Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site drusd.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!drutx!drusd!phl From: phl@drusd.UUCP (LavettePH) Newsgroups: net.misc Subject: Re: Why do eyeglass frames cost so much? Message-ID: <1223@drusd.UUCP> Date: Wed, 6-Feb-85 15:16:49 EST Article-I.D.: drusd.1223 Posted: Wed Feb 6 15:16:49 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 8-Feb-85 00:25:22 EST Organization: AT&T Information Systems Laboratories, Denver Lines: 23 >Last summer I bought a new set of glasses for the first time in 11 >years. I told the folks I wanted exactly the same frames as before >and the fellow looked at his card (with my history on it) and said, >"Why, yes, we have exactly the same frame you bought before, as you >can see, here its ...er...um...iden...ti..cal." The hesitation at >the end was caused by both of us noting the fact that the frames >were indeed identical except the new ones cost FIVE TIMES as much >as the old. I bought them anyhow (what choice do we not-able-to- >wear-contacts users have), but I'm still wearing the originals too. > > Dick Grantges hound!rfg If you like the present old frames and if the new frames are "identical" with the present frames and if the present frames aren't bent or broken and if you can do without your glasses for a few hours or days, why not have the optician mount your new lenses in your present old frames??? Make sense? - Phil