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From: ndiamond@watdaisy.UUCP (Norman Diamond)
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Subject: Re: Eyeglass frames--why so expensive?
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Date: Fri, 1-Feb-85 12:41:01 EST
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> I've been looking for new frames for eyeglasses.  They seem to be
> incredibly expensive for what's involved.  What's going on?  Is this is a
> categorical ripoff or does it just involve some exotic processes that I
> don't understand?

I've seen a few places advertise free frames.  Of course, those are a few
years old and some of the designer styles weren't all that popular.  If you
want to keep up with fashions in anything, you have to pay the salespeople
who hype it.

> For the price of an average pair of frames, I could buy a good
> microprocessor ...

That's because people like us get paid peanuts, by comparison to salespeople
who hype worthless things.

-- Norman Diamond

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