eyeglasses News Archive

06-Jul-2007

 

  • Web sites offer visionary deals (The Myrtle Beach Sun News)
    Mass-produced eyeglasses cost roughly $2 a pair to make, according to a 2005 MIT report, but Americans regularly shell out hundreds of dollars for a single fancy pair. What are we paying for exactly? Some of the money goes toward eye exams, of course, but a significant portion can be seen as a convenience tax. With glasses, many of us are one-stop shoppers. We go to a single store, such as ...


  • She hid stolen glasses ... where (Green Bay Press-Gazette)
    APPLETON A female shoplifting suspect was arrested Sunday after it was found she was concealing two pairs of stolen eyeglasses.


  • Suspect allegedly conceals stolen items in pants in Grand Chute (The Appleton Post-Crescent)
    APPLETON A woman suspected of shoplifting was arrested Sunday after she was caught concealing two pairs of stolen eyeglasses in her pants, police said.


  • Sites can help your eyes and wallet at the same time (Tacoma News Tribune)
    Mass-produced eyeglasses cost roughly $2 a pair to make, according to a 2005 Massachusetts Institute of Technology report, but Americans regularly shell out hundreds of dollars for a single fancy pair.


  • Eyeglasses cost much less online (Honolulu Advertiser)
    NEW YORK ? Mass-produced eyeglasses cost roughly $2 a pair to make, according to a 2005 Massachusetts Institute of Technology report, but Americans regularly shell out hundreds of dollars for a single fancy pair. What are we paying for exactly? Some of the money goes toward eye exams, of course, but a significant portion can be seen as a convenience tax.


  • Buy new glasses, make a difference (Hattiesburg American)
    Every purchase of prescription eyeglasses this month from Heritage Vision Center helps children with communication and developmental disabilities. A portion of each sale will go toward the University of Southern Mississippi Children's Center for Communication and Development.


  • Alleged Appleton shoplifter conceals stolen items in intimate area (Fond du Lac Reporter)
    APPLETON A female shoplifting suspect was arrested Sunday after it was found she was concealing two pairs of stolen eyeglasses. Tyeisha R. Currin, 21, Milwaukee, was charged Tuesday in Outagamie County Circuit Court with misdemeanor theft and felony identity theft. She was released on a $1,500 signature bond. According to the criminal complaint, Grand Chute police were called to Pearle Vision at ...


  • Finding eyeglasses at discount prices (Market Watch)
    NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Mass-produced eyeglasses cost roughly $2 a pair to make, according to a 2005 MIT report, but Americans regularly shell out hundreds of dollars for a single fancy pair. What are we paying for exactly? Some of money goes toward eye exams, of course, but a significant portion can be seen as a convenience tax.


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