Last week, SJ was having a snack at the counter when I heard him say, "Oh no. Not again. I have a little problem over here." I knew immediately what the problem was. SJ broke his glasses...again! And when I say again, I mean AGAIN!!! This kid has broken his glasses at least 9 times and I am not exaggerating.
I tried to stay calm, which is hard to do after the ninth pair of broken glasses. I called the Walmart Vision Center to see if they were open. They were (fortunately), so I told SJ to get in the car. We drove the 20 minutes it takes to get to Walmart and SJ kept mumbling that it wasn't his fault. "Whose fault is it then, SJ?," I asked him. "Well, if I didn't have to wear glasses, I wouldn't have broken them," he said. "I know that buddy, but you do have to wear glasses," I reminded him.
"It is not a big deal, since they are free," said SJ. "No, they are not free every time. I can't remember if we paid for this pair or it was your latest replacement pair," I said to SJ. He was slightly correct. When you buy glasses at Walmart, there is a warranty on the paid pair. If you break those, they will replace them free of charge. "If they are not free, you are paying for the new pair out of your allowance," I told SJ.
When we walked into the Vision Center, I approached the technician. Not surprisingly, he knew who we were. He checked the computer to see if the broken glasses were under warranty. They were not, so we (I mean SJ) were going to have to purchase a new pair. Fortunately for SJ, his glasses are only $28.
The technician swapped out his lenses and placed them in the new frames. She fitted them and reminded him (once again) to be careful when cleaning them. As we were walking out, I reminded him that I would be deducting the $28 from his account. He has to learn.
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