The Old Dog Asks: Am I a Disloyal Traitor? I'm Buying My Glasses On-Line!
Make America Great Again, Buy Canadian and Shop Where you Live!
You've most likely heard similar expressions and in many ways they make sense. If we all buy foreign made items or order on-line from abroad many of our friends and neighbours will be out of work.
Honestly, when it comes to eye glasses I've always tried to buy them from shops in my area but now I've decided to make a corporate decision. I'm going cheap and in this case it means on-line and from a far off land!
Can you see the chips on my glasses? Bottom left, bottom right, middle top left and middle top right!
What Are my Needs When it comes to Glasses
In my case I need them for distances over about 1 metre or 3 feet which means using them for both work, driving and even watching television (which I don't do much of becasue I don't own one).
Because of my needs and preferences I usually like to have 2 pairs, one normal and one pair of prescription sunglasses.
My Sordid Past When it Comes to Eyewear!
Every time I get a new pair I say to myself: "This time I'm going to take really good care of them so that they won't get scratched or damaged. As soon as I take them off they're going right back in the case. I'll never put them lens side down anywhere an I will certainly never drop them!" RIGHT! That lasts about 2 days!
I scratch, drop, misplace and lose my glasses REGULARLY!
You Paid HOW Much For Your Last Pair?
If I could mumble this I would. Are your ready?.............. $1200! Embarrassing isn't it?
My last pair had the following expensive specs:
- High tech metal frames which if bent would go right back into position.
- Photochromic lenses so they turned dark in the sun. My idea was to have just one pair but they didn't turn very dark when driving!
- Progressive lenses which I never got used to and I won't order again.
The real reason though for the high cost was that I bought them in Switzerland from a customer of mine. I could have paid a lot less in Italy and I'm going to pay a small fraction by buying on-line!
How Long Did My Last Pair of Glasses Last?
Undamaged for about one week and about one year before total destruction. The week after I got them I was gesturing while talking, knocked them off my head and chipped them. This dropping and chipping process repeated fairly regularly until them falling was combined with dropping them and smashing them! So here we are!
Here is the sad ending of my $1200 dollar glasses!
Chips, chips and more chips!
Why Get Them Abroad and On-Line?
A buddy of mine had frames that looked exactly the same as mine: I told him that mine had cost me about $1200 and I asked him what he had paid. He only paid $50! They came shipped from India, well packaged, with a hard case and a cleaning cloth! I've decided to buy mine at the same on-line shop and I'm going to chronicle the experience here.
What Glasses Will I Order?
Since I'm pretty rough on glasses and they're so cheap I've decided to get 4 pairs!
- regular glasses for work
- sunglasses for work
- regular glasses for outside of work
- sunglasses for outside of work
I figure that I can get 4 pairs of glasses for less than half of what I paid for one pair!
I'll Post My Experience Buying The Glasses On-Line and Then Give You My Review!
Until next time,
@kus-knee (The Old Dog)
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There are exercises to do with the eyes that can help you, maybe leave them definitely. The metod by Meir Schneider helped many persons leave the glasses and other problems: headache; doble vision, etc. You can find many articles about his metod on line. There are also "crosslinked glasses" or "Pinhole glasses" it's a good alternative. (;
Great info! Thanks! Have you tried any of the above?
I have used pinhole glasses and my vision was perfect!
Yes, I have! I use the pinhole glasses and i practice the Schneider's method. Is very good and i don't need buy glasses anymore. (;
Mi hai dato una speranza!
Ho preso una volta solo gli occhiali, perché stavo iniziando ad avere problema da vedere vicino. Subito dopo ho conosciuto una persona in Brasile e mi è presentato queste cose. Ho provato e funziona, migliora davvero, quando faccio troppa fatica per leggere cose troppo piccole uso gli occhiali normale, ma mai cambiato di gradi e ne meno di occhiali. Non gli uso quasi mai! (;
Faccio subito le mie ricerche! Ho visto che Meir ha scritto diversi libri, hai un idea di quale libro sarebbe meglio?
@kus-knee I would do the same.
That's freaking expensive! That's a rip off! But then this is how it is here unfortunately. Sighs.
As for you buying online from India, how does that make you a traitor if the game being played where you are is monopoly? Isn't that making the capitalist rich and the costumers poorer than poor cause every year they seem to put the price higher than high?
If the service is right and like this - it could break if you aren't careful - what's the point of buying it for 1200 it's too much.
But... yes there's a but... I just hope you get a good quality for what you bought online and hopefully its serves you well, too and not get taxed cause it's more that $20. Tax kills the fun buying something online here.
Yes I'm not really a traitor but I did feel bad for a moment while making my decision. I'll let you know how it works out! Thanks for coming!
Upvoting because eyeglass prices are a rip-off.
Great video I loved it ! Thanks!.
I see a bone in your future!
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Hah , funny , welcome to the platform too, Hope that bone is deeply buried :D , do tell how it's rolling , so far for me steemit has been very hard to make a profit so to speak , but I've had the nice opportunity to fix some of my "bad" habits like spending all day watching YT's and now spend all day watching Steems :D , so starting up is hard, that's why I'm wishing you good luck , there was a lot of wrestling for me :D
It sometimes amazes me how people can manufacture stuff in another country and ship it over and still sell it for less than what it cost to manufacture in the country to which it was exported.
I wear contacts, but now need reading glasses on top of it to read.
It is amazing! I'll let you know how it works out!
I actually already have them, it works out fine. I need the contacts to see far, thus for driving etc. When I read or work on a PC, I need to put on the glasses to read. What is amazing is that if I take out my contacts, then I can read fine without the glasses.
Your evil twin, Mads Mikkelsen, approves of the new shades. :)
Very Cool! Do I look that good? If yes I'd better tell my wife!
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I try to support the business I want to be there in the future but cant afford to be gouged. Nice post!
Thanks for the visit and the comment!
I've never paid less than $300 for my glasses. My last pair had been used and abused for more than 5 years before I really couldn't see out of them because of the scratches.
So with really NO money in the budget, I heard about a site for super cheap glasses. I bought a pair on ZenniOptical and paid under $30 (including shipping) Yes, I bought the cheapest of the cheap but I CAN SEE!
The cheap frames snapped, which is nothing a little super glue couldn't fix, and I'll do it again - maybe pay for better frames next time. They're a U.S. based company so I don't feel like I'm a traitor. And all my local optometrists are working for big corp. anyway so I don't feel guilty about my online purchase. GOOD LUCK! I hope you are happy with your experiment results. :)
Thanks for your visit, your comment and your experience!
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I order my glasses online. It's convenient as hell and I always get a good deal. I guess I'm a traitor too then! :)
Glad to hear that you've had good experiences ordering glasses on line. I'm looking forward to having a good experience as well! Thanks for stopping by!
I never considered getting glasses online before. I need to try on about a hundred pairs before I pick one.
You will have to recommend some sites too when your doing your review, I am due an upgrade and Ill give it a go.
Thanks for the comment. I'll be ordering them today and will likely post about it tomorrow.
Why you just don't buy a titanium-steel glass, which I paid like 400€ 7 years ago, and still look like new?
Good idea!