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From: sasaki@harvard.ARPA (Marty Sasaki)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: re: eyeglasses
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Date: Thu, 31-Jan-85 10:52:34 EST
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The reason that eyeglass frames are so expensive is that they are in the
same class as jewelry. Frames are "designed", and, especially for women,
are meant to enhance a person's looks.

Watches are the same, although this is changing. How else can $2 worth
of electronics in a gold colored case be worth more than $10? Yet you
can spend $100 for a simple digital watch.

BTW, my reference to women in the first paragraph is my impression of
the outlook of the fashion industry, not my personal opinion.
-- 
			Marty Sasaki
			Havard University Science Center
			sasaki@harvard.{arpa,uucp}
			617-495-1270