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Re:Hi-Tech Bifocals Improved My Eyesight but Made Me Look Li... by browningstreet on Sunday September 15, 2024 @06:17PM (#41550919)
Just a little contet:

I buy new glasses each year. I alternate which glasses I buy every other year: every day progressives with sunglass tint, and then work/computer (bifocal, larger target area) glasses. Each of my purchases from a normal ophthalmologist stocking all the usual brands cost >$1000 before insurance discounts kick in.

$555 for wearable glasses is less than half what I'm usually investing in. And with the strength of my prescriptions, I already look dorky enough.

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Re:Hi-Tech Bifocals Improved My Eyesight but Made Me Look Li... by hiddencost on Sunday September 15, 2024 @06:19PM (#41550930)
Have you looked into Zenni optical?
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Re:Hi-Tech Bifocals Improved My Eyesight but Made Me Look Li... by WillPostForFood on Sunday September 15, 2024 @11:24PM (#41552464)
And if Zenni is too expensive, Goggles4u.
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Re:Hi-Tech Bifocals Improved My Eyesight but Made Me Look Li... by browningstreet on Sunday September 22, 2024 @08:56PM (#41621432)
Late response, but: my head is huge. I need to try glasses on before I order them. And yes, I know about their stores in AZ. I’ve actually ordered from them in the past when I was poor(er), but it’s really hard for me to buy glasses (and shoes) from brand X, which offered a good fit last year won’t offer same fit next year. True for glasses and shoes.
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Re:Hi-Tech Bifocals Improved My Eyesight but Made Me Look Li... by interestica on Sunday September 15, 2024 @09:32PM (#41551925)
Yah. My first reaction was “$555? That’s not bad compared to current glasses prices.” Especially when online retailers won’t sell certain prescriptions.
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Re:Hi-Tech Bifocals Improved My Eyesight but Made Me Look Li... by Suppafly on Monday September 16, 2024 @01:31AM (#41553035)
>$555 for wearable glasses is less than half what I'm usually investing in. And with the strength of my prescriptions, I already look dorky enough.

Yeah I make mine last several years, but I think the last pair I bought were $700-800 out of pocket after insurance paid for the exam and a couple of hundred towards it.

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