"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> On 12/22/2014 6:25 PM, Cheri wrote:
>> Yes, they are very overpriced, but I don't look for prices to come down.
>> As long as they can practice highway robbery on people that need things
>> like eyeglasses, hearing aids, dentures etc., they will continue to do
>> it, to and including knee braces that they charge over a thousand
>> dollars for.
>>
>> Cheri
>
> It's apparent most of these things don't cost nearly what the person who
> needs them is being charged. When I lived in a large metropolitan area I
> could get an eye exam and two pair of glasses for $99. Living in a fairly
> rural area now, one pair of eyeglasses (cheap frames) with the exam runs
> around $300. If I drove to Savannah or Charleston I could find eyeglass
> places with the two-fer deals; in this small town you're stuck with higher
> prices set by the optical shop.

But those are just bare bones glasses. Might be okay to keep for
emergencies but I require Transitions on mine and now that I've tried Crizal
lenses, I wouldn't have anything else. I also will never buy cheap frames
ever again. I went to one of the chain places once and only once. I had
nothing but trouble with those frames. The metal parts turned green and one
of the screws was forever popping out. I had to keep a little screwdriver
in my purse.

I also went with my SIL to a store that offers those cheap specials. You
must choose your frames from a very limited selection, all of them in our
opinion, hideous and very outdated.