Comments | alitheapipkin: Ye Gods glasses are expensive!!!

alitheapipkin

Ye Gods glasses are expensive!!!

Mar 08, 2006 13:20

So apparently the long-sightedness in my right eye is now sufficient for the weakest prescription lenses and I've developed astigmatism. I'm a borderline case for whether they bother to prescribe or not, but since I'm having trouble with reading this screen, glasses it is. And flippin heck, are they expensive!!! £200 for one pair with anti-glare ( Read more... )

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smallbluesphere March 8 2006, 14:53:13 UTC

Yup, being able to see costs money to those of us with defective eyes. £200 isn't too bad (a few years back I was paying nearly £300).

alitheapipkin March 8 2006, 15:36:16 UTC

Believe me, I do feel lucky that I haven't had this expense for the past however many years!

I think Amy paid nearly £500 when she had two new pairs a few weeks ago so i realise that it isn't too bad really, it just seems worse because it's a case of oh look, my computer screen is clearer now, rather than yay I can see - less of a justifiable expense if you see what I mean. But yeah, overall i'm just grateful my eyes are as good as they are.

purple_bug March 8 2006, 17:51:15 UTC

My mum gets paranoid that I might need glasses later because I spend so much time on the computer. I just hope that won't be the case. I had glasses when I was little - round pink plastic ones with the alphabet on them. I remember having them, but I can't find any photos of me wearing them, but apparently they made me look cute. Well, cuter.

purple_bug March 8 2006, 17:51:53 UTC

Oh, and what day did you say for Firefly-viewing?

alitheapipkin March 8 2006, 18:33:47 UTC

What day is best for you? I can do Friday, Saturday or Sunday evening as there's no Nobilis this weekend.

purple_bug March 8 2006, 19:34:24 UTC

Saturday's good for me, I think. Friday's become a telly-watching night with my flatmate, and it's quite fun, so Saturday's best.

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alitheapipkin March 9 2006, 11:16:57 UTC

The batteries are charging as we speak :)

Erm, when are the Easter hols for you? I should definately come over even if it's just for a day. Are Jules and Waynes coming up? I was going to ask them to bring something up for me, I should phone them...

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alitheapipkin March 10 2006, 12:49:53 UTC

My parents have a standard lamp for me - it'd be great if you have room to bring it back up, it's about 5 ft long I think...

I'll come over in April then - might be just for the day because of Gizmo though

greyisboring March 8 2006, 21:21:12 UTC

Hey there! :)

The last pair of glasses I bought through the Internet and you can get them for a fraction of the cost. The only downside is that you can't see the frames except on the screen before you've bought them, unless you pay for a trial viewing (which is usually 2-4 pounds per frame).

http://www.perfectspecs.co.uk/
was where I bought mine, or:
http://www.glassesdirect.co.uk/
..are a little more established.

You can also use this method to get affordable swimming goggles too.

alitheapipkin March 9 2006, 11:18:30 UTC

Thanks for the tip - I really needed to try things on this time, having only worn sunglasses before I had no idea what suited me until I tried them, but that's an idea for the future.