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Old 09-23-2010, 05:45 PM
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I need a new couple pairs of eye glasses, a pair of sunglasses and a pair of regular glasses. I love my optometrist because she's gorgeous, but something tells me there's a way to get a pair of Raybans frames and lenses for less than $360? $700 out the door for two pairs of glasses just seems like I'm buying somebody a new car.


What's the right way to buy glasses? Anybody ever go through an online supplier?
 
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Old 09-23-2010, 06:21 PM
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go with Contacts

I have the transitions (auto darkening) and love them that way you only have to get one pair
 
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Why do you care if they are name brand?

Are you trying to make a fashion statement?
 
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Old 09-23-2010, 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by DieselMinded
Are you trying to make a fashion statement?

LMAO
 
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Originally Posted by DieselMinded
Why do you care if they are name brand?

Are you trying to make a fashion statement?

He is from California.
 
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Old 09-23-2010, 06:49 PM
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He's probably afraid of getting fecal mater in his eyes if he goes with contacts
 
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Old 09-23-2010, 07:18 PM
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I don't do contacts.

I'd like to keep to "good" pairs of glasses, it's less of a fashion-statement thing than a durability and comfort thing. The Ray-Bans in particular that the optometrist's professionally gay receptionist handed me are the only prescription sunglasses I've ever tried on that have a halfway decent fit around my eyes. As far as regular glasses I don't care as much, but I'm not too fond of nose pads falling off every three weeks and lenses popping out on their own accord.
 
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Old 09-23-2010, 07:46 PM
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go to lenscrafters. i got mine there. there lenscrafters brand but there durable and fit on my face fine. there the ones that flex so if i happen to fall asleep on them or sit on them they go right back to shape for the most part. think they were 100 bucks.
 
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I went to Costco I got exactly what I wanted at a good price. Just take the prescript to them. Your not hurting her feelings.
 



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