Not always. Sometimes. The American system has been so distorted through government interference and by third parties like insurance, that few areas of pure free market exist. The internet has areas of freedom. Car sales are another area. And a few others. But what brought it to mind was when I set out to get eyeglasses yesterday. I had seen an ad on TV from Vision 4 Less promoting their ‘Sale! This week only!‘ I realized I better get off my duff and go check it out! Because they are new on south Duff, I was hoping to get right in for the examination and I was. 15 minutes and $72 dollars later I had my prescription and was looking at frames.

20 minutes after that the gal was taking the 2 frames to the back where they match the lenses to the frames. In 1 hour no less. So I went to go run a few errands. In less then 1 hour I got a text message saying they were done. I had waited maybe 5 minutes for the examination, 10 minutes for the frame order. The whole thing didn’t take more than 2 hours I don’t think. The 2 pair of glasses only cost $117 (versus $68) because I had chosen UV and scratch protection 1 year warranty. I think those 2 are kind of like “underbody coating” on a new car. So I spent $50 more than necessary. Still beats the $348 or so I’d spend normally.