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In my local sunglass store iI can buy genuine Wayfarers for a bit more than 100$ so I guess Luxotica’s margin is even higher than expected…
by KarlKode 3y ago
In my local sunglass store iI can buy genuine Wayfarers for a bit more than 100$ so I guess Luxotica’s margin is even higher than expected…
- wyclif 3y agoLuxottica cannibalized and cheapened Ray-Bans a long time ago; see my comment above.
- sbilstein 3y agoYou can definitely go to a mall and get ray bans with solid barrel hinges
- wyclif 3y agoYou can't. They were only available on the original Ray-Bans before they sold out to Luxottica.
- cromulent 3y agoAren't these what you mean? https://www.ray-ban.com/eu/sunglasses/RB2140%20UNISEX%20original%20wayfarer%20classic-black/805289126577 https://www.ray-ban.com/eu/sunglasses/RB2140%20UNISEX%20orig...
- wyclif 3y agoThanks! I wasn't aware of that model; they must be new. Looks like they were introduced back in March of this year. Good to see the barrel hinges. But a couple of questions: Are the lenses glass? (It says they're G-15, which is supposed to be mineral glass, but I don't know if RB has changed the definition somewhere along the line and replaced them with plastic). Are these only available in EU, or in the US as well?
- logbiscuitswave 3y agoG-15 is just the tint color (the gray/green). It’s not the material. I’m pretty sure that only way you’re getting glass lenses from Ray-Ban is if you get the high index prescription lenses.
- emodendroket 3y agoThey sell them for like 20 times what they cost to make, according to https://seekingalpha.com/article/4472420-essilorluxotticas-margins-and-power-could-erode-to-well-capitalised-warby-parker https://seekingalpha.com/article/4472420-essilorluxotticas-m...