People, be good to your opticians...

Don't make me kill you...

1. Glasses don't last forever. Those Prada, Versace, Gucci glasses you've had for over 3 years and broke "out of nowhere?" They are made out of plastic and metal, not indestructible designer material.

2. Yes, we have to charge you every time you see the doctor. They went to school for a bunch of years to obtain the knowledge they have now to treat your eye problems. You are taking the doctor's time and skill, why shouldn't we charge you? The doctor won't die if you don't pay for the consult, but you could go blind...so who needs who?

3. If you want to get contact lenses you are going to need another exam. An eye exam is not the same as a contact lens exam. When the doctor is checking the health of the eye in the exam, he's checking for glaucoma, cataracts, etc. He's not checking to see if your eyes are healthy enough for contact lenses and the glasses Rx is not always the same as the contact lens one. You need a separate exam for that. On that note, you need to get your contact lenses exam EVERY YEAR. Why? Because while glasses go over your eyes, contact lenses go inside. That's a more sensitive part don't you think? And by law, we can't sell you contact lenses if your prescription expired. To bad sucker!

4. Reps for designer frames need to know that we are sure the doctors appreciate how nice you are to them and all the gifts you give them, but who are the one that are going to sell and push your products? Not them. So when you completely ignore us and go straight to the doctor, we know which lines will do good and which ones won't. Say Prada has a cute pair of black plastic frames and Versace had a very similar one and they both look good on the patient. Why would I push one product over the other? Give me a reason.

5. Watch your kids or they will be sold as slaves!!!

6. Warranties don't last forever.

7. Just because we are the same race or you and doctor share the same native country doesn't mean you get a discount.

8. Why are the designer glasses so expensive?!?!??! Why don't you ask the manufacturer and tell them to stop increasing their prices.

9. If you have MediCal (state insurance, the kind you don't pay for), just know that we will probably get paid 10 bucks for the exam, lenses and frames you took home. Don't be too demanding because, although we'll treat you the same as any other patient, if you took your "business somewhere else" it really wouldn't hurt us...really.

10. Well, I'm sure there's more...I'll think of more stuff soon...