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| Tweet Topic Started: Dec 13 2010, 02:15 PM (244 Views) | |
| Mark | Dec 13 2010, 02:15 PM Post #1 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Bifocals. Ugh. No line! Ugh. |
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___.___ (_]===* o 0 When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race. H.G. Wells | |
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| brenda | Dec 13 2010, 02:25 PM Post #2 |
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Welcome to the club! Got my first bifocals two years ago. My new ones should arrive this week. |
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| Frank_W | Dec 13 2010, 02:26 PM Post #3 |
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Resident Misanthrope
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I got bifocals about three months ago. I refuse to wear them. They are the high-tech no-line glasses, but they suck for distance and they suck for reading, too. I'm making do with a pair of reading glasses that I bought off the rack at Walgreen's. Hrmph... |
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Anatomy Prof: "The human body has about 20 sq. meters of skin." Me: "Man, that's a lot of lampshades!" | |
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| sue | Dec 13 2010, 02:27 PM Post #4 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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I'm still in denial. I have drug store reading glasses and prescription distance glasses. Neither of which is right for when I'm at work. |
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| kenny | Dec 13 2010, 02:29 PM Post #5 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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I got progressives several years ago and could not get used to them. I had to turn my head from left to right to read a book instead of just keeping my head still and moving my eyes. I exchanged those lenses fro bifocals with the line. Age is nothing to be ashamed of. A week ago I gave progressives another try knowing it would be tough. So far so good. It's nice to be able to see fine detail again, which the drug store cheapies didn't offer. |
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| sue | Dec 13 2010, 02:36 PM Post #6 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Seriously, it's not so much the age thing, it's the cost. Progressives are so freaking expensive. |
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| kenny | Dec 13 2010, 02:49 PM Post #7 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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My progressive lenses were $59 at Costco including anti-reflective coating. My frames were $49 - their cheapest. How much are progressive lenses up there? I do remember being shocked how expensive everything was up there. Down here you really have to shop around. I think my eye doctor's office charges double or more. |
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| sue | Dec 13 2010, 02:54 PM Post #8 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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I'd be lucky to get them for under $400. I hadn't thought of costco, though. I will, thanks. I believe it's $85 now for a basic eye exam. |
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| Mikhailoh | Dec 13 2010, 02:56 PM Post #9 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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Suck it up, Mark.
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| George K | Dec 13 2010, 02:57 PM Post #10 |
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Finally
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I got mine at age 44. I'm up to 275 strength, and I've been there for years. I have regular lined bifocals (no correction on top) and get mine at readingglasses.com or Debspecs.com. |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| kenny | Dec 13 2010, 03:00 PM Post #11 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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$400 ![]() I already had the exam at my regular eye doctor (if you recall I have Glaucoma) and told my doctor to write down my eye Rx. She did and I gave it to Costo to make my glasses, so I didn't have to get another exam at Costco. |
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| Jolly | Dec 13 2010, 05:10 PM Post #12 |
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Geaux Tigers!
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Same here, except I didn't even like the line. Remember the old-timey bi-focals with the small semi-moon circles ground in the lens? That's me.... |
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| George K | Dec 13 2010, 05:23 PM Post #13 |
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Finally
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And me...
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| Mark | Dec 13 2010, 05:37 PM Post #14 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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$65 shipped. Anti-Glare coating, Sunglass clip-on, case. http://www.zennioptical.com |
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| Mark | Dec 13 2010, 05:41 PM Post #15 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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___.___ (_]===* o 0 When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race. H.G. Wells | |
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| Jolly | Dec 13 2010, 09:03 PM Post #16 |
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Geaux Tigers!
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Make sure you get your PD and the rest of your prescription right. Zenni is not bad (I've bought from them myself), but it certainly helps to have a wife who is an Ophthalmic Tech by trade. |
| The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.- George Soros | |
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| Mark | Dec 13 2010, 09:37 PM Post #17 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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I verified the PD with my eye doctor. In fact I had them clarify and verify everything. Cheap! I figure I will just trash them anyway so no sense in spending real money on them. |
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| apple | Dec 14 2010, 08:06 AM Post #18 |
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one of the angels
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yeah .. i need to go to the eye doctor. My eyes are pretty stable tho and my custom made piano glasses still work perfectly.
Edited by apple, Dec 14 2010, 08:32 AM.
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