Spex Appeal

A long short story. I sat on my glasses and broke the arm. Because we had just spent our discretionary funds on replacements for our broken washer, dryer and dishwasher and replacements for a broken filling and crown, I checked out and ordered a new pair of glasses online.

In the meantime, I wore a pair of old prescriptions. It was exhausting trying to read out watch TV because things just weren’t clear enough. I don’t know what prescriptions, glasses and dentistry are not covered by OHIP. Falling down the stairs from not being able to see, not being able to chew because of tooth pain and skipping taking essential medication because it’s become increasingly hard to get because wealthy women are taking it to get bathing suit ready only means that people will only seek treatment when there is no other choice but to die.

I made a terrible mistake buying cheap online glasses. They put the wrong prescription in which meant I couldn’t see more than three feet in front of me. Despite the fact that the site had a “virtual try-on” option, in real life the frames looked strange and I ended up looking like Bubble from Trailer Park Boys.

What happened next was that I decided to go back to the thrift shop to see if they had donor watches that I could harvest arms for my broken glasses from. They did not but I kinda fell in love with this pair of @warbyparker specs. I tried them on and, while I can’t say they match my prescription exactly, they do a better job than the old frames I’ve been wearing.

I wouldn’t say I recommend buying a used prescription. What happens next is that come April, when I’m due for my next visit to the optometrist, I’ll probably end up getting a new prescription and will get the updated lenses put in these frames. I definitely do not recommend buying the cheapest possible glasses online. There is no moral or miracle in this story.