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Pico and ME · 09-19-2011, 11:25 AM

And of course anyone else who might have an answer.

I am in the market for 2-power bifocal reading glasses - so that I can do intermediate work and close reading. Mostly, the glasses that I find on the internet run about $100, however just today I saw a site selling them for $50.

What do you guys charge for them? Is it possible to get them cheaper ? I am really hard on them because they go on and off my face about a hundred times a day, and I'm a major fidgeter - if I am holding them in my hand (instead of just pushing them to the top of head) I usually twirl them around. Ive broken 3 pair doing that. And of course, I can't count how many times they've fallen to the floor.

If I have to pay that much for glasses then so be it, its still cheaper than the $200+ I paid for my progressive lens that I can't wear. But is there a better place to buy them than my eye doctor? (Who keeps telling me that there is nothing wrong with my lenses - they are the correct prescription. So I really don't want to give him anymore of my money)

Spexxvet · 09-19-2011, 04:41 PM

If you're really simply a +2.00 in both eyes, get the $10.00 type from a drugstore. If you have astigmatism or if your eyes are different powers, have a pair custom made at an independant optician. You should expect to pay about $100.00 for them - they will be professionally evaluated for cosmetics and fit before you purchase them, then expertly fitted to your head when you pick them up. Make sure you choose a place with a warranty against breakage (usually a year).

Rhianne · 09-19-2011, 04:52 PM

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Undertoad · 09-19-2011, 06:01 PM

NHS = Somebody else paid for you!

monster · 09-19-2011, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

NHS = Somebody else paid for you!

NHS = paid in advance, in instalments.

09-19-2011, 11:25 AM	#1
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	Spexxvet! And of course anyone else who might have an answer. I am in the market for 2-power bifocal reading glasses - so that I can do intermediate work and close reading. Mostly, the glasses that I find on the internet run about $100, however just today I saw a site selling them for $50. What do you guys charge for them? Is it possible to get them cheaper ? I am really hard on them because they go on and off my face about a hundred times a day, and I'm a major fidgeter - if I am holding them in my hand (instead of just pushing them to the top of head) I usually twirl them around. Ive broken 3 pair doing that. And of course, I can't count how many times they've fallen to the floor. If I have to pay that much for glasses then so be it, its still cheaper than the $200+ I paid for my progressive lens that I can't wear. But is there a better place to buy them than my eye doctor? (Who keeps telling me that there is nothing wrong with my lenses - they are the correct prescription. So I really don't want to give him anymore of my money) __________________ Jesse LaGreca in 2012 “Seven Deadly Sins: Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience, Science without humanity, Knowledge without character, Politics without principle, Commerce without morality, Worship without sacrifice.” – Mahatma Gandhi

09-19-2011, 04:41 PM	#2
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	If you're really simply a +2.00 in both eyes, get the $10.00 type from a drugstore. If you have astigmatism or if your eyes are different powers, have a pair custom made at an independant optician. You should expect to pay about $100.00 for them - they will be professionally evaluated for cosmetics and fit before you purchase them, then expertly fitted to your head when you pick them up. Make sure you choose a place with a warranty against breakage (usually a year). __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

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Rhianne Nearly done. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Teetering on the edge. Posts: 1,134	NHS = Free for me!

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