| invenustum |
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| 09/18/09 03:15 AM |
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any good sunglass shops besides Sunglass Hut?
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They're still hardup on old american prices. Anywhere in the GTA?
| titty sprinkles |
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| 09/18/09 06:31 AM |
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pacific mall. expecially if you have benefits that cover glasses.
| Choco 'Nuck |
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| 09/18/09 06:50 AM |
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^I give you good dui?
| Garest |
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| 09/18/09 07:22 AM |
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Originally Posted By: Canuck-MX6
^I give you good dui?
more like "u pick sunglahses, and i gib you receipt for eye glasses for yor insurance craim!"
| TheRealCSnapper |
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| 09/18/09 07:34 AM |
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there is a place in chinatown that i go to
they're legit and offers wicked competitive prices.
i got a pair of SALT optics with Nikon lens for $500 everything in.
and they sold me a pair of gucci sunglasses listed for $320 (there, and everywhere else) for $250 and it didn't make much "bargaining"....i was in and out of the store in 15 mins!
let me know if you're interested!
| LNXGUY |
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| 09/18/09 08:41 AM |
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I buy my shit online, it's a way better option considering todays exchange rates.
| phoenixrage |
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| 09/18/09 08:42 AM |
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+1 on buying online.
| TheRealCSnapper |
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| 09/18/09 08:44 AM |
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how do you buy sunglasses online tho?
how do you know how it would fit, and how it would look on your face?
or do you shop for it offline, and then buy 'em online?
| Hatorade |
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| 09/18/09 08:45 AM |
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why?
That's what medical benefits are for you tools
Wifey picked up Gucci sunglasses that were $350usd in NYC for $300 and got it "covered" by her benefits.
| phoenixrage |
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| 09/18/09 08:54 AM |
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Originally Posted By: c_snapper
how do you buy sunglasses online tho?
how do you know how it would fit, and how it would look on your face?
or do you shop for it offline, and then buy 'em online?
how do you know how it would fit, and how it would look on your face?
or do you shop for it offline, and then buy 'em online?
basically yes..
Originally Posted By: Elmie
why?
That's what medical benefits are for you tools
Wifey picked up Gucci sunglasses that were $350usd in NYC for $300 and got it "covered" by her benefits.
That's what medical benefits are for you tools
Wifey picked up Gucci sunglasses that were $350usd in NYC for $300 and got it "covered" by her benefits.
for some reason in my company manual, there is no coverage for glasses...
| furball |
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| 09/18/09 09:02 AM |
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+1 for Pac Mall... I've personally never done the whole 'online' thing, especially if you need a 'receipt' for claims purposes.
Just be wary of what kind of sunglasses you buy - I bought some ghey Gucci sunglasses that are held up by 2 screws to the nosepiece. Needless to say, I have spider-cracking since that's the ONLY connection point, and well, sunglasses don't want to bend like wata.
I also go to one in downtown Chinatown called 'Bu Quang', they're like right beside the Italian embassy(?)... My family kinda knows them.
| Hatorade |
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| 09/18/09 09:24 AM |
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you sure you actually got authentic Gucci's buddy? They are actually pretty high quality.
| TheRealCSnapper |
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| 09/18/09 09:39 AM |
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Originally Posted By: Elmie
you sure you actually got authentic Gucci's buddy? They are actually pretty high quality.
Gucci is the licensed brand, and they're massively produced in a factory by Luxxotica.
| Hatorade |
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| 09/18/09 10:11 AM |
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Originally Posted By: c_snapper
Originally Posted By: Elmie
you sure you actually got authentic Gucci's buddy? They are actually pretty high quality.
Gucci is the licensed brand, and they're massively produced in a factory by Luxxotica.
ok...still doesn't answer the question of whether he bought authentic glasses or not.
Unless you're telling me that fakes are made in the same factory as well.
| TheRealCSnapper |
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| 09/18/09 10:25 AM |
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Originally Posted By: Elmie
Originally Posted By: c_snapper
Originally Posted By: Elmie
you sure you actually got authentic Gucci's buddy? They are actually pretty high quality.
Gucci is the licensed brand, and they're massively produced in a factory by Luxxotica.
ok...still doesn't answer the question of whether he bought authentic glasses or not.
Unless you're telling me that fakes are made in the same factory as well.
what i'm saying is that authentic Gucci doesn't necessarily mean it is of the highest quality...
| porschetr |
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| 09/18/09 10:27 AM |
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Oakely I bought years ago was $70 cheaper at Pacific mall than Sunglass Hut.
Another pair I looked at a couple months ago, Pac mall was $20-30 cheaper than Oakley store.
| titty sprinkles |
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| 09/18/09 11:59 AM |
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Originally Posted By: phoenixrage
Originally Posted By: c_snapper
how do you buy sunglasses online tho?
how do you know how it would fit, and how it would look on your face?
or do you shop for it offline, and then buy 'em online?
how do you know how it would fit, and how it would look on your face?
or do you shop for it offline, and then buy 'em online?
basically yes..
Originally Posted By: Elmie
why?
That's what medical benefits are for you tools
Wifey picked up Gucci sunglasses that were $350usd in NYC for $300 and got it "covered" by her benefits.
That's what medical benefits are for you tools
Wifey picked up Gucci sunglasses that were $350usd in NYC for $300 and got it "covered" by her benefits.
for some reason in my company manual, there is no coverage for glasses...
me too. in the booklet it specificly says not covered for sun glasses. however if you go to pac mall, they turn "sun glasses" into "regular prescription glasses"
| phoenixrage |
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| 09/18/09 12:08 PM |
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no.. as in, i don't have any eye-care at all.. anywhere in my company handbook.
| titty sprinkles |
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| 09/18/09 12:31 PM |
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^oh. ok you getting jew'd then. lol
| phoenixrage |
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| 09/18/09 12:38 PM |
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Dental Plan!
which is actually pretty good and comprehensive..
| furball |
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| 09/18/09 02:05 PM |
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Seriously, I have no idea how to tell whether they're fakes or not, but I bought them at PacMall...
I'd imagine it is the design, as I've seen another brand with similar spider-cracking
Originally Posted By: c_snapper
Originally Posted By: Elmie
Originally Posted By: c_snapper
Originally Posted By: Elmie
you sure you actually got authentic Gucci's buddy? They are actually pretty high quality.
Gucci is the licensed brand, and they're massively produced in a factory by Luxxotica.
ok...still doesn't answer the question of whether he bought authentic glasses or not.
Unless you're telling me that fakes are made in the same factory as well.
what i'm saying is that authentic Gucci doesn't necessarily mean it is of the highest quality...
| Simon_the_Pieman |
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| 09/18/09 05:05 PM |
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there's a place in square one on the lower floor by the licensing center.
i got a pair of carrera's for a good price.
| Alpha-Trion |
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| 09/19/09 12:03 AM |
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+1 for Pac mall and claiming through benefits...
| titty sprinkles |
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| 09/21/09 07:47 AM |
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went this weekend to get teh hooman some glasses. covered for $200 each, she ended up getting a $698 pair of coach glasses for $400 covered under her part and the rest under mine. pac mall for winning.
| TheRealCSnapper |
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| 09/21/09 10:13 AM |
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jesus h christ. $700 for a pair of coach glasses? How bad is her prescription?
| titty sprinkles |
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| 09/21/09 11:46 AM |
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^oh that was before they looked at her prescription which aparantly was pretty bad in one eye.
| furball |
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| 09/21/09 01:12 PM |
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That means these were not straight up 'sunglasses' ... i.e. they have prescriptions in them.
PacMall sometimes also 'fake' the receipt.....
Originally Posted By: Flexin5
^oh that was before they looked at her prescription which aparantly was pretty bad in one eye.
| titty sprinkles |
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| 09/21/09 01:15 PM |
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sorry, should have clairified. at first she wanted a pair of these other glasses (can't remember the name) and there was $100 left over. i was going to get a pair of CK sunglasses, they were going to write me a prescription as i don't wear glasses. instead, they wrote me a prescription, and used that money toward her glasses. flippin scams.lol
| invenustum |
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| 10/17/09 12:38 AM |
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update
i went ahead and bought a pair at sunglass hut, pac mall is too far and i don't benefit from a prescription receipt; job doesn't cover it.
the thing is though they were hard up on not giving me the box that usually comes with a pair of oakleys, which i thought was weird... do they usually sell without the box? i would imagine some people would want that for a gift.
| SuPeR-MaRiO |
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| 10/17/09 09:03 AM |
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Hmm, that is weird. Not for nothing, but I would report that to their head office. Sounds like something fishy going on. Heck even all the stores in Pacific Mall give you the fancy cases and boxes. For all you know the sales person is pulling some scam and selling them to others. Or they could be swapping real pairs of glasses with fakes, selling the fakes through the Sunglass Hut and selling the real ones on the side.
Or it could just be the sales person is an idiot.
| TheRealCSnapper |
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| 10/17/09 11:03 AM |
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at the very minimum, when you buy from pac mall or chinese glasses store, they don't charge you GST & PST
| iamfob |
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| 10/17/09 11:59 AM |
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Originally Posted By: c_snapper
at the very minimum, when you buy from pac mall or chinese glasses store, they don't charge you GST & PST
that's true
| Hatorade |
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| 10/17/09 12:17 PM |
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Originally Posted By: c_snapper
at the very minimum, when you buy from pac mall or chinese glasses store, they don't charge you GST & PST
That and you NEVER pay MSRP and you'll get the original box and papers.
| invenustum |
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| 10/17/09 10:58 PM |
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okay seriously considering using their 90 day return policy and heading down to pac mall someday. gonna give them a call and go from there.
thx guys so far xoxo
| phoenixrage |
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| 10/19/09 09:02 AM |
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should've just listened to what everyone was saying.
| Hatorade |
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| 10/19/09 09:07 AM |
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Yes this thread has major
all over it
| TheRealCSnapper |
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| 10/19/09 10:47 AM |
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Originally Posted By: invenustum
okay seriously considering using their 90 day return policy and heading down to pac mall someday. gonna give them a call and go from there.
thx guys so far xoxo
thx guys so far xoxo
if you tell me which one you got, i can ask my glasses store guy, he usually hooks me up with wicked prices.
| phoenixrage |
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| 10/19/09 10:56 AM |
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Originally Posted By: c_snapper
Originally Posted By: invenustum
okay seriously considering using their 90 day return policy and heading down to pac mall someday. gonna give them a call and go from there.
thx guys so far xoxo
thx guys so far xoxo
if you tell me which one you got, i can ask my glasses store guy, he usually hooks me up with wicked prices.
and in return you hook him up with rides around town?
[/jealoussy]
| BroKe |
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| 07/15/17 06:48 AM |
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I get all mine from Ivan optical at first Markham place
| Hatorade |
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| 07/15/17 09:17 AM |
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Wtf Lol
Meh I'm all about 3 owls. Service has always remained consistent since they opened and the fact that I have over $2000 credit with them lol
| Big Tasty |
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| 07/15/17 10:23 AM |
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Wife had been going here for years for her glasses and shades.
http://www.opticzone.ca
| iamfob |
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| 07/15/17 02:24 PM |
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8 years old thread came back to life? LOL
| TheRealCSnapper |
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| 07/16/17 10:40 AM |
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Chinatown Optical is my jam.
Right off the top they give me 25-30% off retail and we go from there
| Wildout |
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| 07/18/17 03:50 AM |
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Originally Posted By: Big Tasty
They're great, just not tidy if that sort of thing matters to the person going there.
| Big Tasty |
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| 07/18/17 07:38 AM |
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It's cramped in there and always full with people but the staff know their shit and will hook you up with good prices too. They have a great selection of glasses that are different from the standard brands.
| Just A Troll |
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| 07/18/17 08:09 AM |
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I get mine for dirt cheap from China. Polarized, blue blocker, prescription lenses for ~$100 3 years ago.
Yeah, no fancy brand name. I use them mostly for driving and boating. They work just fine.
| iamfob |
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| 07/18/17 09:22 AM |
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Originally Posted By: Just A Troll
I get mine for dirt cheap from China. Polarized, blue blocker, prescription lenses for ~$100 3 years ago.
Yeah, no fancy brand name. I use them mostly for driving and boating. They work just fine.
Yeah, no fancy brand name. I use them mostly for driving and boating. They work just fine.
$100 CAD or Renminbi?
| Wildout |
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| 07/18/17 11:26 PM |
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Originally Posted By: Big Tasty
It's cramped in there and always full with people but the staff know their shit and will hook you up with good prices too. They have a great selection of glasses that are different from the standard brands.
Yeah they're great. I just know a lot of people will get turned off right away at how "dumpy" inside is. Worst than a flee market. I bought my glasses last year from them.
| **DONOTDELETE** |
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Got a pair of Tom Ford glasses with lens for $250 last month @ P mall.
I have my benefits through Sunlife @ work, appearently, insurance companies are SUPER TIGHT. No fooling around with dates or anything. Deals are still great though.
| c2k |
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| 12/09/17 08:07 AM |
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bump
I must be doing something wrong bc I was at pac mall last weekend with 4 diff stores trying to get a pair of oakleys but they wouldn't give me an invoice for me to claim onto my benefit. I guess white privilege doesn't help in this case.
| zaius |
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| 12/09/17 08:21 AM |
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Originally Posted By: TheRealCSnapper
Chinatown Optical is my jam.
Right off the top they give me 25-30% off retail and we go from there
Right off the top they give me 25-30% off retail and we go from there
been going since 1996 or so. they're awesome. they will hook you up.
| SuPeR-MaRiO |
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| 12/09/17 09:02 AM |
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Originally Posted By: c2k
bump
I must be doing something wrong bc I was at pac mall last weekend with 4 diff stores trying to get a pair of oakleys but they wouldn't give me an invoice for me to claim onto my benefit. I guess white privilege doesn't help in this case.
I must be doing something wrong bc I was at pac mall last weekend with 4 diff stores trying to get a pair of oakleys but they wouldn't give me an invoice for me to claim onto my benefit. I guess white privilege doesn't help in this case.
You need to provide them with your prescription. Even if the (sun)glasses you're buying do not have a prescription, you still need to show one in order for them to give you a receipt so that you can claim it against your benefits.
| BroKe |
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| 12/10/17 12:59 PM |
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I get mine at Ivan optical at first Markham place. They cut their glass in house. I normally get my prescription glasses next day