cold beverage"
January 13, 2026
"Rick was able to squeeze me in at the last minute at the end of the day after work and straightened out my bent glasses in 5 minutes. When I tried to offer him some payment he said "Don't worry about it". The repair fits excellent and he is a great repairman! Cannot recommend highly enough! If your eyeglass vendor says they can't fix it, call Rick!! "
January 11, 2026
"How I came to know about Rick's Welding and Eyeglass Repair is kind of an amazing story since I live in Orlando, Florida and he is in South Elgin, Illinois! My partner keeps breaking his glasses - just the frames, not the lenses. Since I am the one who buys his glasses, I got very tired of spending $150 - $200 every time another pair broke. Only one frame exists that is stylish enough for my taste, lol, and that is because of the size. They are made by BMEC and, even BMEC's (Big Mens) line only has one frame that totally fits him with a large enough lens length. Lens length is not even mentioned when you are looking for a particular size frame. After years of rebuying his broken frame, I finally got so disgusted that I decided to track down and call the company who makes this frame - BMEC. They are located in Chicago, IL. I conneccted with an agent for the company and recited my tale of woe. I specifically centered my argument around the fact that EVERY PAIR OF BMEC BIG TIMBER always breaks in the same spot. One hinge at the temple on one side always breaks or tears. I needed help because I refused to buy another pair. I was at the end of my rope with this!
The company representative informed me that they had no repair ability for this product. The frames are manufactured overseas somewhere and she had no access to a repair person or facility. She had no way of contacting any person who had anything at all to do with the manufacturing of this product. Were they made by elves somewhere, I wondered? I kept pushing. Could she speak to someone high up in her company and explain my problem? Could a CEO or a Director of her company try to reach out for me? Do they have no quality control? I have four pairs of broken Big Timbers and nobody can repair them unless I want to pay what the frames with the lenses cost to begin with! No thanks. That would defeat the whole purpose of trying to get them repaired!
As I was continuing to complain to her about how disgusted
and frustrated I had become over this issue, out of nowhere, she mentioned that she had heard of somebody near Chicago who is a welder and fixes broken glasses frames at a reasonable price. What? I replied, excitedly! Could you give me his name? Yes, she could and also his number. She clearly stated that she had no personal experience with Rick's Welding and this is ONLY what she had "heard." I thanked her over and over and said how grateful I was that maybe a solution existed?
I looked up Rick's Welding and Glasses Repair and saw all of the positive reviews. WOW! Did I finally have an answer? YES and YES! I called Rick and he couldn't have been any nicer. I could send him all of the broken pairs of my partner's "eyewear" and he would fix them. He estimated $25 a pair. Fine with me! I shipped off a box with 6 broken frames (4 Big Timber and 2 pairs of Ray Ban polarized sunglasses). I enclosed a letter telling Rick that the Ray Bans were worse because pieces of plastic were chipped off where the hinge was broken and I didn't expect much on those.
Today I got my box of repaired glasses in the mail! 5 out of 6 pairs completely repaired like new! SO AMAZING! Rick is truly a genius! How lucky am I to find him? And all because I kept prodding that agent for a solution. I really am so grateful to Rick and I think I will NEVER have to buy another pair of Big Timber by BMEC. My partner now has a total of 7 intact pairs (the 4 that Rick repaired to perfection, a spare pair that he keeps in his briefcase, a new pair that were already on order when I decided to call BMEC and the pair hanging around his neck! Plus, when he breaks the next pair or if his prescription changes, NO PROBLEM. We have a lifetime supply! And, one more thing...Rick DOESN'T charge enough! When have you ever heard anyone say that!!!? I am mailing out a check to Rick today and I am paying him more than the amount on my invoice! THANK YOU, RICK!! YOU ROCK!
~Adele Simons
Orlando, FL"
December 30, 2025
"Great experience! Sweetest people! Fixed when Costco said I had to buy new frames. The best!"
December 30, 2025