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In reply to the discussion: One company bought all the retail outlets for glasses, used that to force sales... [View all]MineralMan
(146,288 posts)77. My wife just ordered three pairs of prescription glasses
at America's Best. 7-10 day delivery. Made in China, no doubt. She handed over the prescription from her ophthalmologist, and that was that. She did the same thing a couple of years ago. The first two pairs cost $99 for both, since she opted for more attractive frames than the "2 Pairs for $69" offer. The third pair, I don't know the price for.
So, I'm not sure Luxottica owns that outlet. You can also order prescription glasses online, also made in China, for even less. She did that once, but didn't like the fit of the frames very much.
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One company bought all the retail outlets for glasses, used that to force sales... [View all]
babylonsister
Mar 2019
OP
In today's USA the business model means deriving methods to fuck over most of the population.
RKP5637
Mar 2019
#1
Yep, sadly so true. Man is often his own worst enemy. Just makes no sense, one tiny planet in
RKP5637
Mar 2019
#62
Luxxotica bought the parent company of both (called US Shoe) in 1995. Later that year they sold
Celerity
Mar 2019
#55
They used to be mostly out to lunch, but my guess is they have been laid off under this
alwaysinasnit
Mar 2019
#20
My eye doctor (that's the actual retail name) charged 400+ and CostCo under 150
erronis
Mar 2019
#13
Oh there is a difference and it's that Google does not provide you with any eyeglasses
cstanleytech
Mar 2019
#35
Hmm thats a different area however I could see splitting their ad service up but would it
cstanleytech
Mar 2019
#45
I worked for a high-end retailer, years back and had access to purchase orders. Wanna see something.
TheBlackAdder
Mar 2019
#31
While I'd rather not buy glasses from China, I got pair of progressive, transition, glasses for $150
Hoyt
Mar 2019
#56
This is the nature of capitalism - the doctrine of shareholder primacy dictates that
PatrickforO
Mar 2019
#42
BTW you can get Polaroid clip on for any or your Zennis for just $3.99
TexasBushwhacker
Mar 2019
#90