@kkards - exactly! I do have insurance which covers a portion of the cost once every 2 years. Unfortunately, the prescription for my right eye has changed significantly and I want to have a pair of back-up glasses - so a bigger outlay. I’ll get new lenses for my 2 yr old pair that I love so much, and keep on searching for a new pair.
@ElizabethP - I’ve been offered discounts/deals at two places I visited, but first I have to find frames that are a ‘10’. I think great specs are a HEWI of the first order!