Well right you are Bill. That explains a lot about the pricing since
Luxottica owns LC, Pearle, Sears Optical, Target Optical and K-Mart. They
seem to be the 900 lb. gorilla of eyewear.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxottica
Charlie
On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 2:39 PM, Sue Pearce <bs.pearce@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > That's pretty much how it is done at a number of chain Opticians here
> in
> > the US (Lenscrafters is probably the largest); I am told that most chains
> > are owned by a large Italian corporation, so there is really little
> > competition. I won't go the the chains, as they don't get the best and
> > brightest from school, and they don't always give you the exact
> > perscription the doctor ordered. They give the quick service by keeping
> > sstocks of lenses in most common perscriptions and give you the closest.
> > UGH!
>
> Bill Pearce
>
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