No offense meant by this, but this sounds more like a "prestige" thing than a cost or quality issue. There's nothing wrong with the namebrands if that's what you're into, and you can afford it. But, many here cannot afford such high prices, or don't want to pay them even if they can. Personally, I'm of the opinon that if I'm going to wear a company's name, they should be paying *me* for advertising, not the other way around. Also, I believe that *my* money should go towards improving *my* lifestyle, not to buy someone else a 64 million dollar yacht. If you haven't read Ira's blog on Luxottica, go to http://www.suxottica.com and see the bloated empire overpriced eyeglasses have bought.
Sorry if I have offended you (or anyone else), but I know for a fact that you don't have to pay bloated prices to get quality. And my 2004 Hyundai Sonata (Motor Trend's 2004 Car of the Year) is just an example of that fact. In today's era of bloated corporate greed, you don't always "get what you pay for". -=# Firewalker #=- On Mar 31, 6:23 pm, "J. Evan" <[email protected]> wrote: > I am disappointed to report that after five pairs of eyeglasses from > five different discount retailers, I cannot share in most others' > enthusiasm about the overall satisfactory experience. > > I have to say, that all of the glasses feel like I just bought the > generic brand of toilet paper at the grocery store instead of the > triple-ply with a nicer smell, name brand. Oh sure, I spent 30% more > on the name brand, but I was much happier with the result. Did I just > buy an Hyundai when I really wanted a Honda? > > To be fair, I cannot complain about the overall quality and > workmanship when you consider the prices paid, but that is at least in > part do to the fact that we've all been lashed into believing that > glasses should cost way too much. Are we all really being honest with > ourselves and each other with our gushes about Zenni's amazing lens > accuracy or O4L's shipping times? Haven't we all been so burned by the > B&M stores that even hot alternatives feel cold? When we really look > closely at the discount frames and lenses, are we really seeing the > same level of quality as what we had paid hundreds of dollars more > for? Or are we just selectively choosing what we consider unacceptable > given the comparatively cheaper prices? > > I don't want to appear to be bashing the discount retailers (e- > tailers), I'm not. I do really and honestly believe that most of them > offer excellent quality and value and service. I just don't think I > agree with the many others that say their Zenni frames are just as > good as their B&M name brand frames at 8-10 times the price. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
