My Arm

Today, i made a purchase decision that feels like it had costed me my arm... :\ For a personal item to be worn by me, i guess this is probably the most expensive one i have ever paid for. I did debate internally and had thought of getting it after several months have passed. However, i had a good amount of experiences that by the time i returned, the item was no longer around (i think a lot of ladies out there can empathise with what i am saying). The other part of my mind however told me that such an item is not like the typical clothing and shoes you see at shopping centres, thus the fad will not go off so soon; you will still be able to get it; just hold your horses!

$750 for a pair of spectacles. Now, for a heartlander like me, it does cost an arm! Not sure about you?!

The maroon-coloured thin titanic frame Silhouette caught my eye when i first laid my eyes on the specs in the first spectacles shop i checked out. (I actually had finally gotten to actively look for a pair of transition lenses - with less than 10 days to flying off to the land where the sun is merciless! :p )

I used to own a pair of maroon Espirit eyewear which was thin frame, superlight and comfortable to wear. However, the shape of the lense is no longer in trend and i think i will look oddball if i were to wear it now... Thus, I have been keeping a lookout for thin frames eyewear. Have seen Silhouette and thought it was too expensive for consideration then.

Then.......

You probably are asking what make me change my position? It was not a swift change though. I went to a few other shops and saw another maroon-coloured thin frame lense. It was a few hundreds less. However, the size of the lense is not as idea for sun shade. The Silhouette lense is bigger yet not obiang; the design is nicer too. I thought since i would probably be wearing specs at the new land i am going to, why not wear something i really like?? So much for rationalising... I told myself that it's time that i stop stinging and scraping and saving... Time to pamper myself a bit, without burning up my bank though...

Managed to bargain $80 off. You must have imagined that i am either a market aunty or just plan desperate.... but do throw in persuasiveness and talent to do well in a sales job too... :p Yea! If not, can you imagine paying $830 for just a pair of specs?!? Still quite unthinkable for me... not that $700 is a small amount nevertheless. The optician told me that Silhouette is an excellent quality brand, thus the steep price. He assured me that the frame would not rust or go off color (it would only turn rainbow even if there were any change from the original color - like real? Time will tell.). He added that a customer had been using the same brand for 8 years and returned only to change the lenses.

At the end of the day, i must say that the optician did a fairly good job in making me feel better about my purchase decision. Hope it's money well invested! Know what? Now, I actually feel happy just thinking about the specs! Look forward to my optician's call to receive it! Ha! ;)