Kimberley's glasses

Kimberley's optometrist in Melb wanted to increase her lenses to +200 and +350 vs +100 and +250 currently. We didnt hv time to get a pair done in Melb so today we went to a local optometrist to get a new pair. The first shop wanted Kimberley to go for a full eye test at a local eye hospital (with stinging eyedrop etc) in order to prescribe a new pair. Somehow they could not get Kimberley's eyes tested correctly. They guy who tested Kimberley finally gave up. Knowing Kimberley will scream her head off with the eye drop, I strognly suggested we took Kimberley to another shop and simply get a pair of new lenses made as prescribed in Melb. I also was very suspicious when they said Kimmie's spare pair of glasses (which seemed to me needing just a screw to fix) could not be fixed. They were guiding us towards a brand new pair of glasses. 15 mins walk later, we got Kimberley to play another visual test/game, and it turned out Kimberley's eyesight is the same as before, no new lenses needed. They even fix kimmie's spare glasses for free. Whata breath of fresh air! One shop wanted new sales immediately while the second shop was building a reputation to attract return customers.

Lunch was at a Sushi bar downstairs of Carrefour. Enjoyable. We took a bus there but taxi back. The bus conductress met us before so we knodded to each other. She also got other passengers to give up their seats for Kimmie and Kristine, though she would have done that for every child and senior. I noted that seniors can now take buses for free.

Finally found my herbs and cream (to make pastas and lasagna) at Carrefour. The bottled herbs found in other supermarkets nearby were too expensive for me. The soft packs of Parsley, Oregano, and Italian spices (imported from Austria) were twice the weight but 1/3 the price of the bottled from Australia. Just have to look for them. Also found a local cream made by Nestle for Y10 versus Y31 for Presidents from France. Spaghetti Carbonara and lasagna next week.