# How can glasses from Internet vendors be so cheap? How about quality? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 3, 2020, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-glasses-from-internet-vendors-be-so-cheap-how-about-quality/927106 "2020-12-03T13:06:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 111
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2021, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-glasses-from-internet-vendors-be-so-cheap-how-about-quality/927106/111 "2021-04-23T04:44:38Z")
as long as zenni keeps sponsors my newer favorite youtube music guy I’m happy with them [Found the" professor of rock" channel on youtube anyone else watch him? - #2 by What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/found-the-professor-of-rock-channel-on-youtube-anyone-else-watch-him/940520/2) Since im on a state/federal medical plan I dont get to pick who does my glasses but last time I got glasses i expected to get the cheaply made entirley of plastic “medi-cal” specials that i always had…It was amazing when the guy who would be making my glasses and frames said ok the glasses are 795$ the lenses were 495 so i had 300 to use for a frame … I was shocked and spent 2 hours looking over designer frames like a teenager looking for a prom dress …the ones i picked out was 312 but the shop covered the 12 over They lasted 3 years until i flung them at someone i was in an altercation … (it was that or a rock …) --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-glasses-from-internet-vendors-be-so-cheap-how-about-quality/927106)._