2 of life's little mysteries

[bill718]

1 Why do frames for prescription glasses at optical shops cost upwards of $275.00, when one can go into a supermarket and buy a pair of reader glasses for less than $20.00?

2. Why do they put braille dot pads on drive - thru ATMs?

 

[Grumblenuts]

1. It's tricky. You get what you pay for, right? At valuvision, we put the "val-u" in vision!

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{real answer -- because the insurance industry plays along with this highway robbery. Hearing aids? Insane!}
2. Say you're a blind pedestrian, the bank is closed, and the walk up ATM is out of cash?

 

[IamZ]

I been buying frames from cvs and flipping them. I look like I have new glasses every few months

 

[whitehall]

I buy reading glasses in the dollar store and they cost, ummmm, let's see.

 

[JOSweetHeart]

This chat reminds me of something Jeff Foxworthy used to talk about during his 1998 tour named Totally Committed.



God bless you always!!!

Holly