"dsi1" > wrote in message
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> On Tuesday, December 23, 2014 10:09:43 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
>> "dsi1" > wrote in message
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>> > 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 in our opinion, hideous and very outdated.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!!!
>>
>
> 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.

Yes Mine are rimless titanium too

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