Need glasses? Tired of the racketeers of optical stores? Try this.
1.
The big cost is not
the lenses, it’s the frame. Frames are waaay cheaper on line. There are a
gazillion vendors. Order them empty or with non-prescription sunglasses.
2.
Take the frame and
your prescription to the brick and mortar highwayman of your choice.
3.
Buy the lenses there
and leave your frame. They’ll trace the openings and sell you the lenses.
4.
Remember, the
coatings cost more than the glass or plastic you’ll look through.
5.
You’ll pay less than usual,
and you’ll look beautiful.
6.
Take the money you
save and start a GoFundMe Legal defense fund to which I have access if
necessary when the racketeers and thieves take me to court for calling them
names.
7.
If you’re of a
scientific bent, you can be the second to test the system. I’m collecting
results.
Some little-known facts about eyeglass frames:
--An Italian company called Luxottica makes about 80% of the
frames regardless of where you buy them and what Big Name is attached to them.
--While the company has offices in Italy, most of the frames
are made in China. (Big surprise, right?)
--Luxottica also owns a lot of big-name lens stores…
LensCrafters, Pearle Vision, Sears Optical (?), Target
Optical, Sunglasses Hut, and the Eyemed vision insurance company.
We understand that oligopolies develop. Most of the
time we know about them only when they get into trouble. This one isn’t.
My opinions are my own but you’re welcome to them. ®
© WR 2021
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