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]]> By: Sergey Alekhin http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/01/30/quick-fixes-for-image-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-220469 Sergey Alekhin Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:40:20 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/01/30/quick-fixes-for-image-problems/#comment-220469 I discovered the suit trick a year ago, when I found a great deal ($80) on an Express Suit. I took it to a Nordstrom tailor who for $40 made it look like a $350 suit. I discovered the suit trick a year ago, when I found a great deal ($80) on an Express Suit. I took it to a Nordstrom tailor who for $40 made it look like a $350 suit.

]]> By: Jean http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/01/30/quick-fixes-for-image-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-190447 Jean Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:21:54 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2008/01/30/quick-fixes-for-image-problems/#comment-190447 Just another addendum about using contacts longer than they were intended, which I did for several years to save money. After a while, your eye can develop an allergy to the proteins that accumulate on the contact lens, and in combating the allergen, your eye can then develop scar tissue on it's surface. I got to a point where I was no longer eligible for a contact prescription, and I got lasik to avoid a lifetime in glasses. Of course, I had to spend a month in the glasses while I put antibiotics and stinging steroids in my eyes to heal them enough to go through surgery... Just my two cent experience. I'd advise looking for other ways to save money. Retrospectively, risking my long-term eye health wasn't worth it. Just another addendum about using contacts longer than they were intended, which I did for several years to save money. After a while, your eye can develop an allergy to the proteins that accumulate on the contact lens, and in combating the allergen, your eye can then develop scar tissue on it's surface. I got to a point where I was no longer eligible for a contact prescription, and I got lasik to avoid a lifetime in glasses. Of course, I had to spend a month in the glasses while I put antibiotics and stinging steroids in my eyes to heal them enough to go through surgery…

Just my two cent experience. I'd advise looking for other ways to save money. Retrospectively, risking my long-term eye health wasn't worth it.

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