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Re: Ask HN: Where to buy cheap but good quality glasses in Europe?

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Post by guywithahat »

I know this isn't a popular opinion on the internet but I don't think Luxottica is a "scam", I think this is just what most people want to spend on glasses.

Your glasses sit on your face, are an integral part of your look, and need to last for a long time while being as clear as possible. People don't want $30 glasses because they're a piece of junk and will break on you when you most need them. You can make mass market glasses for ~$100, but I think most people want a more specialized look to their face. A few hundred dollars just happens to be the sweet spot where people get to buy a product which is purchased infrequently in a store, get a high quality item, and get good customer service/support. It's sort of like an iPhone. People want to pay a premium for a device they use every day for years which will be fast and just work. Apple doesn't have a monopoly, they just provide a better service

Re: Ask HN: Where to buy cheap but good quality glasses in Europe?

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Post by nicbou »

fxtentacle wrote: post #83

https://www.fielmann.de/brillen/

Fielmann is great. The process of getting glasses there is quite streamlined. Their Null Tarif glasses are really cheap.

They also offer polycarbonate lenses - blender plastic. I pay extra for that because I like riding a motorcycle with the visor up. They just paid for themselves this month: there's a big dent right in front of my retina from a rock thrown by another vehicle.

Re: Ask HN: Where to buy cheap but good quality glasses in Europe?

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Post by ampham »

walthamstow wrote: post #35

Ace & Tate Beloved by hipsters all over Europe Free eye test, glasses around £100 a pair I personally love the clip on shades which have made summer actually enjoyable

+1 ace and tate. I got my glasses there for around 160, costed extra for me cuz I needed the thinner lens. You can get cheaper glasses though depending on the style.

Re: Ask HN: Where to buy cheap but good quality glasses in Europe?

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Post by frereubu »

AdamGibbins wrote: post #69
frereubu wrote: post #58

Earlier quoted context omitted.

After going to an expensive opticians for a good few years, I thought I'd get a "fun" second pair of glasses at one of the new optician chains, Ace & Tate. When they arrived the lenses were rubbish quality - I hadn't realised how lucky I was to have used a really good optician from the get-go. When I went back to him, tail between my legs, he explained a lot of what a sibling comment says about lightness, refractive…

Where do you find places with specific lenses? Basically nowhere in the UK seems to call out their lense quality from what I've seen - perhaps I'm just looking in the wrong places. Are you ringing each optician up individually and asking them?

I don't know unfortunately - I just happen to have used an optician for years since buying my first set of glasses (Schuller Opticians in London) with just two branches, who uses Zeiss.
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