@ALLxISxLOST reading glasses does have over-the-counter versions that are cheaper and works enough for short-term reading.
For these people who never seen glasses, the effect probably significant enough to impress even with the downsides.
Again, these are not for myopic (near-sightedness) or other specific eye conditions, and more for Presbyopia (hard to read fine text due to aging).
just some notes on differences between over-the-counter reading glasses vs the prescription ones: https://www.lamorindaoptometry.com/are-over-the-counter-readers-good-enough/
For example, both my parents have few of these over-the-counter reading glasses lying around the house for convenience and 1 set each that are prescribed. Reason being they usually often only need them for short reading so convenience of over-the-counter versions are beneficial. They can be very cheap too, around USD 1-2 in value for very basic design.