Well today was a day of surprises for me.  I went for my eye test and new reading glasses as the old ones were over 2 years old and I was starting to strain  my eyes using them.    Boy was I in for a surprise on the cost of them this time round, it seems they have tripled in price since I last had to buy a pair.

I ended up with 2 new pairs of glasses and yes I will admit that I went for the dressy ones' and a very pretty (ME) pair, but I am paying a premium for them that's for sure.

Now I understand that the frames are expensive and apparently I must have picked some of the most expensive ones in the shop as even I got a shock at the total cost  ...  all I can say is thank goodness for private health insurance or  I would be out of pocket almost $1,000  just for the frames.   As for the lenses I just don't understand how come mine were $165 a set and yet my husbands were $95 per set and we have the same prescription for our glasses.   It comes down to the fact that mine are cut to fit the dainty frames and Greg's mens' frames are bigger and less work  ......  what a load of $%&*#  it is just another money grabber for all things feminine.

Okay mini rant over.    At least next time if these frames are as good as I am led to believe I will only have to have the lenses changed if it is needed.  So I guess in the long run it could be worth the money.   

Netta