Sticker shock: Why are glasses (eyewear, sunglasses, etc.) so expensive?

[battouter]

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just incase wala mo kahibalo... na konsensya man gud ko kay nakagasto napud ko ug way hinungdan. pero atleast 2nd hand ug dili brand new, LOL.

[kit_cebu]

luxotica CEO looks like a damn shrewd guy...

[FAQ]

It's a unique position from Luxotica, they're the one who made the glasses industry from nerdy to cool and that's when they also snag the prescription glasses industry. I kinda like their achievements though. They saw the potential of the industry and they took advantage of it.

Yes, glasses are expensive. Not if you have coverage from your workplace. How do you think I got my prescription glasses every 2 years?

[meickey]

up to now, really do not have any idea that the eyewear (an aviator, and a juliet) I had is owned by only one d@mn company.

Heheheheheehe. Pwerte intawong tigum, kay sa college pa nangambisyon intawon mupalit ug glasses.. What could have been retaile @ 30-100usd, is sold in the market for around 160-600usd.. That's what we call daylight robbery..

Pero afterall, it's the branding that pushes these products' prices sore high....

[lordfred]

it's not brands that made the price so high, it's the company. they can put up the price tag to how much as they want to because they have no real competition.

[lord-lord-lord]

Brands under Luxottica:

Alain Mikli
Arnette
Eye Safety Systems (ESS)
K&L (formerly Killer Loop)
Oakley
Oliver Peoples
Persol
Ray-Ban
Revo
Sferoflex
Vogue
Armani
Brooks Brothers
Bulgari
Burberry
Chanel
Chaps
Coach
Disney
D&G
DKNY
Donna Karan eyewear
Fox Eyewear
Michael Kors
Miu Miu
Polo Ralph Lauren
Paul Smith Spectacles
Prada
Ralph Lauren Purple Label
Ralph Lauren
Reed Krakoff
Stella McCartney
Tiffany & Co.
Tory Burch
Versace
Versus

Hahaha! Angkon tanan oi.

[firestarter]

Mahal bitaw mga glass.. tag 100 na sa emall.

[MeMing]

Luxotica products are made in china and they are priced with the labor costs of Germany.

Ayaw namo pailad anang oakleys ug raybans - made in china nana sila and worst, the quality follows!

Awa ni posts about oakley and rayban oh: The Ultimate Guide to Buying Eyewear in the Philippines - Pinoy Top Tens

[itik]

ahekz, na apil ko sa ilad sah...

[soundstreammsi]

pakyaw man nila tanan. kita ra diay gi ilad ani mga brands dah hahaha same same