On Fri, 28 Nov 2008 20:16:20 GMT, notbob > wrote:

>On 2008-11-28, Lou Decruss > wrote:
>
>> Reading glasses for a buck. I stop in even when I don't need them
>> because I destroy them pretty fast. I even found a pair of reading
>> sunglasses for a buck. They would have been at least $200 to have
>> made and they're perfect.
>
>That's a great idea, Lou.

Thank you.

>I've been getting mine at a thrift shop, but new ones at a dollar store
>would probably be better.

I've looked there but you never know the script.

>Better selection, too.

Sometimes there's boxes to look through. Sometimes I walk out empty
handed. It's worth the stop anyway.

>I absolutely refuse to pay the insane prices they charge in most retail
>stores, usually at least $20 for cheap plastic Chinese glasses!

Yep. They're the same crap you can buy for a buck. Flea markets are
also a good place to look but we don't go to those much. The key is
when you find some buy a bunch. Like 10 pairs and your set for
awhile.

>I was gonna buy mom a beaded eyeglasses lanyard, but those too were over $15 ...
>for a string of cheap plastic beads!! Un-freakin-believable. I swear, some
>markets are nothing but a coldly calculated rip-off of seniors.

Mine are on and off hundreds of times during a day and I too need the
strap. The best ones for me are the ones with a plastic tube that
slides over the ear part of the glasses and has a rope between. I've
made them with automotive tubing and a shoelace for next to nothing.
Next time I need some I'm going to try shrink wrap and some string
from a fabric store. It will be permanent but for a buck who cares?

Lou