Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: notesfiles - hp 1.2 08/01/83; site hp-pcd.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!mcnc!akgua!whuxlm!whuxl!houxm!ihnp4!pesnta!hplabs!hp-pcd!john From: john@hp-pcd.UUCP (john) Newsgroups: net.misc Subject: Re: Eyeglass frames--why so expensive? Message-ID: <6400032@hp-pcd.UUCP> Date: Fri, 8-Feb-85 11:55:00 EST Article-I.D.: hp-pcd.6400032 Posted: Fri Feb 8 11:55:00 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 9-Mar-85 00:02:43 EST References: <1068@opus.UUCP> Organization: Hewlett-Packard - Corvallis, OR Lines: 15 Nf-ID: #R:opus:-106800:hp-pcd:6400032:000:691 Nf-From: hp-pcd!john Feb 4 08:55:00 1985 <<< I suspect that much of the cost is not in the frames but in other areas. Here at work they will provide free prescription safety glasses to anyone who needs them. The free ones look like standard goverment issue but if you are willing to pay the difference you can chose from a selection of different frames. The extra cost for these frames is about $7.20. This sounds a lot closer to what you would expect them to cost. But once you start adding on extras like rent ,lights etc its going to go up. Your eye doctor is required to give you a copy of your prescription after an exam so that you can shop around and buy the glasses where you want. John Eaton !hplabs!hp-pcd!john