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    AR coating is here to stay if we like it or not. ...

    AR coating is here to stay if we like it or not. How many times have any of you had to remove the AR coating on patient’s request? Then turn around a week later only to recoat for the patient can...
  2. Thread: Oakleys ?

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    John, Also they now stock single vision...

    John,

    Also they now stock single vision polycarb tinted with their mirror coating selection. It takes 3 to 5 bussiness days to get them. The beauty of it you can uitlize this program on any...
  3. Thread: Need lens cabinets

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    Thanks Chip I will.

    Thanks Chip I will.
  4. Thread: Need lens cabinets

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    Thanks any way guys found one site but no price...

    Thanks any way guys found one site but no price on the cabinets.
    You must email or call them 866-346-2278

    http://www.hobartcabinet.com/Products/Office/Optical/optical.htm
  5. Thread: Need lens cabinets

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    Need lens cabinets

    Can anybody help or suggest where I can find steel cabinets (same height as a 4 drawer filing cabinet) for storing stock single vision lenses. I think the usually come with 7 or 9 drawers.

    Thank...
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    Poll: Chip, It is really working for us combining...

    Chip,

    It is really working for us combining custom shapes, colors, or flash mirror the Cartier sales took off. We give the patron a different flavor for Cartiers than they would anywhere else. ...
  7. Thread: Trivex

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    Trivex was invented by PPG they tried to sell to...

    Trivex was invented by PPG they tried to sell to Essilor, but they had too many projects to take this one. I thought that was a grave mistake on their part. So it was given to Younger and Hoya. ...
  8. Thread: Trivex

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    Sarahr, The feed back from patients has been...

    Sarahr,

    The feed back from patients has been great. The pros are light weight, Safety like Polycarbonate, and clarity of an Abbe value of 45. Cons so far they are not as thin as poly 1.0 and...
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    Get well buddy!

    Get well buddy!
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    What’s really bad if your store has been hit once...

    What’s really bad if your store has been hit once there’s a great chance it will be hit again? Our store in Houston got hit three times in two years. All the time the perpetrators involved were...
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    :) I’m not trying to put down the product, but...

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    I’m not trying to put down the product, but I work in a high-end store and we noticed that some patients do not like to look at themselves. I know they stare at themselves in a mirror when...
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    Hey Jerry, Thanks for all your information. You...

    Hey Jerry,
    Thanks for all your information. You are the guru of optics. It’s just murder here we can do anywhere from 50 to 70 rimless frames a week. Most of them are custom or, my favorite is...
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    Computerized Drill Machines

    Dose anybody has any input or experience with a computer driven automatic drill machine. We are in the market of buying one. So far it’s between Optidrill and the Briot automatic drill. I was just...
  14. Thread: Sunglass trends

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    In a location I work out of is about 85% sun...

    In a location I work out of is about 85% sun ware. When we do sell ophthalmic we are shocked. 71% of our business is from tourism. I would say plastic, wrap, and polarized lenses. That’s why...
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    We like Cartier a lot. And Jerry, we also...

    We like Cartier a lot. And Jerry, we also perform Custom work on Cartier’s with Diamonds or shapes. Price range 800 to 7500 dollars and has been very successful. Also Sama, Line3, Starck.
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    Alan, I totally agree with you. All I was...

    Alan,

    I totally agree with you. All I was trying to say you get in this kill mode, because the other guy is trying to kill off.

    Vegas is waiting for Alan, maybe I’ll meet you some day.
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    Alan, No, I do not work for Marvin. I do not...

    Alan,

    No, I do not work for Marvin. I do not like him much. I work for another just like him. I think if you own your own business you would probably think the same. This might be a dumb...
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    Poll: I like working with rimless Cartier frames, their...

    I like working with rimless Cartier frames, their easy to work with and fast selling. We first take their out date lens shapes out and throw them away. Than create our own custom shapes that sell...
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    Most frame companies we deal with will sometimes...

    Most frame companies we deal with will sometimes sign a contract with us. Stating that they will not sell the product to anybody else within 10, 15, or 30 mile radius. That is the benefit of the...
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    Johns, I totally agree with you. With a two...

    Johns,

    I totally agree with you. With a two time mark you really can’t make a living. But on the other hand if you can sell the product quickly who cares about the two time mark up. Granted the...
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    Hey, guys Oakley are doing what it has to do to...

    Hey, guys Oakley are doing what it has to do to survive with the big guys.
    We all know what a cut throat business we are in. My company carries Oakley, and the store I work out of sell 180 pieces a...
  22. Thread: airlocks

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    My company likes them so far. Our fear was the...

    My company likes them so far. Our fear was the returning customer complaining about lenses coming apart. So far not one, we had them now for three months. The secret is to make sure to change the...
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    We sell to about 72% tourists and 45% of them are...

    We sell to about 72% tourists and 45% of them are out of United States region. And man, we would sell 160 Ray bans a month.
    I noticed most of them are from England or Australia. So, finally I...
  24. Thread: Old Glasses

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    Lions Club!

    Lions Club!
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    Poll: In state of Nevada you need: • ABO • Proving...

    In state of Nevada you need:

    • ABO
    • Proving five years experience or apprentice program
    • State practical and written exam
    • Than keeping up on pts. 12 hours a year
    • And of course your...
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