This Eyewear Startup Was Turned Away by 10 Factories. Two Years Later, Its Frames Will Be in 500 Stores. Posted by May 17, 2016 Leave a comment on This Eyewear Startup Was Turned Away by 10 Factories. Two Years Later, Its Frames Will Be in 500 Stores. Frameri is a Cincinnati-based eyewear company that wants consumers to never throw out their frames.