Hello, dear hivers! How's your weekend? I hope you get to relax and enjoyed every moment of it.
For the week's #MarketFriday, I went to the city nearest our town, an hour's travel to have my eyeglasses replaced since it was broken. I mentioned in my previous post what happened when I went there on a Sunday.
I came back the next day. Commuting to the City of Baybay from our town has become more convenient compared to years ago before the pandemic. There are more choices for public transport and waiting time is shorter. You can choose from bus, van, multicab and minibus. I prefer the minibus because it is spacious, air-conditioned, and comfortable. The driver follows a certain speed limit so I don't get groggy after the ride. Since the minibus has a shorter route than the bus and van, I had to go on cutting trips. From our town to the town of Inopacan and then from Inopacan to Baybay City. But I don't mind since the minibus follows a specific time when to go unlike before, public vehicles had to wait for passengers until it was at their full capacity before they would move. Sometimes you have to wait an hour or more. These changes in the transport system have made traveling more convenient for me.
Another thing that I appreciate about this minibus is that they hired able and willing to work senior citizens as conductors. Conductors are the ones that collect the fare and issue the receipt and assist the passengers. I noticed this when I was on my way from Inopacan to Baybay and vice versa. The conductors of the different buses I rode were senior citizens so I inferred that they must have given priority to the older people to get hired.
When I arrived in Baybay City, I immediately went to the optical shop. This shop is already my "suki" since most of my glasses were made here. I am a loyal kind of customer in which if I like your service for the first time, then I'll stick with you. I won't look for another shop to compare which is better.
The shop was open, thankfully. I noticed there were changes in their shop. It is wider compared to the last time I was there. They have improved a lot. This is something I noticed from businesses that were not very much affected by the pandemic. They either improve or expand their businesses.
When I came inside, the staff was very friendly and catered to my needs immediately. They had my eyes checked using a tonometer. I was asked to sit in front of this apparatus and had my eyes checked as if it was taking a picture of my eyes. Afterward, the optometrist had my eyes examined in another apparatus called a phoropter to determine my glass prescription. It uses different lenses and I was asked which one I could see the clearest.
After determining my glass prescription, I was asked to choose a frame for my glasses. They let me try different frame styles and chose the one that will look good on me. 🤓
Then they issued and receipt for my purchase which includes the frame (Php1250.00) and the lens (Php750.00). That is how costly it is to use eyeglasses so you better take care of your eyes. Eat the right food and don't over-expose your eyes to computer screens. This was my trigger when I worked in a company wherein I have to face the computer for at least 6 hours a day.
The staff asked me to wait at least an hour for my eyeglasses to be done. So while waiting, I went out to walk around the city just to check what has changed or if there are new establishments built. Maybe I will post about it in my next blog.
After an hour I went back to the shop and had my eyeglasses ready to use.
Finally, I won't have to suffer from blurry vision with these new glasses.
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Thank you for reading and have a wonderful day everyone.