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sunkist_baby · Sep 18th, 2009, 03:15 AM

I have VSP insurance and I was looking for some glasses. I've always only paid just $10 for the lens (plus whatever extra the cost of the frames were going to be, etc..). This time around I found out that I had astigmatism and that the cost of the lens itself was going to be $150.. Does this sound right?

ACS · Sep 21st, 2009, 09:50 PM

I got this Prada in black for around $200

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http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001F3I1QQ/...Q&linkCode=asn

Bagged · Oct 2nd, 2009, 03:17 PM

My glasses can cost way more than my handbags. I usually get more than a few pairs, also. They can make an outfit just as much as a pocketbook.

sabishka · Oct 3rd, 2009, 10:52 AM

I just shelled out $1146.68 for 2 pairs + 3 months supply of contacts. :(( I would do Lasik but I'm such chicken poop that I'd probably have a heart attack while it was being done.

JuneHawk · Oct 31st, 2009, 11:25 AM

I bought mine in the UK about 3 years or so ago. They are Prada rimless glasses and p paid something like £375. There's no way in hell I would pay that much for glasses here in the US. I am thinking of getting new glasses in a different style but we'll see.

ETA...They are not pretty, they are just utilitarian glasses. I don't need them all time so it's OK. However, if I did buy new glasses, I'd get pretty ones that I wouldn't care to wear all the time.

plain jane doe · Nov 4th, 2009, 02:11 PM

I just dropped a little over $600 for my glasses, under $200 for Versace frames, and over $400 for the ultra-thin lenses because of my prescription. I wasn't particularly keen on putting logos on my face, but they were the only frames that looked good!

katrin · Nov 8th, 2009, 09:36 PM

i pay about $150/year for contacts but i have two spare glasses that i bought in taipei and seoul while traveling. they were no-name frames but i spent less than $100/pair and i got the thinnest lenses (i am almost legally blind without vision correction) plus anti-glare and anti-scratch.

buying glasses here is such a ripoff...

i've had to wear glasses since i was in 2nd grade...

sheanabelle · Nov 8th, 2009, 10:51 PM

my 1st & only pair are chanels which ran me about $500...but i have worn them everyday for 2 years so i figured i got my moneys worth.

chessmont · Nov 12th, 2009, 10:59 AM

Originally Posted by Ellie Mae

Glasses are expensive, especially bifocals. I had to get my first pair bifocals this year, frames were around $200, total was around $800 including the exam. I'd rather have bought a new bag!

-same here re price (I have the progressives - essentially 'trifolcals'. 250 for the lenses alone (and I think that was EACH, but I can't remember for sure...)! I love glasses as fashion accessories, so I won't even tell you how many I have, though some are now too small for progressive lenses

shopgirl1010 · Nov 15th, 2009, 08:51 PM

Any good places to buy styles that are similar to dita or oliver peoples? I just purchased YSL frames over the summer which cost over 350....so I'm looking to spend a little less.

http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban...questid=337314
I know these are only $14.00 but Are these actually stable to wear as reading glasses?

Sep 21st, 2009, 09:50 PM	#47
ACS Member Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 999	I got this Prada in black for around $200: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001F3I1QQ/...Q&linkCode=asn
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Oct 2nd, 2009, 03:17 PM	#48
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Oct 3rd, 2009, 10:52 AM	#49
sabishka Member Joined: Sep 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 228	I just shelled out $1146.68 for 2 pairs + 3 months supply of contacts. :(( I would do Lasik but I'm such chicken poop that I'd probably have a heart attack while it was being done.
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Oct 31st, 2009, 11:25 AM	#50
JuneHawk Let's get some shoes Joined: May 2007 Location: South Florida Posts: 2,631	I bought mine in the UK about 3 years or so ago. They are Prada rimless glasses and p paid something like £375. There's no way in hell I would pay that much for glasses here in the US. I am thinking of getting new glasses in a different style but we'll see. ETA...They are not pretty, they are just utilitarian glasses. I don't need them all time so it's OK. However, if I did buy new glasses, I'd get pretty ones that I wouldn't care to wear all the time.
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Nov 4th, 2009, 02:11 PM	#51
plain jane doe Member Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,567	I just dropped a little over $600 for my glasses, under $200 for Versace frames, and over $400 for the ultra-thin lenses because of my prescription. I wasn't particularly keen on putting logos on my face, but they were the only frames that looked good!
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Sep 18th, 2009, 03:15 AM	#46
sunkist_baby Member Joined: May 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 467	I have VSP insurance and I was looking for some glasses. I've always only paid just $10 for the lens (plus whatever extra the cost of the frames were going to be, etc..). This time around I found out that I had astigmatism and that the cost of the lens itself was going to be $150.. Does this sound right?

Nov 8th, 2009, 09:36 PM	#52
katrin Member Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 265	i pay about $150/year for contacts but i have two spare glasses that i bought in taipei and seoul while traveling. they were no-name frames but i spent less than $100/pair and i got the thinnest lenses (i am almost legally blind without vision correction) plus anti-glare and anti-scratch. buying glasses here is such a ripoff... i've had to wear glasses since i was in 2nd grade...
katrin Member Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 265

Nov 8th, 2009, 10:51 PM	#53
sheanabelle pugs for life. Joined: Mar 2007 Location: by the beach! Posts: 6,890	my 1st & only pair are chanels which ran me about $500...but i have worn them everyday for 2 years so i figured i got my moneys worth.
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Nov 15th, 2009, 08:51 PM	#55
shopgirl1010 Member Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Cali Posts: 807	Any good places to buy styles that are similar to dita or oliver peoples? I just purchased YSL frames over the summer which cost over 350....so I'm looking to spend a little less. http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban...questid=337314 I know these are only $14.00 but Are these actually stable to wear as reading glasses?

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