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The problem is definition of designer. If a company has purchased a name and make crap is it really designer. All names listed so far are merely the same product with a label affixed via screw or...

I built frame tech for Optical Shops of Aspen in the mid eighties for wholesale frame painting. (uuugghh im old) the most expensive parts are sand blaster (enclosed) and airbrush. Drying cabinet can...

Ok i have been in the business 28 years. I am not ABO certified i can do prentice rule and power through the 180 in my head. I can guess PDs most of the time to 2mm (i measure of course) I also know...

does this look infected

Since you are from Romania i will explain. Anti-glare=confusion to customers. Thread topic and well understood misconception

A glare in common usage can also be an angry stare.

Hence my...

for fun try ordering one as an ECP. I did a few months ago what a nightmare their markup equates to a dispensing fee and they are C.O.D. with no reps. I give them just a few months.

Oh crap...I thought it was supposed to ward off the evil eye. I was only selling to the superstitious.

If you look at those frames and say how can they do it. Look at this comparison and ask yourself same question. Most of my clients (i am in boutique side) but not all for sure seem to understand if...

This is how it works. You order products from a distrubutor and mark them up fairly and do an honest business. Then the distrubutor opens a superstore and low end store on either side of you in a...

further more tortoise was made illegal in the 80's (im pretty sure) the remaining shell was then cut into thin laminates and adhered to buffalo horn (it would seperate from zyl with expansion...

no way is it tortoise from Neiman marcus 10 years ago. i have a gen tortoise frame (not laminate) aviator from 70s i would suggest sticking a hot needle in it inconspicuous if it smells like hair its...

I will avoid the current OP climate and stick to why OP branding was so successful. Throughout OP history it has been a very successful brand with the exception of late 90's early 2000's (for quite a...

hey you guys might have discouraged original poster.

OP if you pm me what you want ill give you 15% off retail on any collection on orders of 200 pieces or more. I will still offer case, cloth...

I once worked for a guy who was so anal retentive he had the windshield replaced in mercedes 3 times to get a "quality" glass. He was in the business.

In Los Angeles particularly but also all over there are tons of optical late night smash and grabs. I was at a high end store we were hit 3 times in 8 months. My friend was hit in march and was...

OK i quickly glanced through threads so i might have missed something good, but this happened to me a lot with my edger. This might seem like a ridiculous post with the experts on here but i did a...

I think both lines have their place in the world. I do not think they conflict either and both seem to be of decent quality. I think individual and client tastes would have to make your decision....

Toki is Masunaga a great factory in Japan to this day.

I remember in the late 80s early nineties when i was repping briefly for kansai Yamamoto in the midst of their decline they had 26 optical styles in Oval and two clips fit the whole collection...

it starting to get a little sticky here. You are going to have to look at rules of origin and substantial transformation to label your products country of origin. You can dance on the line but it is...

I thought Delveccio bought his son Brooks Brothers outright. So if you were hired by LC you might want to wear a Brooks brothers suit to show your a company man.

I wrote that as an example of C.O.G. and the pitfalls of a seemingly good deal

if you buy disco merch at 50% off of the Gordon gecko collection. They discontinued them because they are not good...

Disco's IMO are the products that dont sell usually. If you get them quick then sometimes you can get a couple decent ones. Ive always found with discontinued stock is that if i bought 10 three or...

I am not even close to the experience most people have here but have been doing lifestyle dispensing since i started in 1982. I think every good optician does it without realizing it. If they sell...

yes I have built spray rooms for optical frame custom color in the late eighties. It is not terrible difficult but does require equipment to do it properly.

A sandblaster (which can be used to...