Just went in for my yearly checkup, and left completely furious at my (now) former optometrist.
Last year was my introduction to glasses, and this optometrist seemed like a nice guy so I went back. My first pair was a set of bifocals, which didn't work out so well for all the computer work I do. Shortly before I picked them up, though, I stumbled onto Glassy Eyes, which keyed me in on getting them to tell me my PD. Since I was buying glasses, I guess they felt it wasn't a big deal, so they told me what it was. This gave me a nice enough vibe to go back. Two pairs of online progressives later, and today I'm not even looking at the in-store samples. We did the exam, which showed my prescription changing a bit. That all done, I asked if they'd do a PD measurement. They said "Sure, but that now costs $14". I was totally aghast. Clearly, they knew why I wanted to know, knew that giving it out undercut their business, and were going to try to make up for their losses. At that point, I decided to give them a chance: I said that if you don't measure my PD for free, I'll never come back to this store. They said "fine". Do they really not make money doing eye exams? I'd think they at least break even, and would care enough to want to keep me moderately content. Oh well. I see where this is going. Soon enough, the prescription itself will be secret, usable only by that store to make you glasses. Anyway, I'll be going to local optometrists until I find one that will tell my my PD for free. That'll be the one that does my next eye exam. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Check us out at the oft-updated http://www.glassyeyes.com! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GlassyEyes" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/glassyeyes?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
