Yeah, I'm happy with the first pair I bought, happy enough in fact that I plan to order a few more pairs. I only went with 2 upgrades on mine; the $4.95 coating and the polycarbonate lenses. My eyes are bad enough that regular lenses would be pretty thick. Right now I have a pair of the Ti ones in my cart, about $75 with the upgrades I want. But as you say, still half to one-third what they'd cost at my local optical shop.
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