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degggendorf t1_j7plo68 wrote

Reply to comment by SourceAdmirable8832 in BLM RI PAC Says Reported Racist Incident at Boys Basketball Game Needs to Be Investigated by Previous_Floor

> telling that there’s removed content on this post but the post itself remains

I happened to see the removed comment string here, and I don't think that removed string implies that the post should be removed too. The comment was the most overt racist dog whistle ever, asking about how often Black kids make fun of white kids. Then a concise response to that person that made me chuckle but definitely wasn't very civil.

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degggendorf t1_j7kfv5v wrote

Reply to comment by sqiub23 in Cranston Police Searching for Women They Say Stole $1,400 in Sunglasses by Orangefan71

I personally enjoy research and trust my own work over anything I read on reddit, and thought that the person I was responding to might be the type to reject anything anyone else says too based on their combative comments.

But here's the short version: Luxottica is basically a vertically-integrated monopoly. It's not as simple as "Think Sunglass Hut is too expensive? Don't buy it, go to a different store" because Luxottica owns that store too. Okay fine, skip the stores and just get some mall kiosk glasses. Wait no, Luxottica owns that too. Okay well then at least I'll make sure I'm getting high quality expensive glasses direct from the Ray-Ban store. Oops! Luxottica owns them too. Fine, I'll go to Ray-Ban's competition. No, Oakley is owned by them too. Okay well at least I can trust my independent optician to sell quality goods. Oh sorry, no they only sell Luxottica brands and get kickbacks for selling them too. Okay I give up, I'm just going to get glasses at Walmart. Except Luxottica owns that Foster Grant brand too. How about Walmart's competition then? Nope, Luxottica directly own Target Optical.

Beyond that, those seemingly all-encompassing first-party retail brands are only 60% of their business. The other 40% is wholesale glasses and components to other brands, so even your non-Luxottica glasses could be Luxottica.

I don't think a typical person could name a store that doesn't sell Luxottica glasses.

Here's some more info on their business model from an unbiased (or at least biased toward the company) business analysis source: https://fourweekmba.com/vertically-integrated-business-model/

And here's a partial list of Luxottica brands:

  • Alain Mikli

  • Arnette eyewear

  • Costa Del Mar

  • Eye Safety Systems (ESS)

  • Luxottica

  • Native Eyewear

  • Oakley

  • Oliver Peoples

  • Persol

  • Ray-Ban

  • Sferoflex

  • Vogue Eyewear

  • Giorgio Armani

  • Armani Exchange

  • Brooks Brothers

  • Bulgari

  • Burberry

  • Chanel

  • Coach

  • Dolce & Gabbana

  • Emporio Armani

  • Michael Kors

  • Miu Miu

  • Polo Ralph Lauren

  • Prada

  • Ralph Eyewear

  • Ralph Lauren

  • Scuderia Ferrari

  • Starck Biotech Paris

  • Tiffany & Co.

  • Tory Burch

  • Valentino

  • Versace

  • Sunglass Hut

  • Apex by Sunglass Hut

  • Sunglass Outfitters

  • Spectacle Hut

  • LensCrafters

  • Pearle Vision

  • Target Optical

  • OPSM

  • ILORI

  • EyeMed Vision Care

  • Optical Shop of Aspen

  • Laubman & Pank

  • GMO

  • Oliver Peoples

  • Alain Mikli

  • Oakley

  • David Clulow

  • Glasses.com

  • Econópticas

  • Paris De Gaulle

  • John Lewis Opticians

  • Salmoiraghi e Viganò

  • Óticas Carol

  • VistaSì

More here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxottica#Monopolistic_pricing_practices

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degggendorf t1_j7i5s29 wrote

Reply to How far in advance to look for apartments? by iswatching30rock

Just to get the conversation kicked off - it's rough out there. Stock is low, prices are high, and turnover is quick. Leaving Boston though, maybe it won't seem so bad.

Here are my uninformed thoughts: start researching now, every building and every neighborhood possible so you know exactly where you would want to live. Then you'll know enough to be able to immediately jump on what you can find come summer.

It also wouldn't hurt to brush up on any tenant rights stuff that is particular to RI; pushing or violating the idiosyncrasies of those boundaries can be a good red flag locator to save you form a bad landlord.

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degggendorf t1_j7g6fq7 wrote

Reply to comment by Previous_Floor in No gracias... by Rogue-Island-Pirate

> And I hope you've stopped harassing women on here.

I never started, but I see continuing to lie about people on here. Can I ask you to stop doing that?

> You're being asked to stop following people around.

Again, I am not following you. You will see I talk to anyone and everyone on here. You are not special.

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degggendorf t1_j7fhigf wrote

Reply to comment by Previous_Floor in No gracias... by Rogue-Island-Pirate

No, it's more that I'm trying to call out unhelpful behavior. Before that, I was trying to get ideas for how to better help my fellow neighbor. But if my gentle assessment bothers you, shall I pull up a list of how you've described me in the past to see who's more vitriolic?

I graciously decline your invitation to leave my local subreddit, and would like to reiterate that it's not about you.

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