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From: rfg@hound.UUCP (R.GRANTGES)
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Subject: Re:Re: Re: Why do eyeglass frames cost so much?
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Date: Wed, 20-Feb-85 15:10:19 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb 20 15:10:19 1985
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Next sordid chapter in the eyeglasses that increases (the frames)
in price by 5x in 11 years. In the last installment, I had forgiven
the greedy bastard opticians when it finally occurred to me that my
glasses said "1/2012KGF" which means, I think, that 1/20 th of the 
weight of the frame metal is a 50% alloy of gold. Since gold prices
had gone up about 10x I was ready to forgive.
I was wrong again.
The Optician had said (several times) "Yes, we have the identical
frames." Indeed, they are the same model. But the new ones do not
say anything about gold at all. In fact, the finish is corroding through
already where sweat gets at it. They are, at best, gold plated.
I should sue.

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