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Sticker shock: Why are glasses so expensive?
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Luxottica: the illusion of choice and what you're really getting when you spend hundreds of dollars on glasses.
This documentary was broadcast 13 years ago. Since then, Luxottica, the monopolistic Italian frames manufacturer, merged with Essilor, the largest ophthalmic lens manufacturer in the world. Today, EssilorLuxottica vertically controls 80% of the eyewear industry.
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I shared it once when I was still on Reddit and the lot came down on my head.
I had a pair of progressives made for my father in law at the same place and what would be a 1300€ total, locally, got knocked down to a bit less than €200, doctor apointment included.
5 years later, the glasses are still perfect.
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