Bug Unit

Today I spent £99 on new lenses for my glasses. What amused me as I left the optometrist down the road, was the fact that so many people go there, have an eye test, leave their glasses with them whilst they change them, and then walk out the door. That door must be the most misjudged door of all time. As I reached for it and stumbled out the exit, I considered how many people do the exact same thing every day, and look up realising how incredibly blind they’ve just become after having their glasses and their money taken off of them. If I was a driver, from today onwards, I would always be weary as I approached the intersection outside of the optometrists that I used this morning. The people leaving there are blind, bewildered, and confused at the “sale” that just took place.

I am a mole.

They ended up costing so much because of a couple of reasons… one being the fact that I ended up going with scratch-proof, uv-proof, reflection-proof lenses. They were like car salesman. I even contemplated buying new frames. They almost had me and then I was like, “back off car-sales woman, I can see your tricks!”… This happened around about the time that she brought me a pair of £50 frames and told me that they’re just like my old ones… but new. Shoo. I was entangled in a web of sales people. So the eye test cost £36, the lenses cost £84, and the lab fees for changing them into my current frames cost £15. They then tell you that the NHS pays for the eye test, so thats £36 off. Which is also amusing because I’m not officially part of the NHS yet. Blank sheets with your name on it somewhere near the top, and the rushed request for your John Hancock at the bottom before the page is whipped away into paper paradise. NHS paper paradise. The ultimate paradise.

In all the discount madness, I ended up thinking that I got a bargain. I realised I hadn’t when I swiped my card for £99.