I feel your pain, but not completely. I had bifocals once a good while ago and didn't like them. Could never get used to them, and I am a patient man.
I wore them for a coupla years and made the best of it. I'm sure that even progressives with only two strength levels would be equally as unpleasant/unusable for me.
So, now... I prefer one pair of glasses at a prescription strength that is optimum for driving, outdoor stuff, and movies... and I keep them
in the car.
I have two pairs of inexpensive drugstore reading glasses for reading. I can carry a pair with me anywhere I may need them.
I don't need anything for using a computer, but if I did, I would probably be able to address that with a different strength of cheap reading glasses.
Some may say this is not optimum for them and their life, no fun to be changing glasses, too easy to forget, lose, or misplace one of the "components" of this system, but it has worked flawlessly for me.
I will add that I am also not one who has a universal remote to handle the TV, VCR, DVD player/recorder, either... so I'm no renaissance man.
And I like it like that.
Also, $1000 for a pair of glasses is... uh... not something I would do.
BTW, with the current style of frames that is often less than 3/4" tall, if one did want or need progressive lenses, it might be a good idea to try a frame that provides for a larger/taller lens so each "band" would be taller from top to bottom...
Divide these up into three horizontal strength bands, and it would seem you've got a built in problem:
Picking frames like these... less of a problem if one needed two or more "bands:"
