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  • George KG Offline
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    George K
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    #14

    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
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      #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
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        #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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          Loki
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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
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            #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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              #19

              @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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                #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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                  brenda
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #21

                  @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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                    #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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                      Jolly
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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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                        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 !

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                            Kincaid
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                            @89th said in Glasses?:

                            @klaus said in Glasses?:

                            So, what's best?

                            My eyesight is perfect, @Kincaid !

                            Goofy Glasses.jpg

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