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That's because those $20 glasses are objectively worse than $200 Costco glasses. You might not think that the latter is worth the increased price, but for the v
by NavinF 3y ago
That's because those $20 glasses are objectively worse than $200 Costco glasses. You might not think that the latter is worth the increased price, but for the vast majority of Americans it is.
Btw Zeiss (known to HNers for making EUV lithography hardware) also makes glasses and you can buy them online. Some of their lenses are $700. Not worth it for me, but I can definitely see how someone would be willing to pay even more for those optical specs
- throwmeout123 3y agoI have zeiss lenses on my glasses, they’re terrible. Full of scratches in 1.5 years. Worst money I’ve ever spent, my last no name €80 lenses went for years without a single scratch! Anecdata obviously
- NavinF 3y agoWhat model? High index or polycarbonate?
- throwmeout123 3y agoI have no idea, but i can copy some data from the package: One is SV AS +2.5 sphere 0 cyl duravision platinum uv 1.60 index (guess this is what you’re talking about) uvprotect The other is the same but 1.25 sphere Hope it helps
- zx8080 3y agoThey probably did not come with scratches, did they? Don't scratch them. It's simple as that. Wash lens with soap. It's as simple as that.
- Dylan16807 3y agoWhat, do you think they scratched them on purpose? Avoiding scratching for thousands of hours isn't actually simple, and if some brand is less scratchable then that's a real benefit.
- jjgreen 3y agoOr get glasses made with ... glass?
- Firmwarrior 3y agoI've been wearing nothing but Zenni glasses for a decade, and they've been excellent the whole time You can choose the material you put into them. Ray-Ban Scamglasses from the Scam Shop are definitely NOT better. Even Costco glasses aren't better.
- deepsun 3y agoI bought mine for $50 years ago and they are perfect. "Objectively" better I would say.
- Xamayon 3y agoThe $30-50 zenni glasses/lenses in my experience are actually substantially clearer than the (absolute ripoff) $400-500 rayban ones. Same prescription, and the zenni ones even arrived quicker! Frame consistency is a bit of an issue though, I bought a few more cheap pairs with the 'same' frame a few years later and they changed the design subtly which made them fit worse.
- dharmab 3y agoZenni's men's glasses are much higher quality than any of the expensive glasses I've tried. I don't know if it's different for women's glasses.