He already has

+Benjamin Meijer no only glasses lol, many peoples doesn't have eyes problems, and doesn't live in sunny places.

+Peter Kolodziej He's freaky :S

+Peter Kolodziej but he doesn't so he maust be a cool guy

+Peter Kolodziej He's a cheeky fuck, that's for sure.

i was going to say that too

He is like, I have made a fool out of this world

That evil smirk

He looks like the love child of Steve Ballmer and Putin, but he definitely takes after Putin more. Heh.

He has a smug and slapable face

I know, he's a CREEP! Can just imagine how big his fat bank balance is! How did he get into health side of things though????????????? THAT is THE QUESTION?

Mafia

"them" doesn't exist anymore. Former Oakley CEO Jim Jannard had to sell his company to Luxottica because they refused to sell Oakley in any of their stores. He lost a lot of money and didn't end up working "together" with Luxottica as Luxottica is working with itself.

@@y.t.a180 Yeah, think about this again next time you hear someone saying people get rich by effort. In the capitalist "free market" you get rich by being a bully, 99% of the time...

@@TBPetitP if everyone got rich by effort, the donkeys would rule this planet.

Hahahahahaha

Whats her name.??

She got her head handed to her. IMO

She is the best

Indeed.

Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely, to use a worn out phrase. Monopolies are bad for consumers, we can clearly see this here

Cyborg Manticore As I always say… It's not that power corrupts. It's that, only the corrupt will earnestly seek power over other people.

@@tubebility You could be right. But this begs the question: Who isn't corrupt?

Alot of pausing and thinking of how to phrase his answers.hmmmmm. i move her journalism. To the point and blunt!

tubebility L

+benjamiy831 Now that is power of deception. Journalist makes interview with the CEO in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere but after editing he looks like villain. While everybody complain about high prices he is smiling...

He's only missing a cat.

+Miguel Malcolm right

+Miguel Malcolm LOL

+benjamiy831 HOLY SHIT!! I was thinking the same thing and was about to comment that lol. im slight freaked out by this hahaha. Agreed. I was watching the guy talk and all I could think was he sounds like a bond villain telling us his masterful diabolical plan...because he knows we can't do s**t about it.

This is bad.. people wont want to interview for their channel

I caught that too!!

@@deamondepicksaxe This is CBS's 60 minutes.

Thanks for the information, the glasses seems to cost more then gold.... I think Polaroid made more honest sunglasses ate reasonable price, its a alternative

Thank you

Thank you.

I stick with Maui Jim every time I can.

bro aliexpress

+Aeig I was just thinking the same thing. This woman is awesome!

+Aeig most people don't hear the bullshit. Those that do, don't usually call out other people's bullshit because they're courteous. and only very few will call out these bullshit.

+Aeig Mark should've answered No. Because if they charged people less when it's a "higher" quality, people will automatically think it's an inferior product. People pay for the perceived value of goods and not the markup of the goods cost.

+fhhh It would be similar to what you said only if Apple owned and sold every cell phone of every brand and owned every cell phone carrier and then marked up their prices over %10,000. It may be several hundred dollars for an Apple phone but here you're seeing several hundred dollars for pieces of plastic.

+Aeig I think shes a good journalist but I thought that question was a load of bullshit. Why the hell would consumer's get a "break" on prices if they clearly stated that LC is now owned by Luxottica. That question was intended to make the President give a vague answer. He can't say yes or no, because if the President of any company gives false information its a PR disaster. Then he explains every retailer determines their own prices, and then she says his answer was "no." I thought that she was just being really smug.

Call them out on what? Being a super successful business? I think the correct term for that is complimenting.

@@supremelordoftheuniverse5449 are you kidding watch the video she even straight cut in on one guy and said you're not answering my question.

@@supremelordoftheuniverse5449 On being anti competetive

@@thedog5k ... and for price gouging, price fixing

Like he's on the stand.Don't like his business?Don't shop there! Another example of 60 minutes vilifying succesfull people/ businesses.

I have to wear varifocal lenses which are more expensive than single vision lenses. I was quoted nearly £700 for new glasses from an optician. I went elsewhere and had top of the range varifocal lenses inserted to an old frame for a third of that. Best decision ever made. In the last year many firms have increased prices because government support for a lot of businesses during the pandemic was non existent, they're looking to recoup losses sustained during that time and its set off a vicious cycle which is now based on greed. What these businesses forget is that everyone was in the same boat. These rising prices will force those greedy businesses out because people can't afford to buy their goods or services

+OriginalChuan exactly

As a businessman he's excellent. But for the consumers, this is terrible

+Chuan Eston was that pun intended? lol

+Chuan Eston He sounds like an a*hole, but an a*hole who knows whats his business is

But he is also scary and creepy the way he manages things it's like he's untouchable. Which is horrifying if you're against it

Answers were just hypocrite

I refuse to buy sunglasses brand new. There are thousands of people who tire of their sunglasses or barely wear them and then want to get rid of them. You can get some pretty great deals that way. As for Ray Ban? I don't see what's all the fuss. The iconic aviator style is made by many other brands and frankly most of them are as good or superior in quality.

Its all about supply and demand. A high value is often times placed on expensive things. Couple that with a society that can afford it, and the government manipulating inflation on freaking everything, and its a perfect storm for overpriced stuff

I remembered when I was a kid and I went to a Korean American women optometrist. I told the Korean American women that her Optometrist place was cheap and she got mad insulted telling her friend that she did not like me for saying that. Now that I am older I still stand by what I said. All the glasses in the Korean American women's store were either made of cheap plastic and metals which were made in China. Those glasses do not cost a lot yet without insurance that Korean American women would charge nearly a $100 or more which was unnecessary. Lol sis got mad at me for telling the truth.

+sleepybird09 Yeah 😕

Cheap diamonds are THE THING =)

me too ^_^

sleepybird09 nah he just drinks it straight from the toilet

You're still poor though.

Niko'to Nagatani they do but the democrats still get away with it and lie!!

He was answering it. They don't all cost the same. She then goes on to spin it that the average price is $300 with prescription lenses, and then ends the video saying that adding the lenses can add another $300 to the price. It's a dumb question. The answer is both yes every pair, and no none of them. The price is the price.

@@lskdfoIS It was a dumb question, you're right. She said "I'm asking if you charge less for frames made by luxotica since you're the same company". What? Why would anyone expect a company to undercut itself? If luxotica owns luxotica and lenscrafters and sells a pair of sunglasses, why wouldn't you assume the price to be the same? Why would you assume buying luxotica from lenscrafters would be cheaper than direct? It seems like she's trying to ask a "GOTCHA" question but when you think about it, it makes no sense. The price should be the same and the implication that buying luxotica from lenscrafters should be cheaper because luxotica owns lenscrafters makes no sense.

@@user-nh3gu1ge3d She was asking if buying them from Lens Crafters was cheaper than from other dealers not owned by Luxotica because it should be more direct and involve less price gouging the retailer since they work together, as opposed to other retailers who would in all likelihood pay a premium for Luxotica brands because they're competitors to the retailers Luxotica actually owns and works with.

@@Jxsurfer90 How would a republican know? I've yet to meet a republican knows the difference between truth and lies.

well that would be just the manufacturing cost but even if you add marketing, logistics and sales cost there is no way they should cost $550

That explains why online spectacle companies are able to be profitable while offering stylish frames with lenses people want to wear. It vindicates my view that notwithstanding the overheads traditional opticians have to pay the mark up on a pair of glasses is off the scale

Raybans broke after 4 years. Cheap glasses break after a month. Some cheap glasses even have glass that fade. But I agree they are a bit overpriced

​@@kjrayo18 The sunglasses I bought from eye buy direct broke after 4 years. Sunglasses that I had purchased from a drug store broke after a couple of months though.

I dislike my prescription ray bans so much. They keep sliding down my face :( I didn’t even know they were ray Bans when I bought them. I wasn’t paying attention and I overpaid :(

4 years that's good.

Lmao 4years and you are complaining ? Did they break up on their own like sitting on a desk and suddendly they cracked ? Lol

Completely agree. Also immensely satisfying to see how he doesn't lose his cool after the repeated "attack" questions. No surprises for him.

lol, there's plenty of cheaper alternatives from, say, Chinese companies. Quality is pretty decent as well (just look at videos showing knock-off Ray-Bans and how similar they are). eBay helps.

I would agree if I wasn't literally blind without glasses. Severe myopia is debilitating without MEDICAL EQUIPMENT and just because glasses are easy to come across these days doesn't mean I should have to pay over 1000% of his production cost simply for the convenience. The point of this video is to show how a capitalist economy can fail when it goes unregulated. Although he certainly played by the rules, he's now changed the rules of the market so that ONLY he can win and that's not how one maintains economic growth in capitalism.

Satisfying? You know the top is getting slimmer and sharper for each year? I'm enraged! Though of course he should be proud of himself, he's doing the best he can in a system that barely has any rules nor enough informed players. But I fail to see how you can find his dominance over your kin satisfying.

Just buy some $30 aviators from walmart or better yet some fake raybans from the internet. Nobody would be able to tell, let alone, give a shit, anyway. I have walmart glasses and many people think they are name brand. In the end, is all about who is wearing it. If you are good looking, even cheap sunglasses, will look good on you.

i feel terribly stupid about buying rayban prescription lmao

They are still plastic and not actual glass lenses also much better quality. And most are not made in China.

+Matt Bawlin Those plastic lens are less than $10/ pair. My Dad's best friend was an optician so we used to pay his cost and get free labor. I live next door to an optician and theyre still cheap. Alot of the plastic lenses come from Brazil. Most plastic blanks are less than $4 each on the invoices. We pay $200 for those lenses.

Luxottica has the biggest glasses factory in China, they make 90%finished product, then send to Italy to finish, adjust the cost on their book, so they can print made in Italy!!!!!!!

Thank god there are indie companys that sell glasses with carl zeiss optics less than 60e like ashbury

I stand with Oakley. They put a shitload of engineering into their eyewear and, in most cases, don't even need to (ANSI tests, etc.). I will always buy from Oakley online. Never stepped foot into Sunglass Hut.

@@suomik1988 no matter where u buy as long as they are from luxottica and not some store uncredited by them

@@suomik1988 Love Oakleys, all ill ever wear. They're far more than just a name

So funny Michael... we were thinking the same thing. You said it well 🤣

@@JudithRose1992 😂😂😂and sad at the same time.

Probably the counterfeits are made by Luxottica, as well.

In this case I totally agree and from now on I buy only Chinese copies!

Yeah, good luck with those fake UV blocking lenses.

robertorolfo yeah, I’ve noticed some people getting Chinese fakes and getting their eyes ruined.

$1 pair of sun glasses from Walmart block more UV than Ray Ban ! Look at the test.

rexes92 what makes you think he's a psychopath?

He has the evil genius smile is why lol

She's still a 10...

rexes92 Like one commenter said. Hes a bond villain.

So true lol, he and the Lens Crafters president got trolled

They are plastic worth 4 $ but we sell it for 400$. What a great deal

And they don’t last for like flimsy metal horrible horrible glasses they look good for a minute

@@liviuczifrak5841 Yeah I can’t wait to waste more money, ha ha cheap sunglasses over priced

loool thats what i thought.

+gabor such a genius

Did you see his shifty eyes? So sketchy...

+VasHappeninTV on the real, he is

I don't want to like your comment but I can't help it. This guy is making a fortune ripping off most of the world and stamping out the competition... But he handled those questions so well that I have to give the man props!

+How To Make Sushi I agree with this! I am glad you agree with the popular opinion! Now you appeal to us!

How To Make Sushi true!

Exactly, the cost of getting a a pair of eyeglass in USA with eye checkup is around $300. If you go to Nepal go get same quality glass for 10 times less after the eye check up. I paid $25 for my eye glass back in Nepal.

@@calbeter your comment was so underrated lmao

Not from China

That sounds good on the surface. Heck, I repeated the same mantra myself for years. Then I started questioning myself. WHY are we ready to pay? Is the media (mainstream, social, whatever) conditioning us to 'consume' certain things? Why wouldn't they? Since 'big corporate' owns all of the various medias it'd be in their best interest to promote consumerism. Once Pavlov's dogs were conditioned to salivate when the bell rang, it wouldn't be fair to blame the dogs for doing what they were conditioned to do.

The consumers are the idiots and that ceo is feeding off of them

She was old & bitter, always...

@@BS1af I have no idea about the rest of her programs but in this video, she dealt with the issue fantastically.

We like her and like your comment.

@@1x1HealthyEnergybyAndrew Thanks.

That is why it's not in America...

Tristan B But they operate businesses in America. They're subject to our laws to some degree.

***** What American based company has a monopoly?

krowanders Well, in germany it wouldn't be possible. The amount of restrictions to buy a brand is INSANE,

krowanders Technically speaking it is the perfect example of a global Oligopoly. When a single company controls the majority of the "free" market, that company can impose certain externalities that reverberate throughout the market and consequently effect the rest of the market. We as consumers usually only focus on the prices, but it effects much more than that. The big company also limits the scope of competitiveness within the market because of the almost hidden effects it has on the rest of the market. such as, driving up materials cost, shipping, research, store locals I.E. your local kiosk or store front. The main difference between an Oligopoly and a Monopoly is that in a Monopoly ONE company controls the entire market share. While holding an Oligopoly is not illegal it effects the consumer in ways we wouldn't otherwise notice. While an oligopoly has very similar characteristics it is not a Monopoly unless it controls the entire market share. Hope I didn't rant too long :)

+1

+1

Totally agree with you

If you take the ingredients of a cake and throw them together in the oven will you get a great cake at the end? If you don’t have a cook placing all the ingredients together in the correct order, at the exact temperature and selecting the finest ingredients… You won’t have a cake. If the cook it’s a chef and apart from the great taste he decorates the cake. What is most valuable the ingredients or the craftsmanship? What if that Chef is your countryman and you as the owner of the bakery respect his labor and pay him top dollar for it and still make a good profit. Would you risk the quality of the cake to have it made in another country paying slave labors to a poor bastard that at the end won't be able to deliver the same quality? Is that so hard to understand? Ray-Ban’s today are made in Italy and are far better than the ones made before. Italians get top dollar for the craftsmanship and Americans get a great product that is not only fashionable in the many incarnations Luxottica makes but also it’s functional. Americans must understand that “THE PRICE OF CHEAP PRICES IS GREATER THAN ANY FINANCIAL GAIN” and the suffering it promotes are endless. If not ask Wal-Mart and the many American businesses that have send your jobs abroad to give you a few dollars in discounts at the mall for garbage of substandard quality… This is the worst report I have ever seen in 60 minutes. I say this placing on my face my freaking 400 USD sunglasses… Mmmmmmm they look so fucking fine… I hope that “Mario or Luigi” or whatever his fucking name is has enough money to send his kids to college and have them make me better freaking sunglasses in the future. AMEN Luxottica happy customer…

+eblgraphics >A fool and his money are soon parted

Isn't that illegal in the US ?

and Nike too.

@Leopold if he's sells in US he is under US laws. It will have a US business end. However US politicians, particularly ones on the red side, tend to be easy to persuade to not enforce the law with a few bills.

A MONOPOLY IS ONLY ONE SELLER TO MANY BUYERS. THIS IS NOT A MONOPOLY. PICK UP AN ECONOMICS TEXTBOOK

@@blackwhite2361 LoL, you better read that again and get some real knowledge.

Josh River right ppl don't realize a lot high end products uses third party manufacturer. n pay certain profit margin for their high end prices

Josh River a lot of emerging companies are using this strategy now. Beauty Pie, Idoni, M.Gemi, Cuyana, Tamara Mellon, Oliver Cabell, Greats, and Everlane.. When you buy designer, you're buying the brand. You're paying membership fees to an exclusive club, if you will. Dior, Prada, Chanel wouldn't be "luxury" if everyone walking down the street has one.

Fong .YukYuu I totally get that and is something I've recognized for a long time now. However, imho "luxury" at the very least implies your getting something more for the money spent. (i.e. quality, features, exclusivity ect..) I realize that the majority are fine with paying all that extra money for the privilege of a luxury name. I find it almost insulting (on a personal level anyway) that exotica does so well at this legal marketing scam. I don't care how rich I was..I couldn't justify spending that much more on a set of frames that literally come from the same source. Don't get me wrong here..im not suggesting what someone should or should not do with their money. I'm only expressing my opinion on how absurd and shallow people can be for the sake of bragging rights.

You do get something with *some* of the expensive sunglasses, even from Luxottica. Persol and Ray Ban for example have very unique styles, and cheap similar sunglasses don't quite have that same shape or look. Ray Ban Original Wayfarers have stronger hinges, rivets from the hinges into the arms and frame and metal in the arms for additional strength and are also made of acetate rather than other plastics. The markup is higher, there is diminishing returns, but to say you get nothing at all for the extra money is not true. You have to be careful though, RB New Wayfarers for example have no metal in the arms and no rivets. Saint Laurent (Safilo I believe) have a layer of acetate over the brand name inside the frame so it doesn't wear off. Again, markup even higher but you get something. Cutler & Gross ups the quality again with a more stringent manufacturing process and you don't get uneven glasses from them and even more strength compared to Luxottica brands. All of them are less easily scratched and the finishes don't wear off as easily. Sunglasses are like any other expensive clothing - some of them are an outright scam, some of them are higher quality & nicer, some of them are super high quality & even nicer, but you pay exponentially more with diminishing returns. Honestly the thing most worth complaining about here is the fact Luxottica designs the sunglasses. That really is disgraceful and a scam, even if they do a reasonable job half the time.

@MRFUCKOFF202, yes, that's true, but have you ever asked yourself WHY you prefer the shape or look of the $200 pair of sunglasses over the cheaper ones? It's marketing man. You have unintentionally developed a taste for what they wanted you to. It's on an actor or in a magazine picture or whatever.

Larry O I agree! But... Isn't Trump just as bad if not worse? People think Business men are more honest and efficient than career politicians just because they talk like us. We know the truth now...

Larry O At least he would be better than Trump lmao

I don't think so. Mr. Trump is an American patriot.

Glad I don't have to wear one!hehe...

LOL just read this that's funny

lol such comparison.

Way worse than Varys.

Varys isn't as smug

his expressions are more likely resembling littlefinger somehow.

He isn't "spokes person", he is the big boss!

hahaha

+Armando Serna hes "Gru" the despicable me character

+Eric Medina I nearly fell from my chair laughing when i saw your comment. Here take my like :D

perfect!

+Eric Medina I thought the same, LOL!

he went total🕵Mob 🔫🗡on eyewear😮..😂

Sounds like Italian mafia offer

Thug life candidate?

the other 20 per cent of the high end market is owned by Safilo an other Italian company . lol

And that's why you buy knock-offs. For shades at least...

biscuitskillet touche

TheSneakerDome The guy can hardly keep from smiling as he lies about how much of a monopoly they have. No one should pay hundreds for sunglasses. You can get such great quality and style from ebay: www.ebay.com/sch/bdunni/m.html?item=111621791782&ssPageName=STRK%3AMESELX%3AIT&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562

Doesn't change the fact that they're a vertically integrated monopoly that profits off of scalping consumers

Well they are price gouging customers by charging these markups for the optical illusion of choice

yeah they write off their donations like every other corporation. they aren't doing it because of their giant black hearts.

Right... lol

I'm coming to make you an offer your eyes won't reject

Cristiano Paluzzo Piccin 😂😂😂 W

MeadhbhNi 🔥Gold, now that’s Punny😂

@MeadhbhNi no pun intended, right?

+Carlos Malave Companies like Maui Jim actually make the high price worth it. They have some solid frames that can bend and twist and form back to shape and not break.

Jeremy Howard In that case ,i understand that the Maui brand has quality already built in. On the other hand, other brands are a brand name with an Italian or French name that is made in China.

+Carlos Malave It's not stupid plastic and metal to me. I like ray ban and I own a couple. the prices are high, but not prohibitive. I'd like them to be cheaper, but now I understand why they're going for 100€ where I live. Anyway, I love my ray ban, so I wouldn't consider buying a pair a bad decision, because I'm willing to pay that price for them. As another guy already said, this guy just knows what he's doing and unfortunately there isn't any real competition in the market. Kudos to him. Bad for the consumer. With that said, Im still rocking my aviators B-)

Manuel João Mr. Joao, the same reason Apple Co. makes a lot of money in overpriced iphones and other products-- made in China. I understand that you like your Ray-Ban; but you could've paid less if it Ray-Ban wasn't bought out by the big competitor and btw, instead of Italy, it's made in China for more profits.

Carlos Malave I know, but the difference being in the hundreds of dollars between the 2 products. Ray ban "only" cost around 100€, even if they only cost 20€ to make or whatever. 100€ is very affordable if you really like/want them (like I do). Apple, on the hand, has a price tag of 500/600/700. It's not even close. The scope is entirely different. Companies will always try to maximise their profits and margin. I know sunglasses could be a lot cheaper, but they could also be a lot more expensive (obviously when you see people willing to pay 400€ for a pair). In the end, for non-essencial products you will ALWAYS pay what you think the item is worth to you. You know the price, you like the item, you decide to want the item, you accept the price. No one forced me to buy my ray bans, but I really wanted them. Would be awesome if they were cheaper of course, but they're worth the price for me.

Yeah lol

No Mr Bond.....I expect you to over pay for Ray-Ban's

Dude was just icing Lesley like..."Yes...I am in business to MAKE money."

Your wallet will think he is a villain.

So true!!! LOL... He even has his base of Operations hidden somewhere in the Italian Alpes!!! LOL 😂🤣

Go to Wardy Parker. There eye glasses are reasonable and well made too.

@@georgeduncan3596 I will definitely check that out!

Or perhaps the interview was edited in such a way and the commentary framed in such a way that the company is meant to look bad

@@dukedunac Or perhaps they're just evil?

Worse than dorsia

@@felipec.2854 Dorsia? Nobody goes there anymore.

Companies are not evil, they are smart.. Go to eyebuydirect and get $20 dollar glasses if you don't wan't to pay for a brand name.

kailli Sheeple like like drove/drive prices.

kailli It depends on what the materials are and the method of construction. If its the same Zyl (optical plastic) then are the hinges the same? Do they have springs? Can you see or feel a quality difference? So honestly they could be spitting distance from one another or miles apart. Tough to say without looking at the and handling them. I'd say there is a decent chance that they are 70-85% similar.

Be carefull with sunglases. The frame doesnt matter but the glass should be polarized and the UV protection should have been tested. There are good cheap options but carefull with china stuff

Chuck Norris Good suggestion. Two quick things, I would recommend the term lens over glass because glass is a type of lens. Glass lenses are good at scratch resistance but break easy and also make most frames front heavy which leads to lenses breaking. Basically old people pretty much use glass lenses exclusively. Second, I do think polarization in sunglasses is a good thing if you spend lots of time outside or are sensitive to sunlight. That said polirized lenses can have a bit of a downside. Certain displays like one on a digital watch or an LCD type of screen can be rendered blank. If that is important to your job or activity that can be a drawback. I have polarized sunglasses and at some restraunt locations I have to switch because I cannot read the menu. I used to sell and make both glasses and sunglasses. A good pair of frames can last a long time, especially if they are steel or titanium. For sunglasses I get polarized lenses as they help my eyes outside. Professionals will tell you to get your eyes checked at least once a year. More if you have issues coming up. Keep in mind that if your prescription should change you will need new lenses. Sometimes you can use old frames but you will also want to get new ones too. So you may keep that in mind when buying glasses.

kailli ughhh no 5 bucks is

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Confidence

He even sounds evil.

To be fair on him, just about every US citizen claims to be Italian just because their great-great-great-uncle's friend was from Italy. You can't be willing to falsely claim that you're Italian and then have a fit just because an Italian company owns a US brand.

@Cool.Hand nah he is a genius you would understand if you had a business or a large shop or something like that. He started from a village shop to international metropol. We should learn from him !

Haha

Like Minority Report

Nope. Those are already owned by your government!

Just like blind mag in repo the generic opera

lol. they do already because your balls focus on that glasses.

We have seen the matrix.....

Democracy at its finest :)

that is the system most of us have no problem with. Do not blame him. Illusions are what most of us prefer. Just do not tell us. This is why film Matrix was so on point.

Just like politics, illusion of choice.

most of the world works that way now sadly

And broke their kneecaps a little bit.

It’s like putting a horse head in their bed!!!

"They understood that life was better together." "“Like many business men of genius he learned that free competition was wasteful, monopoly efficient.” ― Mario Puzo, The Godfather

Exactly! He's a fucken capitalist!

😂😂😂

Sam Aka Vlogs 😂😂😂

Add insult to injury; A friend of mine years ago who worked in his fathers optical lab made me two pairs of glasses after hours. (exactly the same lenses and frames as my former Optometrist) Charged me what they charge your Ophthalmologist, Optometrist or Optician. From the lab to you is a MINIMUM of 500% mark up. Opened my eyes. (no pun intended)

They are ripping you off even at a 95% discount lol.

Hahaha

Yup

Lol wouldn't it still be considered Italian then?

*Cries in FCA*

Only to avoid USA Taxes.

Volvo is a Swedish car brand owned by Chinese Jaguar-Land Rover is British car brand owned by Indians It all boils down to "Branding" because no one looks for the owner, but only remembers who popularized and built the reputation of the brand.

It's not sixteen century anymore, you can have factories and workforce all over the world easily.

of course lol that self righteous dirt bag millionare

He probably reads machiavelli.

if people are stupid to buy $150 sunglasses, then they deserve to be ripped off

PaiNExoTiC the problem is people dont understand quality, they understand brands....this ceo understands the sheeple...

billionaire**

Matthew The Great Coin Roll Hunter shopping Murphy's law

Matthew The Great Coin Roll Hunter Ahaaaaaaa. Fun-nee.

Matthew The Great Coin Roll Hunter 😂😂😂😂

Just make sure they're 100% UV protectant, or they'll actually harm your eyes more than not using sunglasses.

For real

She is brilliant i want to see more of her work , anyone knows her name?

@@TheEdvinas694 Leslie Stahl.

Glaive Nestor or do they.?

Don't give them any more ideas, the last thing we need is a chanel logo on a condom... sounds brutally painful.

search louis vuitton condoms. priced at $68 each

What about leather condoms ? Sounds pretty hot to me

That is what I said, too!!! It's very disconcerting.

And you are acting like a gangster.

He's very slippery, like a politician.

Alberto. what?? uh no?

Why does people assume smart Italians are mafia?

I bet he is jesuit trained

Me too lmao

i spend 320 for mine prescription eye glasses

Since the consumer is vulnerable to monopoly pricing, by definition, the options are severely limited. I thought there were laws against monopolies operating in the US due the predatory nature of them, but guess I’m wrong.

Im also looking into buying a pair of sunglasses and i quite like persol's and ray ban's models but I wanted to take a look into other non luxottica manufacturers and the only ones I found so far that I like are Moscot's and they are often double the price of what ray ban's cost so it also isn't easy to find a non luxottica answer

​@@jans.2123 i'm in the same position... it's so annoying cause even Ray Bans are kinda expensive, i would like something a bit more affordable and to look nice. Sadly i barely find any models i like as it is. You can tell they are made by the same company :)

No, they’re expensive because you decided to buy a status symbol and show everyone that you can afford to buy triple digit glasses

not really. Shops add the markups...and shops can be individual franchises, so they can change their prices to suit their needs, but glasses are slow movers, and bills need to be paid, so that's why they mark it up a lot.

Not really, the supplier sets the prices the store can charge

Dont buy. Go create your own glasses brand. They sell because people are stupid.

there are online glasses stores that sell nice glasses that are very similar to the expensive bs for under 20 bucks total. check out zennioptical/eyebuydirect.

I am sure that small children around him are safe.

He sounds like a sociopath.

Not really he was pretty honest.

just as 99 percent of italians

He is the worse. I speak from experience. I have met him personally