"20 yuan of frames, 200 yuan to sell you is to talk about human feelings, 300 yuan to sell you is to talk about friendship, 400 yuan to sell you is to talk about the market."
This is a slogan that has been circulating in the eyewear industry. And you can't imagine how profitable the industry can be.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="5" > cost 15 for 1000</h1>
People who don't wear glasses will never know how outrageous the price of a pair of glasses can be.
A few hundred dollars is the cheapest and most common; if you are slightly impressed by the sales of the clerk, a pair of glasses may cost thousands of dollars; what's more, if you are giving gifts to lovers or friends, a pair of glasses can even reach tens of thousands of dollars.
Glasses are a thing, once you buy it, the power of the glasses will be fixed. But the power of your eyes doesn't fix, which means it won't be long before you have to wear your glasses again.
In addition, glasses are a very fragile thing, and usually once bumped, it means that you still have to wear new ones.
I remember a mother who spent four thousand dollars on giving her child glasses.
As a result, the child found that he did not adapt to it after putting it on, so he followed the advice of the clerk and postponed it for two weeks. But the situation did not improve, and I had to go to the hospital. The results of the hospital's examination came out, only to find that the refraction results of the optical shop were not accurate, and even the degree of astigmatism was not correct.
Four thousand pieces of glasses, although the degree is not accurate, can not always throw it. I took the glasses to other stores to ask the boss, and the boss told her that there was indeed a problem with the glasses, but because of the rules, I couldn't elaborate.
A good industry rule, directly let consumers thousands of dollars to drift?
In fact, this phenomenon is not uncommon. According to WHO, there are about 1.4 billion myopic people in the world, of which China accounts for 600 million.
Of those 600 million people, how many people have spent unjust money, we can imagine!
When it comes to the huge profits of the glasses industry, we have to mention the place of Danyang.
In fact, in the entire Yangtze River Delta region, Danyang does not have any sense of existence. But when it comes to glasses, this place is famous all over the world.
In 2019, the annual output of Danyang frames is about 100 million pairs, accounting for one-third of the country; the lens output is 400 million pairs, accounting for three-quarters of the country and 40% of the world.
And how cheap can Danyang's glasses be? It is said that in the early years, the local glasses were sold by the pound!
After the lenses of one or twenty yuan came out of Danyang and were labeled with brand-name tags, they could soar to hundreds of thousands of yuan directly in other places.
Most famously, there was a news story in 2010 when a reporter made an undercover visit and broke into the local eyewear market. When the reporter took off the glasses he was wearing to ask for the price, the price he got was: up to 15 yuan.
As everyone knows, this glasses reporter spent thousands of dollars at that time.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="119" > a few pits with glasses You must know! </h1>
When wearing glasses, the clerk may sell you some big-name, anti-blue light, or functional lenses, and you may spend thousands of dollars more for a hesitation.
Honestly, the money is really not worth it!
1. Lens function
Merchants always like to add all kinds of gimmicks to the lenses, what anti-blue light, anti-oil, anti-reflective, anti-fatigue and so on.
These functional lenses, there is no need to match! In the case of anti-blue light lenses, there has been no medical research so far that can prove that blue light on computers and mobile phones can harm our eyes. Blue-light-resistant eyes can even increase fatigue by affecting lens transmittance.
Tip: If you don't have a lot of money on hand, just choose one that doesn't have any features.
2. Lens refractive index
If you have a high degree, when wearing glasses, the merchant will definitely recommend that you buy lenses with high refractive index. The higher the refractive index, the thinner the lenses, although it is naturally more comfortable to wear.
This recommendation seems to be no problem, after all, the lenses with high degrees are thick and uncomfortable to wear. Making a thin lens is undoubtedly to "reduce the burden" for yourself.
But you ignore that the higher the refractive index, the more expensive the price!
More importantly, different degrees have corresponding refractive ranges.
suggestion:
3. Lens material
Lenses are currently available in three grades: glass, resin and PC resin. Because the glass material is fragile, the main materials in the market are resin and PC resin materials.
These two kinds of lenses, clear-eyed people can see that the number of words is expensive.
Recommendation: If you have a limited budget, it is recommended that you do not choose PC resin. This material has no other advantages except for being a little lighter and a little resistant to falling.
4. Frame
The frame is also a big head, some frames sell very expensive, but this money is not wasted at all.
The frame is generally divided into metal materials and plastic materials, of which metal materials are more expensive than plastics. In metal materials, titanium is more expensive than alloys.
At this time, many people will be pitted, obviously it is a titanium alloy material, and the merchants say that this is pure titanium material. You don't know anyway, it's you who pits.
A little tip for you is to see if there is a "TiTANIUM" logo on the frame. If there is, then prove that it is pure titanium material.
Of course, brand premium is also an important aspect. The same thing, no OEM may sell for 100 yuan, once the OEM may sell for 1000 yuan.
Suggestion: If the budget is sufficient, buy those brands that specialize in the production of frames; if the budget is limited, then choose your favorite style, wear it comfortably, and have after-sales service.
5. The number of glasses
Some people try to save trouble themselves, and some are clerks who try to save trouble, will directly ask you about your previous degrees, and then start dispensing glasses. This is extremely loose and irresponsible, even if your myopia and astigmatism have not changed, but the astigmatism angle may change.
Recommendation: Be sure to re-optometry before each dispensing! Don't be afraid of trouble, you have to enjoy the corresponding services when you spend money.
6. Optometry
I believe that most people wear glasses when the optometry step is: look at the eye chart - optometry machine.
This is a very loose and incomplete procedure, and a truly complete procedure should include axial examination, astigmatism size, myopia/hyperopia, monocular pupil distance, and monocular pupil height.
Almost 90% of these professional requirements are not met by optometrists in optical stores.
Ultimate advice: go to a big hospital to hang up "eye clinic" or "optometry clinic", the price is not expensive, and the optometrist is very professional. In addition to being able to accurately optometry, eye diseases can also be detected in time. Then according to this refraction result, go online to buy glasses or go to offline stores to buy glasses. (Of course, going online or offline depends on your budget.) ）
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="120" >Dr.X said</h1>
I myself am myself short-sighted, and I spent a lot of money in the early years without understanding these common senses, and now that I think about it, I think it is a waste. However, the glasses thing really can't come casually, and the steps that should be taken when wearing glasses cannot be less.