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- From: lsnow@ncrclm.ClemsonSC.NCR.COM (Linda Snow)
- Newsgroups: sci.med
- Subject: Re: Eye Glass Frames
- Message-ID: <1722@ncrclm.ClemsonSC.NCR.COM>
- Date: 25 Jan 93 18:20:34 GMT
- References: <1993Jan23.224823.2262@radford.vak12ed.edu>
- Reply-To: lsnow@ncrclm.ClemsonSC.NCR.COM (Linda Snow)
- Organization: NCR E&M CLEMSON Liberty, SC
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- >Does anyone know why eye glass frames are so expensive? They
- >are mostly plastic and surely, there's not as much technology
- >involved as in a calculator which costs $5.00.
- >Most eye glass frames now cost well over $100!!! WHY?????
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- There's a time-honored principle called "charging what the traffic
- will bear". Also a thing called price elasticity of demand. Ask any
- economics student to explain these to you.
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- The price has also probably been influenced by the number of people
- who have glasses coverage with their health insurance.
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