Quote Originally Posted by Cataholic View Post
It is surprising, to me. I have been to that practice for close to 30 years. I had/have an opportunity to save close to $175.00. I wasn't cheating him, I wasn't dishonest, I wasn't doing anything 'wrong'. I would expect him to treat me the same as he would if I had an eye exam and didn't need new glasses.

I spent, including shipping, $24.75. Even if I only like the glasses 'ok', I still think it is a bargain. I got two pairs of those clip on sunglasses, which is thrilling to me. In all my years of wearing glasses, I have never had sunglass ability. I wore contacts and had cheap-o sunglasses, but never had the ability to wear my glasses with sun coverage.
I didn't mean that you did anything wrong or underhanded - just that some doctors are in it for every penny that they can get. Which I find surprising too, since so many people now get their prescription and take it to Lens Crafters or some similar place, and most doctors don't have a problem with that. Can't say it's a good idea tho, since those places seldom get the script correct - as I found out the hard way - twice!!!