One business that I'd like to invest in is a discount optician store. Glasses/contacts are something that you absolutely need to have. It's almost as bad as needing a dentist when you have a toothache.
I went to this discount optician here in the San Fernando Valley to get a new pair of glasses. First, I had to go to an optometrist to get my prescription. I went to my local community hospital and it cost me $30. You can have an exam done even cheaper if there is an optometry college in your area.
After going to 5 different opticians on Ventura Blvd., they all wanted in the area of $275 for a nice pair of Dior glasses. I think that's a rip and I won't pay it. I looked on Yelp and found a guy that will do my Dior glasses for $150.
This guy is in a tiny shop in a low rent area of Van Nuys. He has no employees. There was a line to get into his tiny store and he had my glasses ready the next day.
My retired buddy that used to wholesale frames says that the glasses cost around $40 wholesale and $5 for the glass so he is making $125 and he is doing this all day. Also, he only takes cash.
Here in California You don't need to go to a school to get licensed. You can intern for 4 months at an optometrist's office and get your training that way. My local hospital takes optician interns. Of course you work for free, but you don't have to pay tuition to a school.
I think in this tough economy that discount designer glasses is a winner business.
I went to this discount optician here in the San Fernando Valley to get a new pair of glasses. First, I had to go to an optometrist to get my prescription. I went to my local community hospital and it cost me $30. You can have an exam done even cheaper if there is an optometry college in your area.
After going to 5 different opticians on Ventura Blvd., they all wanted in the area of $275 for a nice pair of Dior glasses. I think that's a rip and I won't pay it. I looked on Yelp and found a guy that will do my Dior glasses for $150.
This guy is in a tiny shop in a low rent area of Van Nuys. He has no employees. There was a line to get into his tiny store and he had my glasses ready the next day.
My retired buddy that used to wholesale frames says that the glasses cost around $40 wholesale and $5 for the glass so he is making $125 and he is doing this all day. Also, he only takes cash.
Here in California You don't need to go to a school to get licensed. You can intern for 4 months at an optometrist's office and get your training that way. My local hospital takes optician interns. Of course you work for free, but you don't have to pay tuition to a school.
I think in this tough economy that discount designer glasses is a winner business.