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    True,but this is going to be a constantly...

    True,but this is going to be a constantly shrinking number,and storefront opticals will be fighting for a smaller piece of the pie....
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    If you need to work another 30-35 yrs,I would...

    If you need to work another 30-35 yrs,I would strongly suggest you switch careers.....It is going to get progressively harder to make a living in the optical field.....

    Large optical chains have...
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    Its all about the money...They will keep buying...

    Its all about the money...They will keep buying online as long as storefront opticals will provide the after sales service....
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    " I'm hoping they have a good experience online...

    " I'm hoping they have a good experience online .."


    Had a patient just last week that brought me her own frame she purchased from Frames Direct (a frame I currently have on the shelf so that was...
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    Poll: Also,considering OD's are a dime a dozen in most...

    Also,considering OD's are a dime a dozen in most of the US, nobody has to pay your suggested decent,dignified amount...
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    Poll: You have obviously never run your own...

    You have obviously never run your own practice....Nobody is going to pay a hired hand 75% of the office gross for the day...
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    Wanna bet?....If given the chance,they will form...

    Wanna bet?....If given the chance,they will form a coalition,and run the country into the ground....A bunch of left wing radicals controlling the treasury is the last thing we need....
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    Go Harper Go!...time for a Conservative...

    Go Harper Go!...time for a Conservative majority...
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    No...it indicates an increased likelihood of the...

    No...it indicates an increased likelihood of the rx being incorrect due to the passage of time...
  10. Jack Coleman was wrong...

    Jack Coleman was wrong...
  11. Personally,if someone said to me to "give me that...

    Personally,if someone said to me to "give me that number"...I would tell them I dont have to give you anything and terminate the conversation.....Why put up with that bs?...Unless you are so...
  12. Why is there such a fear in offending someone who...

    Why is there such a fear in offending someone who has basically said they wont be buying from you but want to use your store as a showroom?


    I dont know of any other industry with such little...
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    Because the opticians have been suckers for...

    Because the opticians have been suckers for giving away their expertise....If you dont value your time,why would you expect someone off the street to?
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    Why would you feel rotten?....We all got into...

    Why would you feel rotten?....We all got into this business to earn a living....If someone wants information ie pd ,to buy online, and you're willing to do it,just charge for it and get on with your...
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    Not quite.....You just need to charge what you...

    Not quite.....You just need to charge what you feel your services are worth and what the market will bear....Considering that you specialize in CL fits that no one else either can or wants to do,you...
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    So,what did the customer say?

    So,what did the customer say?
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    Yes and no....The *******ization of the cl end of...

    Yes and no....The *******ization of the cl end of things has resulted in a downward spiral in cl fees and dispensing volume....Eventually ,you will likely see more ecp who stop working with cls...
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    Not quite....I actually come out of this looking...

    Not quite....I actually come out of this looking good....Im not the guy who should have known better than to have used an expired rx.....

    In the customer's eyes the optician just wanted the...
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    1 year is reasonable....

    1 year is reasonable....
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    It doesnt matter what my personal thoughts...

    It doesnt matter what my personal thoughts are,,,,the marketplace has already decided that optical care is retail....and about selling products...
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    It doesnt matter...the new specs/cls didnt meet...

    It doesnt matter...the new specs/cls didnt meet expectations....from the customer's perspective the optician messed up...
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    Chip,I love seeing people , who are having...

    Chip,I love seeing people , who are having problems seeing ,after they have purchased glasses/cls from guys like you who have used an expired rx....

    Guess who they are angry at ,and wont buy from...
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    Not my problem....Opticians would consider any...

    Not my problem....Opticians would consider any restrictions on the rx as unnecessary if they cant bag the sale....
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    Define significant....I would say that I...

    Define significant....I would say that I encounter clinically significant cataracts,contact lens overwear problems and macular degeneration in about 20% of the people I see...Which opticians dont...
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    Most of the opticians that Ive encountered would...

    Most of the opticians that Ive encountered would have no problem selling glasses/contact lenses to anyone walking in the door as long as there is an rx (date not important) and the customer has the...
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