Seeing the light

The man at the next table at the cafe this morning was wearing magnifying glasses - the kind you can buy in a small tube from chemists or optometrists (or in an oversized pen if you're at OPSM at Pacific Fair on the Gold Coast). They have standard magnifications eg 1x, 1.25x etc and they can cost up to about $50. So as I sat there I found myself thinking "that's a lot of money for a pair of glasses" - and then I remembered how much I paid for my last pair! No contest.