The optometrist recommended seamless bifocals. I have a very painful nerve condition in my face (atypical trigeminal neuralgia), so this is what I need with glasses: the lightest weight frames possible- known as ultra light- with the lightest weight lenses possible and automatically darkening lenses so I don’t need the weight of sunglasses. The cheapest frames brought the total to $250 on the site the insurance worked with.

The frames are $20 on the cheap site. Everything else in the cost is the lenses.

As for why I have to buy them online- I don’t want anyone touching my face unless it’s absolutely necessary. The exam was painful enough.

American for-profit healthcare is fucking awesome.

  • Flying SquidOPEnglish
    6•4 months ago

    All this requires is a metal stamping machine and some quick assembly. We’re not talking about a car here, it’s a pair of eyeglass frames. The fact that you can get titanium frames for under $50 shows that this is ludicrously overpriced.

    https://www.zennioptical.com/b/titanium-glasses

    • @MangoEnglish
      0•4 months ago

      So design, storage, QA, logistics, and everything that’s necessary to actually get them in your hands don’t matter to you?

      Edit: also the glasses you linked only need a stamping machine and a bit of deburring, but the ones I linked are much more elegant and also IMO look far better. Kinda ironic given how absurd the rest of their products look.

      • Flying SquidOPEnglish
        3•4 months ago

        Because I don’t have a metal stamping machine? What a silly question. If I say someone is overcharging for smoothies it doesn’t mean I need to open my own cafe.

          • Flying SquidOPEnglish
            3•4 months ago

            And yet you can still get them for under $50 when those are usually being sold for over $200. It’s because they have a designer label on them. I’m sure you understand that.

            • @MangoEnglish
              -1•4 months ago

              Are you actually blind to the extra complexity of the shape? Go get the cheap glasses with the simple build quality. Don’t complain that other people are paying for extra features like magnet clip filters and much nicer build quality. Get what you need.

              • Flying SquidOPEnglish
                1•4 months ago

                Why you think I care what you spend your money on, I don’t know. I never made this personal.

                • @MangoEnglish
                  -2•4 months ago

                  So what’s your complaint here? Why are you making a big deal about how I suggested some really nice glasses that cost half what you posted about?

                  • Flying SquidOPEnglish
                    3•4 months ago

                    All I was saying was that they seemed really overpriced. I’m sorry you took it personally, but I never made it personal.

                    Also, I would suggest it is not especially helpful to offer a link to expensive frames when someone is infuriated about how much they had to pay for glasses.