On Tuesday, December 23, 2014 10:09:43 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> "dsi1" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On 12/23/2014 4:22 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
> >>
> >> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >>> 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 in our opinion, hideous and very outdated.
> >
> > I've never tried these guys but they have a mind-boggling choice of
> > frames.
> >
> > http://www.zennioptical.com
>
> Wow those prices are amazing!!!
>
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> http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/

One can look like a dufus/geek for very little money. I am currently wearing John Lennon frameless glasses. I tried to go retro with black framed geek glasses like I wore in high school but I can't stand heavy frames anymore. I've been spoiled by titanium frames and plastic lenses of this modern age..