I found cheaper glasses online
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Rip off high street opticians
They seemed to be very good value for money so I took the plunge and ordered them. Three days later they arrived and I was one very happy rabbit- they were great and I had saved myself £74!
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I'm fed up with the attempts of some high street opticians to overcharge me. They want to charge me £99 for the same pair of glasses that I can buy online for £25. Is the extra profit used to pay for the plush shops and advertising?
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| 13-3-2010 | sorry optigirl, I can see that these problems keep you awake at night!!! You have got your wires crossed somewhere!
Cheapest lens (cr39) has the "best" abbe value as it is the highest. Your assertion that the cheapest lens is the worst performance is completely wrong (it is the other way...more | an OPTICIAN |
| 12-3-2010 | lense material cost different amounts. polycarb is cheap ,scratches easy and there is distortion around the edges. polycarb can crackle in a year or two and the lenses must be replaced because one will not be able to see thru them. plastic is more expensive , a little heavier and a little thicker....more | optigirl |
| 10-3-2010 | rippedoff,
you can get specs for £10. How are you ripped off? I pay £400 + for my specs they are fantastic, comfortable and well fitted. I have worn glasses since three years old and have tried cheap rubbish and they do not work for me. My opticians spends time and effort ensuring my sp...more | notrippedoff |
| 08-3-2010 | dobino,
where did you get that from? Doctors cannot provide you with a prescription! They can providea basic eye and field of vision test to decide whether you need to see a qualified optometrist. But lets just pretend for a while you are correct, your local gp surgery will be clogged with peopl...more | windy |
| 08-3-2010 | 0.0 = money.
What on earth are you talking about?
Opticians paid more than £200,000. Who? Where? Did you pull this figure from thin air, make it up or did a mate tell you?
What minimal training are you talking about ? 3 years university plus one years work placement + continual compuslory...more | an optician |
| 26-2-2010 | Don't use Boots Opticians - especially the one in Windsor - had two goes at making lenses for me and twice they got it wrong - I just lost faith in the end and asked for a refund? | SimonT2 |
| 17-2-2010 | Apparently any doctor is allowed to conduct eye-tests. High street stores will soon be history. | Dobino |
| 25-1-2010 | Very good point speccy, some people are short sighted in more ways than one! | grumpyoldwoman |
| 24-1-2010 | When all the high street opticians have been forced out of business by online discounters, how will one get ones eyes tested? The online retailers are totally dependant on Specsavers, Vision Express et al, as how do you buy without prescription? | speccy |
| 19-1-2010 | Why do glasses cost so much - simple, just plain old human greed by the owners of the companies. They just know that there will always be somebody who needs improved vision, and they can sleep at night. | rippedoff |
| 09-1-2010 | street optician are putting prices very high.i have bought my kid some glasses two months back and have not receive spects.i wonder if I have been cheated or wat.people have recieved their within days.want to claim my money back and order online.is that possible.i was using a medical aid .it that ...more | eyesa |
| 31-12-2009 | Optometrists are grossly overpaid for the level of skill they represent. Minimal training for maximum profit, there's no such things as a poor optometrist.
Some of these guys are on £200,000 per year, paid more than GPs and IT specialists. | 0-0 = money |
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