Working at the lab side of the business most of my career I have had many a chuckle over some of things retailers have done or asked us to do. I thought it might be fun to post some of the funny I can’t believe this was done orders. I am sure that labs have done just as crazy things that gave the retailer a chuckle. I will start with one my favorites.
This was in the 80’s when progressives where still new and many dispensers lacked training on how they worked. Not enough training never stopped anyone from selling a pair. In the 80’s frame hardly ever had demo lenses so it was common practice to put Scotch tape across the eyewire and mark the height. The famous order comes into the lab with black electrical tape over the eyewire with a cross marked on it with a white China marker. We call the dispenser his reply was I was told to put a piece of tape over the eyewire and put a cross on it did I do something wrong.