Originally Posted by
killramos
Just thought I’d put out a feeler as to what other people do around prescription sunglasses here in a Canada?
I feel like every time I go down this path I feel like we have some sort of backwards cartel/resaler model with prices and requirements based out of thin air and I inevitably walk away after feeling like I am being ripped off.
Is there anywhere in Canada where you can get legitmate (non generic) lenses for name brand sunglasses for high prescriptions? I have tried going through my optometrist in the past but they basically come back to some ridiculous quote north of 800 bucks lenses only for some generic lenses with no polarization or anything special.
After checking their requirements and noticing my prescription was within their ranges I tried ordering a set of Oakley prizm golf’s in the US to go pick them up in Phoenix next time I am down there but they ended up cancelling my order saying they couldn’t make the lenses and to contact a local resaler...
In Canada the Oakley prescription page is blank, same with Ray Ban and others and always with some stupid link to LensCrafters which I already know won’t help me.
I’m pretty blind but nothing excessive, -6.25 in my worse eye (so oakleys claim of being able to go to -7 is apparently full of shit).
Apparently I should just get laser... but that’s a different topic with some complications in my case.
/rant
What do you guys all do?