"dsi1" > wrote in message
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> On 12/23/2014 2:07 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
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>> "dsi1" > wrote in message
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>>> On 12/23/2014 4:22 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>
>>>> "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 in our opinion, hideous and very outdated.
>>>
>>> I've never tried these guys but they have a mind-boggling choice of
>>> frames.
>>>
>>> http://www.zennioptical.com
>>
>> Doesn't look that way to me. Over 30 frames? Also doesn't look like
>> you have options for extras on the lenses. I would be afraid to order
>> glasses online. I will see a frame and like it but then when I put it
>> in, it looks bad on me. The frames that I have now are never something
>> that I would have chosen. My daughter picked them. But they look
>> stunning once I tried them on. The ones I have are the teal colored
>> ones with the crystals on the lower right.
>>
>> http://www.eseyewear.com/collection_...ollection=1004
>
> Nice glasses - but I'm not a designer glasses kind of guy. As far as the
> Zenni glasses goes, there's probably thousands of frames available if you
> navigate the site correctly.

I just looked at the women's plastic and they seemed pretty generic.