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Old 02-10-2006, 03:51 PM
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Default Glasses (and dentists)
It has come to pass that daughter needs glasses ? nothing too serious, just for reading the whiteboard at school or text on the TV. ?So off we went for the check-up ($45) and then we browsed the frames for sale, me surreptitiously turning the frames over to see the price on the tickets. ?

Holy Moses! ?The frames seem to range from $180 to $530! ?Probably if you convert to British pounds they are not that much different in price, (perhaps someone knows?) but I was in shock. ? :o

I tried to steer daughter to the cheaper frames but she was quite oblivious and, like most parents, I did not want to make a 'spectacle' ?::) about money in front of my daughter and the assistant ? I mean, these are my daughter?s first glasses and she needs to feel comfortable.

The final bill will come to around $440 ... and they are talking about another check up in 6 months' time (yeah, sure). ? :-/

(I've just edited the subject title to include dentistry as this is discussed further on in the thread.)
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