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Johns,
I think we are in agreement, my point is that licensing is a bad idea. I do ok with dollars, I know others who do very well, and Minnesota is not a license state.

Many of you people reflect one of the biggest problems in our society today, victims everywhere you look, no personal responsibility. If you don't think you are making enough money start your own...

Those pesky Europeans make some nice lenses huh?
Zeiss Makes several, the lantal I have dispensed on several occasions, it is a 1.9 index glass that they will surface to less than a mm! Waiver...

I will summarize my views by saying this, I believe in freedom, not in regulation. I think ANYONE should be able to open a business selling eyeglasses. I worked with a Doctor that had been in the...

I guess touched a nerve here, so let me expand on my point and,
address some of your arguments. I am sure everyone knows of an optician who is certified or licensed and has some knowledge, but have...

While there is some good advice here, worth what you pay for it.
I would say this, have you asked your employer how you can mutually gain from your employment? What might you do that makes them more...

I must disagree with those of you who think we need to be licensed, it amounts to to nothing more than a jobs program for those on the board and, does not insure the consumer of a quality product. I...

:cheers: When you get one of those customers with lenses that fall out or rotate a little, you can easily tighten that up in a minute or so. I learned this for fixing clip on lenses that shrink(from...

We are looking for a new high end frame line for spring and need some ideas. Minneapolis is pretty competitive in the high end market and we need something that homer down the street isn't selling....

We are considering a new software program in our office and I am looking for some suggestions from you fine folks. The program will need to be point of sale friendly, inventory and accounting are...

I worked at the mall of america in minnesota
for a couple of years and regularly ran into
famous people.I sold Gucci suns to Shaq O'neill,wow is he big.Shaking hands with him
he grabs up to your...

I am also a political junkie and have watched some of the convention coverage.I really liked NBC's coverage with Tom Brokejaw
and his smarmy smirk when he says "Republican".Most of the press has...

In my 8 years of dispensing I often wondered why more people are not charging for repairs and adjustments.I have considered a business in mobile optician services,busy office types and the sort might...

I can understand the anxiety that exists over this subject, much like the guy that made buggy whips or repaired wagon wheels when that Ford fellow came along with the horseless chariot.Those...

Anyone notice all the optical sites popping up?It's just the beginning of the changes taking place in the industry.Soon vendors of all stripes will begin selling to internet opticals with glee, if...

I see valid points on both sides of this issue,(this does not make me a moderate,lol)and see the chance to win over a customer.In my experience, telling a customer that you are charging them for a...