Marketplace focuses on the outrageously high price of spectacles. In this eye-opening report, Tom Harrington pits Canada's biggest chain stores against the leading online retailer, a company whose new business model is a total game changer. He also catches up with an industry insider who challenged the established players and paid a huge price for defying the status quo.
Our near-sighted ancestors had to make do with lorgnettes, monocles, and Coke-bottle lenses. Today, wearing glasses can be fashionable and fun. Ever since the classic rhinestone cat-eyes from the ’50s, designs have gone crazy. Spectacles range from John Lennon’s singular style to Elton John’s vast collection with one thing in common: the lenses are light and comfortable. (13 minutes)