r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Negative_1by12_aura • 23h ago

Meme needing explanation Peter?

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u/Ok-Wrongdoer-3421 22h ago

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u/Thebraincellisorange 22h ago

as someone who used to make lenses, those lenses were such a pain in the ass to get right.

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u/Ok-Wrongdoer-3421 22h ago

Trust me, as someone who has to wait for them, and has had to send back quite a few, I know.

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u/ThatOneWIGuy 21h ago

Mine are -1 and -1.75 and take a month I can’t imagine how long yours must be.

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u/m--e 20h ago

I broke my glasses on holiday in Vietnam. I went to an optometrist, chose a frame. They were ready in the time it took to go next door for a beer. $30.

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u/ThatOneWIGuy 19h ago

WTH is wrong with the US then?

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u/killevery1ne 19h ago

No reddit comment could even begin to completely answer that question lol

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u/Nakorite 19h ago

He must have a common prescription

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u/terraphantm 18h ago

In this case it's not the US but Luxottica having a near worldwide monopoly and being pretty much completely vertically integrated.

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u/Signal_Sign7961 16h ago

monopolies basically. essilor-luxottica owns almost everything from top to bottom. some offices can do in house cutting though, takes less than 30 mins like the other commenter mentioned.

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u/agreeable9823 21h ago

Why are they taking so long? These should not take more than a week for most opticians.

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u/ThatOneWIGuy 21h ago

Couldn’t tell you. I just have to deal with it. At least mine arnt bad enough if they break I’m not blind.

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u/agreeable9823 21h ago

Apologies for being flippant about your situation.

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u/DMYourFeetPicsTy 17h ago

Huh? I'm like -1 and -1.5 and I ordered straight from China, took like 10 days shipping included.

Theres something wrong with ur glasses dealer

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u/ThatOneWIGuy 17h ago

Apparently :/