I wonder if there is a market for an iphone app that uses the Face ID sensors to measure pupillary distance (PD). Last time I got an eye exam, the optometrist would not share the PD measurement without purchasing frames as well.
Why are glasses so expensive? The eyewear industry prefers to keep that blurry
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Re: Why are glasses so expensive? The eyewear industry prefers to keep that blurry
#232Earlier quoted context omitted.
I know for a fact that Indiana is a state that cannot put membership barriers on alcohol. I first saw a sign declaration in Sams Club stating that. When I went to the front desk, it was much gnashing of teeth to get the manual override for "alcohol exception". And then they demanded I do the mandatory member search. Members agree to. I'm not a member. I dont consent to searches. Maybe it makes me an asshole ; they're…
What is a "mandatory member search"?
The receipt check is the mildest version of it. They can search your cart, and potentially also your person, for store items that you haven't paid for.
If you are not a member, you have not consented to it, and the transfer of ownership already occurred at the point of sale. So you can walk past the exit line and right out the doors. Attempting to hold you in the store against your will could be considered kidnapping.
Re: Why are glasses so expensive? The eyewear industry prefers to keep that blurry
#233Why aren't insurance companies putting pressure on the market to get more inexpensive options? Is the overall savings (~$200 every few years) just not worth it?
Re: Why are glasses so expensive? The eyewear industry prefers to keep that blurry
#234Earlier quoted context omitted.
Does that include the high-index material? Anti-scratch coating? Frames that don't look pathetic? Progressive lenses? Those are the things that really bring up the costs in the US.
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Re: Why are glasses so expensive? The eyewear industry prefers to keep that blurry
#235I'm Eric, the founder of Topology Eyewear. Our 3D face scan (via our iPhone app) is way more accurate than a standard pupilometer used in a Doctor's office (and WAY WAY better than a ruler or dots placed by a sharpie!). We solve for monocular PD, so no need to beg your doctor for this piece of info that isn't technically part of your Rx. Check it out at http://www.topologyeyewear.com or on the App Store at http://bit…
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Re: Why are glasses so expensive? The eyewear industry prefers to keep that blurry
#236Earlier quoted context omitted.
Aren't they now EssilorLuxottica and also control a good chunk of lenses market as well?
Fun fact: Costco and Walmart surface their lenses on equipment made by Essilor (Satisloh subsidiary). Also if you're buying "transitions" branded photochromatic lenses - that's Essilor too.
If EssilorLuxottica was an American company the EU would have fined them a few billion dollars, and split them up a long time ago.
Re: Why are glasses so expensive? The eyewear industry prefers to keep that blurry
#237> Because no one is doing anything to prevent a near-monopolistic, $100-billion industry from shamelessly abusing its market power.
> However, as with prescription drugs, government officials are content to pretend that “the market” will protect patients.
So the same old story from pretty much every other sector of the economy. America loves its monopolies and oligopolies and does everything in its power to promote their creation, including spreading bullshit about the how the market will make everything and everyone perfect forever and ever and grant everyone eternal life. Or however else they choose to describe the complete and utter chaos that is markets. It's amazing what getting even a small percentage of the population to believe in one's delusions will achieve.
Re: Why are glasses so expensive? The eyewear industry prefers to keep that blurry
#238I signed up for an HDHP and HSA when I got my first job because I wanted didn't want a premium deducted from my paycheck (young and short-sighted), turns out it was one of the best decisions I've made financially. I'm healthy so I haven't had many medical expenses at all, but I've been able to amass a decent health emergency fund through my HSA and "splurge" on certain qualified medical expenses. For instance I got a…
Just an anecdote to add because I'm in the right demographic.
My company-funded HSA paid for my LASIK. Best $4000 to never come out of my own pocket.
Re: Why are glasses so expensive? The eyewear industry prefers to keep that blurry
#239Title correction: Why are glasses so expensive in the US? The American eyewear industry prefers to keep that blurry. Please stop using the US as the "that's how it is"-standard. In Germany, you pay a very reasonable (from my layman perspective) price for the lenses, maybe about 40$ plus another 30$ if you want to have non-reflective glasses or product from big name producers and stuff like that. Like every fashion pr…
70$ for glasses in Germany? I have to pay about 200€ per glas. Maybe weaker glasses are cheap. After all you can buy glasses in the supermarket for a few bucks. Those modern glasses get scratches after just a few years of careful handling and cleaning only with „Mikrofaser“ in my experience. No fun having weak eyes in Germany.
I'm sure you can get good glasses for around €120 in Germany. €60 at the cheap end.
I carry lenses made from mineral glass so I can wipe them with any cloth I've got handy. They are not more expensive and scratch significantly less. The lenses are heavier and shatter quicker though.
Re: Why are glasses so expensive? The eyewear industry prefers to keep that blurry
#240I'm Eric, the founder of Topology Eyewear. Our 3D face scan (via our iPhone app) is way more accurate than a standard pupilometer used in a Doctor's office (and WAY WAY better than a ruler or dots placed by a sharpie!). We solve for monocular PD, so no need to beg your doctor for this piece of info that isn't technically part of your Rx. Check it out at http://www.topologyeyewear.com or on the App Store at http://bit…
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Got me, but I just added Topology Eyewear to my list of companies to never do business with.
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