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rvbatoday at 9:43 AM1 replyview on HN

What is reasonably priced? Lenses are lenses so one vould debate the real cost, but the frames are incredibly overpriced for a piece of metal or plastic with two joints and those components that land on your nose.

Frames could literally cost 1 dollar (only happened after china entered this market), but good luck finding ones like this with good lenses.

You need to buy from one supplier who intentionally offers cheapest frames for 50+ dollars and those frames look like crap. The ones that look better (even if same plastic) cost 500+ dollars - and all due to price gouging.

For lenses I am not sure, but suspect something similar.


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erutoday at 9:46 AM

I grew up in Germany, but I got frames in UK and Singapore and Australia, too.

Fielmann in Germany has been offering very reasonably priced glasses and frames for ages.