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Glasses Black Tortoise

December 19th, 2007 | Author: Vision Care

Glasses Black Tortoise

	Cross Walker Collection Full Frame Reading Glasses with Polished Silver Appointments, Black Dark Tortoise Frame and Temple Finish, 2.50 List Price: $29.99 Sale Price: $29.95
	A uniquely styled feminine version of our Faulkner style, Walker features full frame medium lens detailing with polished silver-tone appointments and a beautiful two-tone black and dark tortoise frame and temple finish...

	MB1019 Strength +4.00 Black/Tortoise Black Reading Glasses List Price: $12.99 Sale Price: $6.99 Average Rating:
	Plastic frame optical Quality Reading Glass

	DAY TRIPPERS fashion designer Bifocal Sun Readers for youthful and active men and women who need to read cell phones, maps, directions, etc. while they drive, work, travel, play sports, or relax in the sun. (Black & Tortoise - +2.50) List Price: $34.99 Sale Price: $24.99
	Are you still wearing TWO pairs of glasses when you work or play outdoors? Once you experience the freedom of Bifocal Sun Readers you will never again be annoyed by the hassle of switching back and forth between your readers and your sunglasses...

	The Original Tube Reader, Black/Tortoise, +2.00 List Price: $29.95 Sale Price: $25.45 Average Rating:
	Patented stainless steel frames, packaged in fun, brightly colored cases; our optical quality spring-hinged reading glasses allow you to read half a page or more of text, while still allowing a normal field of vision above or below the lens.

	Aventura Plastic Full Eye Square Frame with Spring Hinges in Black/Tortoise, +2.50 List Price: $24.99 Sale Price: $24.99
	Zoom Aventura reading glasses add a little bit of color and personality to any look. Inspired by the latest trends on the runway, Aventura is the perfect collection for the fashion-forward female. Features include embellishments, sophisticated colors and temple treatments...

	Aventura Plastic 3/4 Eye Rectangle with Spring Hinges in Tortoise / Black Back Spray, +1.50 List Price: $24.99 Sale Price: $24.99
	Zoom Aventura reading glasses add a little bit of color and personality to any look. Inspired by the latest trends on the runway, Aventura is the perfect collection for the fashion-forward female. Features include embellishments, sophisticated colors and temple treatments...

	Eco Friendly 100% Recycled Frame Materials 3/4 Eye Plastic Rectangular Frame in Tortoise w/Black Top Spray and Spring Hinges, +1.25 List Price: $19.99 Sale Price: $15.76
	Zoom Eyewear features fun, colorful readers for every occasion, with exciting alternatives to traditional reading glasses. These eco-friendly readers have been molded from reclaimed plastic so that most of the manufacturing waste product is eliminated...

	Diane Von Furstenberg 1817 Tortoise & Black - Strength: +1.5 Sale Price: $29.95
	This world famous designer presents a philosophy of style and quality that makes women feel pretty, powerful, and free - all at a surprisingly affordable price. From fashion to eyewear she designs with the same sensibility in mind - helping women to see better, look good, and feel great.

	Aventura Plastic Full Eye Square Frame with Spring Hinges in Black/Tortoise, +1.50 List Price: $24.99 Sale Price: $24.99
	Zoom Aventura reading glasses add a little bit of color and personality to any look. Inspired by the latest trends on the runway, Aventura is the perfect collection for the fashion-forward female. Features include embellishments, sophisticated colors and temple treatments...

Acapulco – Shopping for Folk Art, Crafts and Souvenirs – General Tips

As a hub for cruise ships and as Mexico’s “grande dame” of tourism, Acapulco is a great center for buying quality folk art from all over Mexico. In addition, you will surely find it really easy to find lots of inexpensive little gifts and souvenirs. This article gives general information and tips on shopping for folk art, crafts and souvenirs in Acapulco. A related article deals with where in town you find these things. A third addresses the separate subject of Mexican silver.

Planning Your Shopping Trips. Travel experts usually recommend that you make a list of the people you need to buy for, create a budget, and do your shopping in two steps. Make one outing just to browse, and another to do your buying. It is best to accomplish all of this early in your vacation time, so you can relax and not worry about it later on. Last minute shopping on the way out of town almost always results in less inspired purchases, more stress, and more expense than doing it the careful way. Everyone knows that the airport departure lounge is not the best place to buy anything.

Your first outing – to browse – is just so you’ll know all the options and your range of choice before you settle down to bargain. You can also get good ideas about how variable the asking prices are, and hence if haggling will result in a good deal. You can also gauge if you should be carrying currency or if a credit card will work fine for you. After the first outing, revise your shopping list with the more specific ideas (and information on cost) that you gathered during reconnaissance.

Haggling Over Prices. In general, bargaining with your seller can produce a lower price for you, especially if you are in an open air market or on the beach. Products in formal retail establishments (with air conditioning and display cases) are usually not priced with the expectation of haggling. You may be able to receive a discount for cash or for quantity, but typically the indicated price is the price. If you are lucky to be speaking to the owner or manager, you might request a more generous discount if you can think of a reason why you deserve it. In almost all other contexts you should make counter-offers. Imagine that the opening price is twice what the vendor is hoping for. If you can’t get the price down to where you want it to be, leave. Acapulco has many other vendors who will compete for your preference. If you get to a price that works for you, say “OK.” Unless you particularly enjoy haggling over prices, your vacation time is more valuable than the few pesos more you might save by investing additional time and effort.

Authentic Folk Art. Several stores and art galleries sell folk art, some of it signed by recognized artists. This would include the beaded figures of the Huichol and the black pottery from Oaxaca. A number of places offer reasonable quality for not much money. Indigenous vendors on the beaches and sidewalks of Acapulco sell their own handiwork, which includes textiles, jewelry made from seeds, shells and semi-precious minerals, masks, carved wooden decorative items, hammocks, bowls, baskets, hats, purses and figurines. Usually there is so much inventory in one place that it is hard to appreciate a single item. Pick it up and hold it away from everything else to see whether it appeals to you when looked at in isolation. Examine the workmanship. Necklaces and bracelets of shells or stone that are held together by a fiber cord (instead of a chain) should be sturdy, yet pliable.

Mexican Silver entails several additional considerations. See the related article that covers this subject.

Souvenirs. The open air markets should be your starting point for souvenirs. Just make sure that what interests you is the local article, and not something imported from Asia. This is particularly true with anything made of plastic. You can buy a t-shirt or a towel that says just about anything from sincere to spicy. Shot glasses, piñatas, sombreros, ceramics – all will be spread out for you. You can bargain on price, and you can work out package deals and discounts if you buy more than one item. Credit card sales – when possible – usually result in higher prices, since the vendor pays a processing fee. Also, the amount of the sale is subject to a 17% value added tax, which the state collects from your vendor. (The cash sales are subject to the same tax, but the audit trail is much fainter.)

Two Warnings. If you are new to the Mexico tourist souvenir scene, know that a couple of tourist items are just traps and should be avoided:

“Tortoise Creams.” This is a double scam. If the product is genuine, that is, made from sea tortoise eggs, know that the species is endangered. The product is contraband, and if it is discovered in customs, it will be confiscated. In any event, science repudiates the claims made for this product. Besides, since it’s a crime to harvest the eggs, most of the unscrupulous vendors can’t find the genuine article anymore, so they just repackage cheap, greasy lotion and pass it off.
Souvenir Tequila. It’s OK to buy a decorated tequila bottle – especially the small ones for sale in a lot of places. But do not imagine that the contents are the greatest tequila made. It may not be tequila at all! It’s best not to drink it. If you buy a souvenir tequila bottle, empty it before getting on an airplane, to avoid issues with the regulations.

About the Author

Bernal Castillo writes for RealAcapulco.com, the most complete and reliable source of information about Acapulco, in English and in Spanish. To reach him, go to Acapulco and navigate to the contact page.

Which color?

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1.do you like the forever 21 glasses?
2. tortoise or clear from Fred Flare?

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Get tortoise because it is a classic and will never ever go out of style
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