[Homestead] Glasses from India

EarthNSky erthnsky at bellsouth.net
Tue Jan 13 13:10:59 EST 2009


I just went to the Costco site and found that there are a couple of
stores down in HotLanta-closest is 74 miles.  They've obviously opened
since I moved away.  Thanks for the offer, but I could make the trip
there to pick them up if they offer what I need.  I know there is a
LensCrafters, Pearl, and other chains down there as well.  I just hate
making two trips down there, you know?  It's not like I can be like 99%
of the rest of the world and get glasses in an hour.  Mine take a week
or so.  Frustrating.
I have two glasses options in town, the optical shop where I got these
glasses, and Walmart.  I think ordering online will save a lot of money,
if the quality is good and the risk is low.  I think Eyeglass Direct
might be my company...
Thanks everyone for indulging me in this search, and for the offers of help.
Lynda wrote:
> Bev, can you hold off until after the 29th.  I'll be going down to
> the coast and I'll see if they will ship them from the store there.
> You might have to buy a membership but if they won't ship, I could
> pick them up and ship them to you.
> 
> Lynda ----- Original Message ----- From: "EarthNSky"
> <erthnsky at bellsouth.net>
> 
> 
>> No Costco here.  But thanks anyway.
>> 
>> 
>> bobf wrote:
>>> Bev, just a thought and I don't know if it will be of use to you.
>>>  Costco has consistently been rated # 1  by consumer reports for
>>> the quality of their glass cutting (or plastic); & the overall
>>> package and the price for quality.  At the Doctor's showroom, my
>>> wife's glasses would, also, cost well over $600.  At Costco, the
>>> price is almost half.  And, they have a better selection of
>>> frames than the doc.....................
>>> 
>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> --- On Tue, 1/13/09, EarthNSky <erthnsky at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>>>> Bev, Those prices sound about the same as here in TN.
>>>> My daughter
>>>>> just got her first pair of bifocals and needed the
>>>> same as you or
>>>>> else the lenses are coke bottles and weigh a ton,
>>>> besides looking
>>>>> bad.  Her glasses have always been expensive, even as
>>>> a child.  Eyes
>>>>> are precious things, scrimp somewhere else.
>>>> All I can say is Thank God for High Refractive Index Plastic.
>>>> It is more than just cosmetic. With glass, there was always a
>>>> safety issue, and with either glass or plastic, the weight of
>>>> the lens determined(s) what kind of frame it goes it.  I still
>>>> wear the half rim frames that are popular now;there is not
>>>> enough support for the lens. In the old days, before high index
>>>> lens, and with special frames, I had zero peripheral vision.
>>>> That reason alone put me in contacts for 30 years.  Alas, those
>>>> days are over and I am back to glasses. It is easier, but not
>>>> cheaper.  No worries on scrimping, I have paid about $600/year
>>>> for a while now.  I am looking at all kinds of alternatives<g>.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Bev
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
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-- 
"Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will
not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius
will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the
world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone
are omnipotent. The slogan 'press on' has solved and always will solve
the problems of the human race"

~ Calvin Coolidge



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