Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire Why do eyeglass frames cost so much?

I just bought new frames for $70.00

She is lucky that they would put old lenses into new frames. Around here they don't do that. My last pair was over $650 with an exam.

I only wear glasses in the evening when contacts are out.

Got my last pair of glasses at the Sams Club.

Nothing fancy. Just wanted spring loaded hard to break frames. $79 models.

Just had a pair made,over 500.00
Can't see schit with 'em

Eyeglass outlets for value is like fast food joints for a great meal.

Dilated peripheral fundus exam for holes, tears, tumors, and more than a cursory optic nerve head evaluation for early papilledema for elevated intracranial pressure from brain tumor, optic nerve pallor from optic sheath tumor, real optic nerve head cup evaluation designed to reveal early normal tension glaucoma to prevent early central vision loss, real rather than pupillary light reflexes to pick up early neurological conditions or Horners syndrome from early pulmonary apex lung tumor, ..........

Or just cursory pos evaluation so the sucker can show in court he did it to cover himself legally?

Ding Ding Ding we have a winner. Monopolies once were fought tooth and nail, not so much anymore.

Remember that guy here who Col Klink as a user name?

Yep, I remember him. He could get pretty wound up at times.

Warby Parker dot com.

I buy titanium with the fish line holding the bottom of the lenses. Since I need them all the time weight is a concern. Walmart the last 4 times.

WM is one of the few places that isnt married to luxottica

Daughter got glasses at doc.
A week later, she picked them up and the arm broke off at the hinge.
Didn't believe it, of course.
So I checked them out. No bends, no twists, just a little tab, snapped off.
Back to doc, little snotty rip claimed companies aren't warranting
them like they used too. Only defects, not "Whoopsie" accidents.
New frames, $140, fix old ones $50.

3 weeks without glasses, finally get them back.
Less than 3 weeks later, broke.
Same place. When she took off a shirt with them on.
Again, no signs of abuse.

Went to Wal-Mart. The girl was great. Found several
frames that would accept her lens, swapped them, adjusted
them. $55.

And, "If she has any problems, at all, come back. We will
take care of them!"


Called the manufacturer of the broken ones, told the tale.
They told me all warranty was through the doc.
They were the ones that handled it all.

Then they put me on hold while they called the doctors office.
Took almost a half hour.

Within a week, docs office called. They had a new set of frames.
No idea what to do with them. Probably have the same bad steel in
the hinge as the others.

But I run one in that little lying bitch.

I don't know, my doctor spoke English.

No doubt. Could read the words. Only understood a few.
About like when I try to read German.

Whew. Good news, bro. Sounds like you're PROBABLY good to go.

It's no wonder so many folks can't see the difference bewteen $200 and $2000 binocs, they can't see to begin with.

Anyone buying Polycarbonate lenses is starting in the deepest optical hole available.

Could get em from your buddy gophergunner but they would probably be missing an arm or some chit.

And they look great on you, too.

Folks do NOT need Savages and look at the crap that $375 buys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have a nice set of Ray ban frames that I had prescription lenses in. 300 bux for anyone to put lenses in them. Zenni sent me 2 pair of glasses in ti frames with photochromatic lenses for 30% of the replacement lens cost.

Anyone have a source for lenses in your frames? Love the Ray ban frames.....but not that much.

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I forgot who it was, maybe 60 minutes, did a special on them. Crazy, pretty much a monopoly