How much is a pair of glasses?

[Vir Campestris]

I've failed to find a monocle for a reasonable price. And it's hard to google past the costume/joke ones.

It's only a magnifying glass, FFS. Why should it be £200?

Andy

[Bob Eager]

Daniel Cullen does them for £45 upwards.

You're right...they are hard to find.

[PeterC]

This is DIY - there's an obvious way of having 2-for-1!

[Bob Eager]

I did actually try that...not very successful! It was when I had a leda patch over the eye with the radioactive disc in it...I wanted to read but glasses wouldn't fit.

[Vir Campestris]

I've tried. The lenses in pound-shop glasses aren't big enough for me to use as a monocle. But if I can get two lenses for a quid, why does it need to be 45 for one slightly bigger one?

Andy

[Apellation Controlee]

Late to the party, sorry, but you may find this interesting:

A US perspective and pricing, but the story's the same here.

[alan]

Do you really believe that someone in specsavers/vision/express/boots/asda etc. uses any more information than written on the prescription + pupil distance to prepare your glasses.

[Bob Henson]

Probably not, but my optician, and all good ones, do.

[PeterC]

Even Tesco sorted out a c*ck-up with the lenses and fitted the frames to me.

[charles]

and, with varifocals it is also a matter of where the lenses sit in relation to your eyes.. I once had them supplied so that I had to bend my hesd forward to get the proper distance vision.

[charles]

I have my new lenses fitted to my existing frame.