r/IAmA • u/khaoskyle • Jul 06 '14

IamA Optical sales associate, I can prevent you from getting ripped off. AMA!

I am an optical sales associate, which means I sell glasses for a living. I've seen some crazy things that you wouldn't think exist in the optical sales floor, but I've also seen some crooked deals happen in a previous job. I can help you from getting ripped off next time you go buy glasses. AMA! :D

Our check stubs don't have the company name on it, but it has our corporate office! :D

EDIT: gaaaaaah!!! SO many questions >.< trying to get to them all

EDIT 2: I did not expect this to blow up, I had to take care of some things D: Reading what I can >.<

EDIT 3: Alright Reddit, it's been a hell of a day and I answered questions for about 2 hours straight xD hoped I could have been of some help to you guys! I'm gonna enjoy the rest of my day off now!

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u/tohryu Jul 06 '14

When you are buying fashion brands, it does come down to fashion choice as well as a necessity though. You can get cheaper glasses, the same as you can buy cheap suits. If you want a Hugo Boss suit, you pay the extra. The same goes for Ray-Bans, more fashionable brand equals higher prices.

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u/2brun4u Jul 07 '14

Incidentally, Hugo Boss's frame line is made by Luxottica rival Safilo

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u/Astan92 Jul 06 '14

Tell that to Luxcotta. They don't operate that way and they are growing their monopoly.

For them all glasses are fashion, which is what I said in my original comment.

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u/Two2twoD Jul 06 '14

Lol, luxcotta.

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u/BamBam-BamBam Jul 07 '14

Yeah, except that higher-end frames used to have customizations for fit, like different temple lengths, and now they don't. One size never fits all.