…because this happened*:
Sonia loves to play with my glasses – by yanking them off when I least expect it. This pair survived almost 8 months before its untimely death. This is my third pair of glasses in 2 years. One impromptu trip to LensCrafters and a two hundred dollars and change later, I have a new pair. (I also purchased the $25 insurance this time around – if the new pair breaks within the next 15 months, I get a new pair no questions asked.)
In going with the new pair (some Oakleys), I traded up for a more durable (and better looking) frame but lost out on having built-in transition lenses (they were too expensive). I’m hoping I can find someone to repair the old pair so I can have a back-up just in case something happens to the new ones…
-Krishna
* Actually, I’m taking a few weeks off from UNcubed because I need some time to finish some back-burner projects. The time away from the strip should recharge my creative batteries, too. 
I’ve been buying my glasses online. The glasses I’m wearing now from Zenni Optical cost less than the insurance at Lenscrafters, so I got extras just in case. With a second kid on the way, and all the other people’s kids that have been trained to go for the eyes (they’ve got to be trained to do that, right?) it just seemed like a good idea. That way, I’m not out $200+ at Lenscrafters every time they get broken, and I’m not glasses-less until I can get them repaired.
I have been wearing Silhouette frames for several years (about 5) I have had 2 different frames. Rim less and the arms bend in almost all possible directions. Not cheap but from what I am told they (the manufacturer) has a 2 year warranty on the frames. I have 4 kids, 7,5,3 and nearly 1. Yes they all go for the Gusto , and glasses…
So, you’re “taking a few weeks off from UNcubed”, are you? I remember when you said that about PCWeenies, so forgive me if I check back fairly regularly to see if you just can’t help yourself this time either…
(Not that I mind, of course, since I enjoy both comics!)