eyeglasses News Archive

08-Jul-2007

 

  • 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.


  • 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.


  • Thieves raid patriotic display (San Jose Mercury News)
    The Flag Lady got filched. Thieves approached Roberta Allen's red-white-and-blue house and made off with a dozen flags, two large yellow ribbons and five signs reading "Support Our Troops" and "God Bless America" that covered her yard.


  • Police blotter (Daily Southtown)


  • 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?


  • Look closely, save money on glasses (Orlando Sentinel)
    Mass-produced eyeglasses cost about $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.


  • Volunteers fix sights on mission to Kenya (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
    FITCHBURG - They have never been there before. They don't know what to expect.


  • French Expression (Boston Globe)
    'I was raised as one of the best-dressed kids in the state of Maine," jokes Elaine Uzan Leary, whose childhood wardrobe was designed and sewn by her very French Quebec City-born mother. "Then I went to Paris, which is all I needed for the rest of my education," referring to both her advanced studies in French and her days spent ...


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