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The shitty thing is it's hard not to give the fuckers money.
Luxoticca owns most eyewear brands, optometrist offices, eyewear retailers, and even a ton of optical insurance providers. They control the frames, lenses, and more.
Oakley used to be independent, but they actually stopped lenscrafters from providing lenses for them and bullied their suppliers until Oakley's stock dropped enough to buy them out. They're the reason frames that should cost $15 cost $900.
They're one of the clearest examples of a monopoly in the world, but we just fucking let it continue.
I mean i don't like the chinese dictatorship but I get my glasses on AliExpress.
Buy Chinese knock offs.
Yes, the reason for $900 frames exist is people who buy them
Nearly 1k for frames? Fuck that. XD Mine were on sale.
Yeah, but they also own the $50 frames.
It's harder for people who go to the optometrist and get their glasses.
The Luxoticca-owned insurance company makes them use the Luxoticca-owned optometrist that sells Luxoticca-owned frames with Luxoticca-owned lenses.
Moat people don't even know you can ask the optometrist for your prescription so you can go buy frames and lenses from Zenni or Coastal.
Not sure where you're located but I'm pretty sure providing the prescription automatically is standard almost everywhere after an eye exam.
I've worn glasses for decades and have gotten annual exams in all parts of the world. Always got a printout of my prescription and never had to ask.
You have to specifically asknfor it in the US, and they act like it's a crazy request. And they usually won't give you your PD.
I'm US American, and everyone I know including me has had to specifically ask for a copy of the prescription, and they usually try to leave information like the PD off. It's scummy as fuck.