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[emmuzka]

I went to an optician shop today to buy new glasses. She tested my eye sight alright, but I couldn’t order the glasses because my eyesight turned out so bad that she couldn’t let me have them without a doctor’s appointment. My eyesight is “only” -1,5 and +3, but when counting the difference together that makes 4,5 and that’s bad, and when taking to account that the other eye is far sighted and the other is near sighted, that’s really really bad. At least I can put away my worry over my “exploding eye” (caused, allegedly, by my sinuses) after the doctor’s appointment next week.

Finland is the most expensive country to buy glasses. The frames that I chose and the doctor’s appointment are already costing me three hundred, and with some bad luck, the damn lenses will cost the same. I hope that the glasses won’t turn out costing more than my tax returns…

Comments

[2ndbs.livejournal.com]

Try www.specsavers.fi, they have a shop in Itäkeskus. Buy two pairs of glasses for the price of one. And one pair is 100 euros or something.

[emmuzka.livejournal.com]

I kinda believe that all the "super offerings", from the expensive and bargain shops also, are fake. As I don't have the standard bad sight and I will need all the extra thinning of lenses and such anyway, I don't think that it much matters where do I but them. Of course, the rims that I picked out are Prada, and bying some similar looking no-brand would probably be chaper, but, whatever.

I will probably go to the doctor next and as I haven't actually bought anything yet, I can always say no when they count the final price.

[tvillingar.livejournal.com]

Another new place is www.eyen.fi, I think they have several shops, in Kamppi, Hakaniemi and Asematunneli.

[emmuzka.livejournal.com]

Yes, other good place to look if I end up saying "Yaiks! No way I'm paying that much!"

[breny.livejournal.com]

I don't believe you can get glasses (other than reading glasses) without a doctor's prescription in the US. Although you can get cheap glasses at places like Walmart, etc, it's not unusual to pay several hundred for frames and lens as well.

[emmuzka.livejournal.com]

No gas station glasses for me, they would only ruin the rest of the sight that I hafe left. In Finland the only frames sold used to be Prada, D&C, Armani and such, and even if they weren't they cost as much. There have been a monopoly of sorts on expensive glasses and optician services. Only like two years ago the "super savers" shops have come to Finland to inflict a price war.And still the frames can cost about 230 euros (300 dollars) and the lenses are still freaking expensive :(

[twindouble.livejournal.com]

AND you have to wait for three weeks to get your glasses, because they don't order anything in small amounts and you have to wait for the next delivery.

Hey! You live in Helsinki. It's cheaper to travel to Tallin a couple of times to get your glasses from Estonia. It is cheaper even with the ship tickets!

[makepeace.livejournal.com]

Wouldn't it be cheaper in the long run to have a laser operation? Even if it wouldn't make your eye sight perfect, the glasses wouldn't cost that much anymore..

[emmuzka.livejournal.com]

I'm going to ask the doctor about that possibility, but I'm afraid that I will be one of those people who coudln't get completely rid of the glasses even with the operation. And I don't see the point if can't lose the glasses completely.

And I've had glasses from when I was four. So, 26 years, about every waking minute. Would it be weird to be without?