It's only $300 dollars and I never pay for glasses again. 
It pays itself off in 3 years. 
Maybe I can 3d print frames too. 
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I generally get new glasses once a year
i changed my glasses this year without insurance (since it only covers glasses every four years) and it took around 15 dollars. how much more expensive can it be?
I think the cheapest I've ever purchased glasses for was $80
The price always looks fine until I enter my prescription.
There's a bunch of sites like Zenni where you can get dirt cheap prescription glasses. Even with having to pay for lenses made from unobtainium for my shitty vision and a couple of other upgrades I don't think I've spent more than $50 on a pair. They're not quite as nice as a $200 pair but they're more than close enough.
Oh you sweet summer child...
Using these numbers, you can see that, on average, a complete pair of glasses will run you between $200-$300+ if you don't have vision insurance