EU vs US Coating Cost

**GokhanSF** · 05-24-2012, 02:56 PM

I am having hard time understanding how a well known lens manufacturer offers premium AR coating for <wholesale prices removed as per forum rules> in Europe and charges 10x more in the U.S. ? It really is cheaper for me to buy a Freeform lens with premium AR and ship it instead of getting from the same company here. This is crazy.

**LENNY** · 05-24-2012, 03:12 PM

R u sure you r comparing apples to apples!?:)

**GokhanSF** · 05-24-2012, 03:19 PM

Originally Posted by LENNY

R u sure you r comparing apples to apples!?:)

Same manufacturer, same lens, same material, same AR coating... That sounds apples to apples to me. Only difference is I have about 6 times the volume as my friend there plus he gets better warranty. And believe me my lens cost is one of the lowest in the country and still not as low as what they pay in EU.

**Judy Canty** · 05-24-2012, 03:58 PM

Hmmmm...differences in professional education? Marketing? Gullibility?

**chip anderson** · 05-24-2012, 05:57 PM

Some of it may be our blessed EPA.
You do know that many higher index materials must be made outside the US because our "protection requirements" are too strenious to put up with here.

Maybe some things must be done here and carry a much higher (read expensive) safety regulations that other countries have to put up with.

Chip

**Jacqui** · 05-24-2012, 06:18 PM

Originally Posted by chip anderson

Some of it may be our blessed EPA.
You do know that many higher index materials must be made outside the US because our "protection requirements" are too strenious to put up with here.

Maybe some things must be done here and carry a much higher (read expensive) safety regulations that other countries have to put up with.

Chip

And maybe we are getting gouged. Some overseas people think the Americans have all the money and should pay more.

**LENNY** · 05-24-2012, 08:00 PM

Is it finished product?
Is this in Greece?

**chip anderson** · 05-24-2012, 09:58 PM

Seems ,to me a couple years back I even had some frames with AR on the demo lenses. The frame with demo's didn't cost near as much as getting AR on the Rx lenses.

Chip

**jpeaslee** · 05-24-2012, 10:56 PM

Originally Posted by chip anderson

Seems ,to me a couple years back I even had some frames with AR on the demo lenses. The frame with demo's didn't cost near as much as getting AR on the Rx lenses.

Chip

Silhouette's have AR on the demo lenses as well as many of our Charmant drilled rimless.

**GokhanSF** · 05-25-2012, 09:32 AM

I am not talking about demo lenses. It is AR and Mirror Coating over a FreeForm Single Vision and Progressive so it is not a stock (finished) lens either.

**Jacqui** · 05-25-2012, 10:24 AM

Originally Posted by GokhanSF

I am not talking about demo lenses. It is AR and Mirror Coating over a FreeForm Single Vision and Progressive so it is not a stock (finished) lens either.

Spin-on coating like Chemlux?? Nidek also makes them.

**GokhanSF** · 05-25-2012, 10:45 AM

Originally Posted by Jacqui

Spin-on coating like Chemlux?? Nidek also makes them.

I can't tell the name of the coating as it will disclose the manufacturer's name but can tell you it is a well known premium AR coating that has 2 year warranty.

**TLG** · 05-25-2012, 01:37 PM

Originally Posted by GokhanSF

I can't tell the name of the coating as it will disclose the manufacturer's name but can tell you it is a well known premium AR coating that has 2 year warranty.

And you're protecting them because.......

**GokhanSF** · 05-25-2012, 01:48 PM

Originally Posted by TLG

And you're protecting them because.......

Because my partners in EU are using these labs.

**LENNY** · 05-25-2012, 03:27 PM

So it's easy! If you order 20 progressives a day you can ship them from EU. Save some $$. Better off ship them from China! They will be even less and also will have one of the big guys stolen design!

**Chris Ryser** · 05-26-2012, 05:12 AM

Originally Posted by LENNY

So it's easy! If you order 20 progressives a day you can ship them from EU. Save some $$. Better off ship them from China! They will be even less and also will have one of the big guys stolen design!

...........................do not forget that the big guys all have them made and designed in China as they all have moved their production to that country.

**LENNY** · 05-26-2012, 05:53 PM

Originally Posted by Chris Ryser

...........................do not forget that the big guys all have them made and designed in China as they all have moved their production to that country.

Made yes! Designed IDK!

**Scooter224** · 05-31-2012, 06:45 AM

This is funny, because here in Germany, we think that in the US everything is much cheaper. For example: In the US you get a BMW X3 about 15.000 $ cheaper than in Germany. The KitchenAid costs 250-300$ in the US. Here we have to pay 600 Euros.