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FakeNoose

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2. I wonder how they justify this added charge?

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Jul 1, 2026, 01:21 PM

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Maybe they're selling ads that will be posted on glasses ... and the benefit of paying the $20 fee is to get rid of the ads? I don't know, but I can't think of any other reason they might get away with.

This is just a very good reason NOT to buy the glasses.

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