The man's side of it!

Heidi and I need new glasses. The place we used to go to when we had insurance was great. But now that the union insurance is gone and we now rely on Medicare Cassie and I pay out of pocket for our glasses. We decided to go to Walmart to get the glasses. Alas, while we were watching the news the other day a commercial for "America's Best" eyeglasses declared with jabbering bobble headed people in loud and obnoxious voices, two pairs of glasses for just $99.00 with a free eye exam. "Wow!" Cassie exclaimed. We should see if there is one located near us. I agreed and went to the computer to Google America's Best.

I found a place in Trenton about 45 minutes away and I was able to make an appointment online for this morning. We hopped in the Batmobile and away we went. The establishment is clean and well lighted the people there were friendly and very helpful as we signed in and filled out the necessary forms. We didn't have long to wait for Heidi's and my eye exams. I was first and while Heidi was getting her exam I went hunting for the perfect pair of glasses.

Now you have to understand. everywhere around the store were signs stating you could buy 2 pairs of glasses, single vision, for $69.99. Bifocals were a bit more at $99.99 that's with a free eye exam for both. Wow! I thought we can get a great bargain here. Boy was I wrong! Here's the ads:


These ads are very misleading. The bottom line is we left the damn place less almost $900.00 in our pockets.
I feel as if I was bamboozleded!

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