shopping for glasses

I just had to get a new prescription for my glasses which meant that I also got new frames. Now seeing as I am still in denial about the fact that I have to wear glasses because I really don't like the way I look in them, buying frames is always difficult for me. The way I buy frames is to not look at the price or the brand and just try them on; I don't want to be swayed into buying something just because it is a bit cheaper because I have to wear them every day, you know.
What was interesting this time was that the guy at the store pulled out only the name brand frames for me to try; Burberry, Prada, Versace., etc., etc. I mentioned this to a few people I work with and they said "of course" - basically because I'm a foreigner I would, of course, buy the high end stuff.
In the end I was torn between two and went for ones which are, in fact, Prada. Ironically they were waaaaay less expensive than my previous frames which I bought in Canada (and lenses are crazy cheap here too) but I did feel like a bit of a rich westerner because I made a comment under my breath about frames being cheap here and I think they heard it. Oopsy.
Oh well, I think it made them happy so even though I feel like I should be offended that they only showed me the most expensive frames, at the end of the day I'm just happy that I have new glasses and that my eyeballs don't hurt any more. And now I can say that I own something Prada. Very likely the first and last thing I will ever buy that is Prada...unless I'm still in India in a few years and need new glasses again.