eyeglasses News Archive

07-Jul-2007

 

  • Inland Lions Club members help African nation's vision needs (The Press-Enterprise)
    Leopards, lemurs and reptiles can be found in the Republic of Ghana, West Africa. But it is the Lions who have brought hope and help to residents of five outlying villages.


  • 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.


  • Finding Eyeglasses At Discount Prices (CBS 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 exactly are we paying for?


  • 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 ...


  • 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 ...


  • 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.


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