Re: Do lenscrafter and such use stock lenses?


"BTW@" <Hello@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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A friend of mine told me that there actually are stock lenses - lenses that
are already grinded for various prescriptions - out there and that's why
lenscrafter and the like can finish your glasses in an hour.

Almost all optical outlets can "edge" - meaning they have the equipment to
cut stock lenses to shape and fit them in the frame. In this respect LC is
like any other local shop.

So "one-hour" service is available from most opticians if your prescription
is simple and you choose the coatings and options they have in stock..

What sets LC and other superstores apart is the ability to "surface" - they
stock semi-finished blanks with pre-made front surfaces, and the tools
necessary to grind and polish the back surface to most prescriptions.

right? I mean, if that's true, tt sounds like to me that many shops are
making tons of profit out of the lenses.

Inexpensive finished blanks are available to any optician that cares to
stock them. I have a couple hundred you can have for $3 each.

-MT


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