# Does your optometrist make glasses? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 14, 2025, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-optometrist-make-glasses/1012975 "2025-01-14T18:42:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 23
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2025, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-optometrist-make-glasses/1012975/23 "2025-01-15T16:43:16Z")
> [@JRDelirious](#): > > A common pitfall there is that in many chains/practices the optometrist’s actual prescription writeup will not include … Yes and some places have chips with their burgers instead of fries. Shop around to get the best prices and selection. > [@Is there a term of art of this business practice (leaving old, uncompetitive pricing plans alive while selling competitive plans to new customers?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-term-of-art-of-this-business-practice-leaving-old-uncompetitive-pricing-plans-alive-while-selling-competitive-plans-to-new-customers/1012914/10): > > This reminds me of the scene in Boiler Room where Giovanni Ribisi is offered a newspaper subscription. He ask the salesman if that doesn’t screw over the old subscribers in favor of the new ones and the salesman says Sure, I guess. Ribisi replies that he can live with that. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-optometrist-make-glasses/1012975)._