Post by thread:[OT] Cost of eyeglasses

I went yesterday for an eye exam. Which revealed I am getting older. My insurance covers $150 toward frames. I found that the frames I liked were $384 USD. There were more expensive frames. I was amazed at how little you get for the buck or rather how much you could pay for a 50 grams of metal and plastic. The eye doctor put a lot of pressure on me to buy some glasses. Does anyone know the breakdown of who receives portions of that $384 ? How much to the vision center, how much to a distributor , how much to the manufacturer ? 99guspuppe

Costco. Plenty of frames for $49. CR-39 single vision lenses $29 for two lenses. Maybe not as stylish as the frames at Lenscrafters or a private office, and you have to do a bit more standing around. On Fri, 13 May 2011 11:57 -0600, "YES NOPE9" wrote: > I went yesterday for an eye exam. Which revealed I am getting older. > My insurance covers $150 toward frames. I found that the frames I liked > were $384 USD. There were more expensive frames. I was amazed at how > little you get for the buck or rather how much you could pay for a 50 > grams of metal and plastic. The eye doctor put a lot of pressure on me to > buy some glasses. -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Or how I learned to stop worrying and love email again

Zenni optical YES NOPE9 <spam_OUTyesTakeThisOuTnope9.com> wrote: >I went yesterday for an eye exam. Which revealed I am getting older. >My insurance covers $150 toward frames. I found that the frames I liked were $384 USD. There were more expensive frames. I was amazed at how little you get for the buck or rather how much you could pay for a 50 grams of metal and plastic. The eye doctor put a lot of pressure on me to buy some glasses. > >Does anyone know the breakdown of who receives portions of that $384 ? How much to the vision center, how much to a distributor , how much to the manufacturer ? > >99guspuppet >

At 11:57 AM 5/13/2011, YES NOPE9 wrote: >I went yesterday for an eye exam. Which revealed I am getting older. >My insurance covers $150 toward frames. I found that the frames I >liked were $384 USD. There were more expensive frames. I was >amazed at how little you get for the buck or rather how much you >could pay for a 50 grams of metal and plastic. The eye doctor put a >lot of pressure on me to buy some glasses. > >Does anyone know the breakdown of who receives portions of that $384 >? How much to the vision center, how much to a distributor , how >much to the manufacturer ? No idea about information regarding your questions. But I've been purchasing my glasses from Walmart. I get the eye exam done at the same place I've been going to for a couple of decades now but I just can't justify paying their prices for the glasses themselves. My last several pairs of glasses have been darned cheap: single-vision safety glasses for just over $100 per pair. My wife hates them because they are so big but I'm thrilled with them (they ARE safety glasses). I would guess that they have stopped projectiles from possibly hitting my eyes perhaps 3 or 4 times over the past 10 years or so. Walmart does have expensive frames but they do have inexpensive frames that also look pretty decent. dwayne PS - does anyone know of a supplier who will supply eyeglasses with magnetic-attach modifier lenses? I've seen eyeglasses with magnet-attach sun shades but what I want is to have a single-vision set of glasses suited for short distance work, then attach the modifier lens for long distance vision. Yeah - I'm getting to the age where I should be wearing bi-focal glasses. The reason I ask is that the optometrist I use will often create a temporary set of lenses in his test eyeglasses frame, then add lenses to that assembly to test the other prescription. That suggests that this should be possible. But - I get blank stares when I ask for something like this. dwayne -- Dwayne Reid <.....dwaynerKILLspam@spam@planet.eon.net> Trinity Electronics Systems Ltd Edmonton, AB, CANADA (780) 489-3199 voice (780) 487-6397 fax http://www.trinity-electronics.com Custom Electronics Design and Manufacturing

On Fri, 2011-05-13 at 11:57 -0600, YES NOPE9 wrote: > I went yesterday for an eye exam. Which revealed I am getting older. > My insurance covers $150 toward frames. I found that the frames I liked were $384 USD. There were more expensive frames. I was amazed at how little you get for the buck or rather how much you could pay for a 50 grams of metal and plastic. The eye doctor put a lot of pressure on me to buy some glasses. > > Does anyone know the breakdown of who receives portions of that $384 ? How much to the vision center, how much to a distributor , how much to the manufacturer ? > > 99guspuppet I don't think the breakdown really matters. Eyeglass frames are a fashion item. Same as something like a pair of heels, their price often has very little to do with material costs, it's more the brand that's on them and the style (how new, how edgy, how popular). FWIW I and my fiance both recently went for new glasses at Costco and found some very affordable options and some affordable but still stylish options, I'd give them a try. TTYL

At 01:57 PM 13/05/2011, you wrote: >I went yesterday for an eye exam. Which revealed I am getting older. >My insurance covers $150 toward frames. I found that the frames I >liked were $384 USD. There were more expensive frames. I was >amazed at how little you get for the buck or rather how much you >could pay for a 50 grams of metal and plastic. The eye doctor put a >lot of pressure on me to buy some glasses. > >Does anyone know the breakdown of who receives portions of that $384 >? How much to the vision center, how much to a distributor , how >much to the manufacturer ? I know I can get a decent pair of glasses with pedigree make lenses (no-name frames) for tens of dollars on the net. Most of the time the prescription is okay but the frames are a little lightweight. The fancy brand-name frames are indeed expensive, but if you're visiting Hong Kong, the total price might be half (especially if you want tinted anti-reflection, high index of refraction etc)- local guys add on a LOT for those features. They (in HK) can do the eye exam on the spot too. In Toronto I usually pay about $400 CAD ($413 USD) locally for glasses from a place near the University, but the cheapo local places are not that much cheaper, even for really hideous frames. >Best regards, Spehro Pefhany --"it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" speffKILLspaminterlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com

On 13/05/2011 18:57, YES NOPE9 wrote: > I went yesterday for an eye exam. Which revealed I am getting older. > My insurance covers $150 toward frames. I found that the frames I liked were $384 USD. There were more expensive frames. I was amazed at how little you get for the buck or rather how much you could pay for a 50 grams of metal and plastic. The eye doctor put a lot of pressure on me to buy some glasses. > > Does anyone know the breakdown of who receives portions of that $384 ? How much to the vision center, how much to a distributor , how much to the manufacturer ? > I need reading glasses. When I lost the expensive optician supplied ones I found that €2 model in bargain shop worked as well, was nicer and more comfortable. Unless you have astigmatism, they are fine. If the eyes are slightly different buy two pairs and swap the lens. My sunglasses are €3. I can't see why the €300 frames are "better". The expensive glasses get sat on, walked on, driven over or lost as easily as the cheap ones. Expensive custom shaped lenses made just for your eyes I can understand costing hundreds. Expensive frames I don't understand

Anything other than titanium wont last for me. Zenni was way less for the identical frames. Michael Watterson <.....mikeKILLspam.....radioway.org> wrote: {Quote hidden}>On 13/05/2011 18:57, YES NOPE9 wrote: >> I went yesterday for an eye exam. Which revealed I am getting older. >> My insurance covers $150 toward frames. I found that the frames I liked were $384 USD. There were more expensive frames. I was amazed at how little you get for the buck or rather how much you could pay for a 50 grams of metal and plastic. The eye doctor put a lot of pressure on me to buy some glasses. >> >> Does anyone know the breakdown of who receives portions of that $384 ? How much to the vision center, how much to a distributor , how much to the manufacturer ? >> > >I need reading glasses. When I lost the expensive optician supplied ones >I found that â‚¬2 model in bargain shop worked as well, was nicer and more >comfortable. Unless you have astigmatism, they are fine. If the eyes are >slightly different buy two pairs and swap the lens. > >My sunglasses are â‚¬3. I can't see why the â‚¬300 frames are "better". > >The expensive glasses get sat on, walked on, driven over or lost as >easily as the cheap ones. > >Expensive custom shaped lenses made just for your eyes I can understand >costing hundreds. Expensive frames I don't understand. >

YES NOPE9 <yes <at> nope9.com> writes: > > I went yesterday for an eye exam. Which revealed I am getting older. > My insurance covers $150 toward frames. I found that the frames I liked were $384 USD. There were more > expensive frames. I was amazed at how little you get for the buck or rather how much you could pay for a 50 > grams of metal and plastic. The eye doctor put a lot of pressure on me to buy some glasses. Do not know the breakdown exactly, but usually reseller has 30% markup and manufacturer's cost is about 10-20% of it's price. This is "generic" breakdown. I use, and recommend, EyeMartExpress. You can do exam there as well, and it costs less than Walmart. In addition, no waiting 2-3 days for delivery as in Walmart, you get your glasses same day. E.g. Walmart sends all orders to HQ in Arkansas, where glasses are made. Sergey Dryga http://beaglerobotics.com

Try http://www.39dollarglasses.com I have been a customer for 3 years. No complaints and the prices are great. Victor ---- YES NOPE9 <EraseMEyesspam_OUTTakeThisOuTnope9.com> wrote: > I went yesterday for an eye exam. Which revealed I am getting older. > My insurance covers $150 toward frames. I found that the frames I liked were $384 USD. There were more expensive frames. I was amazed at how little you get for the buck or rather how much you could pay for a 50 grams of metal and plastic. The eye doctor put a lot of pressure on me to buy some glasses. > > Does anyone know the breakdown of who receives portions of that $384 ? How much to the vision center, how much to a distributor , how much to the manufacturer ? > > 99guspuppet > -

On May 13, 2011, at 10:57 AM, YES NOPE9 wrote: > buy some glasses. Second the recommendation for costco. Unlike mail-order, you can try them on. And I like the costco frames rather better than the set I had to get recently at "designer" prices (one-day turnaround, though!) But that probably means that I have an engineer-like sense of fashion. :-) A set of glasses (even ordinary glasses) will offer much more physical protection for your eyes than contacts or LASIC... Contacts will fit underneath ski/diving masks, and allow you to easily use cameras, microscopes and telescopes and such. But not everyone gets along well with contacts. I once got fitted for glasses (casually convenient) and disposable contacts (special purposes.) But you get out-of-practice if you don't use the contacts for a while. BillW