Sunday, December 15, 2013

Eye Glasses Are a Ripoff

I, Fat Bastardo, have been giving it to you straight for years and while I am an expert on many things and the pontiff on all things fat I am deferring to some expert consumer advocates that have exposed the crooks in the eyeglasses industry. Here are a bunch or articles about how to avoid getting ripped off when you buy prescription eye wear. Click the links below and decide for yourself if the eyeglass industry is a big fucking ripoff corporate gangster run rip off machine.

  1. Wow -- the Eyewear Industry Is an Incredible Ripoff, But There Are ...

    www.alternet.org/story/148024/
    Aug 30, 2010 - What makes glasses so expensive? Oblong plastic lenses? Plastic and metal frames? We're getting screwed.
  2. The prescription eyeglasses rip off - RationalSkepticism.org

    www.rationalskepticism.org/.../the-prescription-eyeglasses-rip-off-t3927...
    May 10, 2013 - 20 posts - ‎7 authors
    Unreal - Apple can make an iPod to sell at $200 with serious tech and these idiots want $120 for a bit of plastic and metal before the damn lens.
  3. 6 Reasons Why Designer Sunglasses Are A Rip-Off – Consumerist

    consumerist.com/.../6-reasons-why-designer-sunglasses-are-a-rip...
    6 Reasons Why Designer Sunglasses Are A Rip-Off. By Chris Morran July 15, 2010. dimeshades. (frankieleon). I don't know about you, but when I go out in the ...
  4. Eyeglasses: Exposing the Rip-Off! - Yahoo Voices - voices.yahoo.com

    voices.yahoo.com/eyeglasses-exposing-rip-off-2755053.html
    Feb 26, 2009 - Eyeglasses are a modern marvel but also a modern rip-off. Here's How.
  5. Eye Glasses are a Rip-off | - Comments on

    www.moneysavingsmarts.com/eye-glasses-are-a-rip-off/
    Dec 26, 2012 - By Peter Huckleberry. I was watching 60 Minutes last month and saw a piece on how the eye glasses market is controlled by one Italian ...
  6. from 3mew >> "Eyeglasses Stores are for Suckers" | GlassyEyes

    glassyeyes.blogspot.com/2006/.../from-3mew-eyeglasses-stores-are-for.h...
    Nov 10, 2006 - I've been wearing glasses since junior high, and the prices have gotten ...... Eyeglass frames have been a rip off for years because you didnt ...
  7. Wow -- the Eyewear Industry Is an Incredible Ripoff, But There Are ...

    www.democraticunderground.com › Discuss
    Sep 1, 2010 - 26 posts - ‎23 authors
    Wow -- the Eyewear Industry Is an Incredible Ripoff, But There Are Alternatives. ... Imagine life without your glasses for a year, a week, an hour.
  8. Ripoff Report | eyeglass world directory of Complaints & Reviews

    www.ripoffreport.com/directory/eyeglass-world.aspx
    Ripoff Report | eyeglass world directory of 56 Complaints & Reviews: Eyeglass World Bait and Switch pricing from the advertising Grandville Michigan.
  9. Ripoff Report | Glasses USA Complaint Review New York, New ...

    www.ripoffreport.com/.../glasses.../glasses-usa-customer-service-represen...
    Apr 14, 2013 - Glasses USA Complaint Review: Glasses USA Customer Service Represenatives Liars Liars New York, New Jersey.
  10. BBC Rip-Off Britain: Jamie Murray Wells - Glasses Direct

    www.glassesdirect.co.uk/blog/.../bbc-rip-off-britain-jamie-murray-wells/
    Dec 13, 2010 - Should you buy your glasses on the high street or online? That's what was being asked in today's Rip-Off Britain when Jennie Bond, Angela ...

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