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Glasses?

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  • CopperC Offline
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    Copper
    wrote on last edited by
    #13

    Yes, what everyone else said.

    And Jolly is right about the cheap drug store glasses, they work just fine.

    You don't need the $300 glasses, which I bought back when I got them for free on my medical plan at work.

    3 pairs for $20 glasses are ok, and the other good thing is that you can buy enough of them to leave a pair in every room and in your car too.

    I only wear them if I am reading something within an arms length, but now I really need them for that. I can't read a restaurant menu without glasses now, that is one of many reasons to keep a pair in the car. When I was flying I kept a pair in my pocket, another in the flight bag and a third pair on my nose. Reading gauges, some had small print, was important.

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    • George KG Offline
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      George K
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      I have a pair of $20 full-frame readers at 2.75. They're great for around the house, but not good for distance. If I need to see something in the next room, I simply look over the lens.

      When I leave the house to drive, I have a pair of 2.75 bifocals, with no correction on the top. Again, about $20.

      Works for me.

      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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      • L Offline
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        Loki
        wrote on last edited by
        #15

        More expensive glasses are purely for fashion, all the cheap ones look like they came from Walmart, not that it’s necessarily a bad thing.

        If you spring for shoes, $20 readers make no sense.

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        • L Loki

          More expensive glasses are purely for fashion, all the cheap ones look like they came from Walmart, not that it’s necessarily a bad thing.

          If you spring for shoes, $20 readers make no sense.

          George KG Offline
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          George K
          wrote on last edited by
          #16

          @loki said in Glasses?:

          all the cheap ones look like they came from Walmart

          Some people even buy neckties at Walmart.

          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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          • George KG George K

            @loki said in Glasses?:

            all the cheap ones look like they came from Walmart

            Some people even buy neckties at Walmart.

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            #17

            @george-k said in Glasses?:

            @loki said in Glasses?:

            all the cheap ones look like they came from Walmart

            Some people even buy neckties at Walmart.

            Of course! So you would be nuts to pay even 20. I have a few 3 for 13 Costco purchases under my belt. One pair of expensive also has me be more careful and pay attention to where they are. Heck I might be saving money.

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            • Doctor PhibesD Online
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              Doctor Phibes
              wrote on last edited by
              #18

              My advice is get your eyes tested and talk to an optician.

              I wouldn't go anywhere near those shite things from Walmart, but I've got astigmatism and have to wear progressives all the time.

              I was only joking

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              • KlausK Klaus

                So, what's best?

                Reading glasses?

                Half-highs?

                Multifocal?

                89th8 Offline
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                89th
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                @klaus said in Glasses?:

                So, what's best?

                My eyesight is perfect, @Kincaid !

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                • HoraceH Horace

                  @mik said in Glasses?:

                  Embrace it for what it gives you. When I first needed bifocals I was wearing contacts still so I bought some little half-highs. They were great. I could look up over them at meetings and any adversary would very often just wilt. I loved it.

                  The Tommy Lee Jones. Awesome.

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                  wrote on last edited by
                  #20

                  @horace said in Glasses?:

                  @mik said in Glasses?:

                  Embrace it for what it gives you. When I first needed bifocals I was wearing contacts still so I bought some little half-highs. They were great. I could look up over them at meetings and any adversary would very often just wilt. I loved it.

                  The Tommy Lee Jones. Awesome.

                  Exactly! That image immediately popped into my head.

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                  • L Loki

                    More expensive glasses are purely for fashion, all the cheap ones look like they came from Walmart, not that it’s necessarily a bad thing.

                    If you spring for shoes, $20 readers make no sense.

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                    @loki said in Glasses?:

                    More expensive glasses are purely for fashion, ...

                    Tell that to my eyes, one of which is nearsighted and the other is significantly farsighted. It used to be great when I was younger. I could see up close and very far. Now I have to wear glasses all the time. I even failed the eyesight test at the DMV! 🤨

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                    • George KG George K

                      @loki said in Glasses?:

                      all the cheap ones look like they came from Walmart

                      Some people even buy neckties at Walmart.

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                      Jolly
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                      #22

                      @george-k said in Glasses?:

                      @loki said in Glasses?:

                      all the cheap ones look like they came from Walmart

                      Some people even buy neckties at Walmart.

                      Shlax & Wing. Worn them for years.

                      https://www.shlaxwing.com

                      “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                      Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                      • George KG George K

                        I have a pair of $20 full-frame readers at 2.75. They're great for around the house, but not good for distance. If I need to see something in the next room, I simply look over the lens.

                        When I leave the house to drive, I have a pair of 2.75 bifocals, with no correction on the top. Again, about $20.

                        Works for me.

                        JollyJ Offline
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                        @george-k said in Glasses?:

                        I have a pair of $20 full-frame readers at 2.75. They're great for around the house, but not good for distance. If I need to see something in the next room, I simply look over the lens.

                        When I leave the house to drive, I have a pair of 2.75 bifocals, with no correction on the top. Again, about $20.

                        Works for me.

                        I'm wearing a pair of $69 bificals from Eyebuydirect. The prescription is spot-on.

                        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                        Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                        • jodiJ Offline
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                          jodi
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                          #24

                          Get some progressive reading glasses.

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                          • 89th8 89th

                            @klaus said in Glasses?:

                            So, what's best?

                            My eyesight is perfect, @Kincaid !

                            George KG Offline
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                            George K
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                            @89th said in Glasses?:

                            @klaus said in Glasses?:

                            So, what's best?

                            My eyesight is perfect, @Kincaid !

                            Mine was as well, until I hit age 45.

                            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                            • 89th8 89th

                              @klaus said in Glasses?:

                              So, what's best?

                              My eyesight is perfect, @Kincaid !

                              KincaidK Offline
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                              Kincaid
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #26

                              @89th said in Glasses?:

                              @klaus said in Glasses?:

                              So, what's best?

                              My eyesight is perfect, @Kincaid !

                              Goofy Glasses.jpg

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