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Looking at mattresses without flame-retardent led me to this provider: http://www.whitelotus.net/green-cotton-rx/ http://www.whitelotus.net/green-cotton-rx/ Tu

Looking at mattresses without flame-retardent led me to this provider: http://www.whitelotus.net/green-cotton-rx/ http://www.whitelotus.net/green-cotton-rx/ Turns out you'll need a doctor's prescription to even order a plain cotton mattress. Yet another perfectly reasonable regulation from our friends in the California Legislature! :) My least-favorite CA regulation has to do with eye-glasses. I lost my only pair and went in to get a replacement on a Saturday, but I couldn't because my (perfectly fine) prescription had expired. I had to make an appointment to get an exam in order to get new glasses, but they were closed for the weekend and booked for a few days. So I spent about a week with headaches because some CA legislator decided it was in my best interest to pay some practitioner to get the same prescription for glasses every year.

tocomment 14y ago
You should have ordered online.
guelo 14y ago
"So I spent about a week with headaches because some ophthalmology trade group lobbied (bribed) the legislature to get profit-enhancing regulations in place." FTFY
- davidw 14y ago
  The thing I hate about articles like this is that the path to snarky redditisms is very, very direct. I'm not disagreeing with your message, I'm disagreeing with the delivery.
  - logn 14y ago
    I'm getting tired of hearing all of this HN bashing and complaining lately.
_delirium 14y ago
Are there any states that don't have a requirement of a current prescription to purchase glasses? I've had the same issue in Texas [1], which usually considers itself small-government. [1] cf. http://www.tob.state.tx.us/tobrx.htm http://www.tob.state.tx.us/tobrx.htm
- learc83 14y ago
  I've ordered glasses from the internet here in Georgia maybe a dozen times without them requiring verification of prescription. Contacts do require one though. Don't know if the company is just skirting regulation or if it doesn't exist, however.
- GFKjunior 14y ago
  Texas is hardly small government. I would call them more right-wing conservatives (neo-cons really).
lhnn 14y ago
I loathe the requirement of a current prescription for glasses. Corrupt bureaucracy at its usual tricks. What I wonder: Is it illegal to make a bed out of flame-retardant free cotton balls?
- sukuriant 14y ago
  Are self-created fire hazards in your home illegal? Because that's PROBABLY what it would be considered. IANAL
leviathant 14y ago
If you know what your prescription is, you could order online from a place like Zenni Optical (where my wife gets her glasses). I'm not sure about PA, but here in PA, it's illegal for an optometrist to withold information about your prescription. She got her eyes checked, had to push a little to get her prescription, and then bought her glasses online.
- pavel_lishin 14y ago
  Exact same experience in Texas; had to ask optometrist to specifically mark down all required information (pupillary distance was missing) and then went to Zenni to get my glasses. (Oh my god, we sound like a couple of shills.)
nvarsj 14y ago
> Turns out you'll need a doctor's prescription to even order a plain cotton mattress. Alternatively, you can order one of the cotton/latex/wool mattresses that don't have any flame retardents. The most popular is Naturepedic. However, such a mattress will set you back $2200 for the most basic queen.

tocomment 14y ago

You should have ordered online.

guelo 14y ago

"So I spent about a week with headaches because some ophthalmology trade group lobbied (bribed) the legislature to get profit-enhancing regulations in place." FTFY

davidw 14y ago
The thing I hate about articles like this is that the path to snarky redditisms is very, very direct. I'm not disagreeing with your message, I'm disagreeing with the delivery.
- logn 14y ago
  I'm getting tired of hearing all of this HN bashing and complaining lately.

_delirium 14y ago

Are there any states that don't have a requirement of a current prescription to purchase glasses? I've had the same issue in Texas [1], which usually considers itself small-government. [1] cf. http://www.tob.state.tx.us/tobrx.htm http://www.tob.state.tx.us/tobrx.htm

learc83 14y ago
I've ordered glasses from the internet here in Georgia maybe a dozen times without them requiring verification of prescription. Contacts do require one though. Don't know if the company is just skirting regulation or if it doesn't exist, however.
GFKjunior 14y ago
Texas is hardly small government. I would call them more right-wing conservatives (neo-cons really).

lhnn 14y ago

I loathe the requirement of a current prescription for glasses. Corrupt bureaucracy at its usual tricks. What I wonder: Is it illegal to make a bed out of flame-retardant free cotton balls?

sukuriant 14y ago
Are self-created fire hazards in your home illegal? Because that's PROBABLY what it would be considered. IANAL

leviathant 14y ago

If you know what your prescription is, you could order online from a place like Zenni Optical (where my wife gets her glasses). I'm not sure about PA, but here in PA, it's illegal for an optometrist to withold information about your prescription. She got her eyes checked, had to push a little to get her prescription, and then bought her glasses online.

pavel_lishin 14y ago
Exact same experience in Texas; had to ask optometrist to specifically mark down all required information (pupillary distance was missing) and then went to Zenni to get my glasses. (Oh my god, we sound like a couple of shills.)

nvarsj 14y ago

> Turns out you'll need a doctor's prescription to even order a plain cotton mattress. Alternatively, you can order one of the cotton/latex/wool mattresses that don't have any flame retardents. The most popular is Naturepedic. However, such a mattress will set you back $2200 for the most basic queen.