I'm appalled at the limited range of spectacle designs in the high street opticians and the even more appalling prices they charge. I broke my spare pair at Christmas, putting something heavy on them when they were left on a table under a few sheets of paper. My trawl through the shops elicited blank looks and indifference.
I fell back on the Internet and paid £45 including delivery for photochromic lenses in a frame I like, they arrived within three weeks and there's not a shop in town that would let me order anything like them at any price. The local staff have an inaccurate notion of what the word "circular" means, for one thing - they mostly think it means "oval".
Gold Stainless Steel Full-Rim Frame with Acetate Temples #4501 | Zenni Optical Eyeglasses
If Boots or Specsavers close in consequence, good riddance.
The price of spectacles
The price of spectacles
Nullius in verba ... ☎||||||||||| ... To Fate I sue, of other means bereft, the only refuge for the wretched left.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
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spot;1493070 wrote: I'm appalled at the limited range of spectacle designs in the high street opticians and the even more appalling prices they charge. I broke my spare pair at Christmas, putting something heavy on them when they were left on a table under a few sheets of paper. My trawl through the shops elicited blank looks and indifference.
I fell back on the Internet and paid £45 including delivery for photochromic lenses in a frame I like, they arrived within three weeks and there's not a shop in town that would let me order anything like them at any price. The local staff have an inaccurate notion of what the word "circular" means, for one thing - they mostly think it means "oval".
Gold Stainless Steel Full-Rim Frame with Acetate Temples #4501 | Zenni Optical Eyeglasses
If Boots or Specsavers close in consequence, good riddance.
I can recommend a good laser eye surgeon - then the problem goes away completely.
I fell back on the Internet and paid £45 including delivery for photochromic lenses in a frame I like, they arrived within three weeks and there's not a shop in town that would let me order anything like them at any price. The local staff have an inaccurate notion of what the word "circular" means, for one thing - they mostly think it means "oval".
Gold Stainless Steel Full-Rim Frame with Acetate Temples #4501 | Zenni Optical Eyeglasses
If Boots or Specsavers close in consequence, good riddance.
I can recommend a good laser eye surgeon - then the problem goes away completely.
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I shall explain my reservation.
I'm aware my prescription has drifted over the last decade and is likely to continue to do so. My concern with being lasered is that, should the drift continue from that modified new shape, it might reach a stage where I'll be obliged to eventually wear corrective lenses at a computer screen or when I reed a book. With my uncorrected minor myopia I'm quite sure that's not going to happen, and those situations are where I prefer not to wear glasses.
I'm aware my prescription has drifted over the last decade and is likely to continue to do so. My concern with being lasered is that, should the drift continue from that modified new shape, it might reach a stage where I'll be obliged to eventually wear corrective lenses at a computer screen or when I reed a book. With my uncorrected minor myopia I'm quite sure that's not going to happen, and those situations are where I prefer not to wear glasses.
Nullius in verba ... ☎||||||||||| ... To Fate I sue, of other means bereft, the only refuge for the wretched left.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
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Bryn Mawr;1493072 wrote: I can recommend a good laser eye surgeon - then the problem goes away completely.
Not really.
Wife was all but blind nearsighted. She did the laser thing.
Drawback is it is not a 100% job in that the patient has to pick perfect vision for far distances or near. Mrs. Dog picked far so now when she puts on drugstore reading glasses I tease her about the money we paid for the laser operation.
It was worth it.
Not really.
Wife was all but blind nearsighted. She did the laser thing.
Drawback is it is not a 100% job in that the patient has to pick perfect vision for far distances or near. Mrs. Dog picked far so now when she puts on drugstore reading glasses I tease her about the money we paid for the laser operation.
It was worth it.
What happened to Kamala Harris' campaign?
She had the black vote all locked up.
She had the black vote all locked up.
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tude dog;1493101 wrote: Not really.
Wife was all but blind nearsighted. She did the laser thing.
Drawback is it is not a 100% job in that the patient has to pick perfect vision for far distances or near. Mrs. Dog picked far so now when she puts on drugstore reading glasses I tease her about the money we paid for the laser operation.
It was worth it.
In my case they picked both.
I was extremely nearsighted (-9.5 with -1.5 astig) and I'd worn contact lenses for years. With both the contact lenses and the laser surgery they corrected one eye for distance and the other for reading and the brain automatically chooses which eye to by the master depending on what you're looking at.
I'm now (five years after surgery) twenty-twenty at distance but I can read text down to below three point - there is an area at about twenty feet where it's not perfect but I can easily live with that.
Wife was all but blind nearsighted. She did the laser thing.
Drawback is it is not a 100% job in that the patient has to pick perfect vision for far distances or near. Mrs. Dog picked far so now when she puts on drugstore reading glasses I tease her about the money we paid for the laser operation.
It was worth it.
In my case they picked both.
I was extremely nearsighted (-9.5 with -1.5 astig) and I'd worn contact lenses for years. With both the contact lenses and the laser surgery they corrected one eye for distance and the other for reading and the brain automatically chooses which eye to by the master depending on what you're looking at.
I'm now (five years after surgery) twenty-twenty at distance but I can read text down to below three point - there is an area at about twenty feet where it's not perfect but I can easily live with that.
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I asked about Laser Surgery, but because one of my eyes points very slightly inward I need Prismatic lenses, which I would still require if I had the surgery, so there's not really much point.
I agree about the choice & cost though. The prices for frames is extortionate, as it's pretty much a closed market. In theory you can get a decent pair of Reading Glasses at your local Pound Shop, or something, and get your prescription lenses fitted to them. Now, if you ask an opticians to do this, they will tell you that it's not possible as they're different types of lens. However, I used to know someone who was a specialist in spectacle glazing & he said there was absolutely no difference whatsoever, and the reason the opticians don't want to do it is that they simply lose out on a very profitable sale. However, it might be worth noting that my parents had, in the past, bought some very stylish reading glasses whilst on holiday in Spain & had prescription lenses put into them there, so if you can't get them done at your own opticians, if you're going on holiday abroad, take your prescription with you, and you're likely to get it done for a fraction of the price as well.
Personally I use the slimline sprung arms, as they're a lot easier to fit inside my helmet. The standard arms buckle in no time. Even so, they are pretty much the cheapest of the line, and they cost me £90, just for the frames - plus extra for the Photo Chromatic, Varifocal, Prismatics. All in all, nigh on £200 - then they expect you to go for another checkup in about a year.
I agree about the choice & cost though. The prices for frames is extortionate, as it's pretty much a closed market. In theory you can get a decent pair of Reading Glasses at your local Pound Shop, or something, and get your prescription lenses fitted to them. Now, if you ask an opticians to do this, they will tell you that it's not possible as they're different types of lens. However, I used to know someone who was a specialist in spectacle glazing & he said there was absolutely no difference whatsoever, and the reason the opticians don't want to do it is that they simply lose out on a very profitable sale. However, it might be worth noting that my parents had, in the past, bought some very stylish reading glasses whilst on holiday in Spain & had prescription lenses put into them there, so if you can't get them done at your own opticians, if you're going on holiday abroad, take your prescription with you, and you're likely to get it done for a fraction of the price as well.
Personally I use the slimline sprung arms, as they're a lot easier to fit inside my helmet. The standard arms buckle in no time. Even so, they are pretty much the cheapest of the line, and they cost me £90, just for the frames - plus extra for the Photo Chromatic, Varifocal, Prismatics. All in all, nigh on £200 - then they expect you to go for another checkup in about a year.
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I have an indelible image of Spot in a kaftan with a droopy moustache and John Lennon glasses singing "All you need is love"
I thought I knew more than this until I opened my mouth
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Bruv;1493132 wrote: I have an indelible image of Spot in a kaftan with a droopy moustache and John Lennon glasses singing "All you need is love"
Or a monocle.
Or a monocle.
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Follow her down to a bridge by a fountain where rocking horse people eat marshmallow pies. Everyone smiles as you drift past the flowers that grow so incredibly high.
You had to be there.
You had to be there.
Nullius in verba ... ☎||||||||||| ... To Fate I sue, of other means bereft, the only refuge for the wretched left.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
When flower power came along I stood for Human Rights, marched around for peace and freedom, had some nooky every night - we took it serious.
Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
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Lucy in the sky with diamonds.... lalalalalala
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FourPart;1493133 wrote: Or a monocle.
You didn't click the link in the first post............did you ?
You didn't click the link in the first post............did you ?
I thought I knew more than this until I opened my mouth
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spot;1493140 wrote: Follow her down to a bridge by a fountain where rocking horse people eat marshmallow pies. Everyone smiles as you drift past the flowers that grow so incredibly high.
You had to be there.
I was.........................surprised you were..............or that you remember it.
You had to be there.
I was.........................surprised you were..............or that you remember it.
I thought I knew more than this until I opened my mouth
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Bruv;1493153 wrote: I was.........................surprised you were..............or that you remember it.
Don't forget he's recently had his telegram from the Queen so he was definitely there. He would have had an original pair of perfectly round National Health Spectacles
Don't forget he's recently had his telegram from the Queen so he was definitely there. He would have had an original pair of perfectly round National Health Spectacles
"He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire."
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Not one person has congratulated me on instantly knowing those lyrics even though I wasn't even born when that song was released 
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Betty Boop;1493182 wrote: Not one person has congratulated me on instantly knowing those lyrics even though I wasn't even born when that song was released
Congrats, BB. I just now saw the Lucy quote or I would have said so sooner.
Congrats, BB. I just now saw the Lucy quote or I would have said so sooner.
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Bruv;1493152 wrote: You didn't click the link in the first post............did you ?No mention of monocles in there.
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Betty Boop;1493182 wrote: Not one person has congratulated me on instantly knowing those lyrics even though I wasn't even born when that song was released
I recognise the 1812 overture..................so........what are you saying ?
I recognise the 1812 overture..................so........what are you saying ?
I thought I knew more than this until I opened my mouth
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FourPart;1493212 wrote: No mention of monocles in there.
This is getting bizarre................must be me.
This is getting bizarre................must be me.
I thought I knew more than this until I opened my mouth