Why are glasses so expensive? The eyewear industry prefers to keep that blurry

Re:Why are glasses so expensive? The eyewear industry prefer... by teilo on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @03:15PM (#18982344)

Right. Except that you have to buy eyeglasses if you want those numbers. The app will not tell them to you, and the frames alone are $349, not counting lenses. Total price starts at $600 and goes up. So, no thanks. I'll pass.

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Re:Why are glasses so expensive? The eyewear industry prefer... by sct202 on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @03:31PM (#18982549)

That's insane! $349 I could buy like 10 pairs at any other online store with the upgraded coating.

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Re:Why are glasses so expensive? The eyewear industry prefer... by IWeldMelons on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @04:38PM (#18983314)

I live in ex-USSR in one of the poorest republics. My mom bought recently nice eyeglasses for $3.50. The procedure is this: you name the type of lenses (+2 + 3 etc) and they give a bunch of eyglasses with different ocular differences. You chose one that works for you and then choose the frame.

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Re:Why are glasses so expensive? The eyewear industry prefer... by sdinsn on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @06:10PM (#18984166)

Yikes, that's a scam right there

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Re:Why are glasses so expensive? The eyewear industry prefer... by mtnGoat on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @03:26PM (#18982492)

Spendy! Good to know, I'll skip the app and keep using zenni.

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