I'm short-sighted, and I got lucky wth my first ever pair. I was thinking "why don't some people like varifocals?". I found out a few years later when I needed to replace them (the coatings had crazed) - I hated the new ones, and when investigated it turned out the ones I had before had been superceded. Specsavers replaced both pairs (plain and photochromic) with the older version of lens for nothing, and I'm happy again.
If I hadn't experienced my first pair, I would never have known how good they can be if you get the lens characteristics right.