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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Alexis Powell" data-source="post: 2082849" data-attributes="member: 5327">No, no waiver, and glass is still very much available in the USA. However, these days most shops do not retain the ability to cut the lenses for final frame fitting, so they have to send the order out. I've been told this is more a problem in upscale fashion oriented urban shops and that in many smaller towns it is still possible to do in shop. My impression is that shops probably don't like glass because it is too durable.  Uncoated glass lenses, even when abused, can look better after a decade of use in comparison to scratch proof plastic and polycarbonate lenses that are less than a year old. Biggest mistake I ever made was getting coated glass lenses (they are oleophilic, making regular cleaning more necessary and difficult, and were well scratched after a few years use). I'm protective of my bins but really hard on my glasses. Most folks probably aren't as abusive, appreciate the potentially lighter weight of plastic, and since their fashion consciousness dictates getting new frames all the time, they replace their lenses regularly anyway. I've been using the same modified aviator style frame since I bought them in ~1995. Recently, I've been getting compliments from strangers on them because they are the latest fashion!Long live glass glasses!--AP</blockquote>