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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.
Recently I wanted another pair of glasses as I was down to one pair having accidentally broken my spare pare. I decided that I would have look in Specsavers first of all and I asked for a quote on a pair that I liked.
I then went home, did a Google search for 'prescription glasses and about five minutes later I was browsing through a nice selection of glasses on www.nuglasses.co.uk. I found a similar pair and could even try them on (virtually) to see what I would look like wearing them.
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!
But why do the large high street chains have to charge such silly prices? Is it their plush shops or are we expected to pay for the large advertising campaigns I keep seeing on the telly and in the press. Personally, and I suspect a lot of people feel the same; I would rather not pay for a large advertising campaigns or a plush shop. I would prefer instead to pay considerably less money for my glasses.
When are the large retail organisations going to realise that and do something about it?
By: Verdam
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Wanted Reglaze own frames Vari transitions sent lenses wrong. returned.
Sent clear lenses wrong returned. Sent transitions OK.
Quality control ?
Specsavers only reglaze their own so eg frames and varis £380.
VisionExpress reglaze your own Vari lenses only £449-
Local private optician reglaze theirs varis ony £574 or cheaper lenses £447-.
All above very expensive indeed
can be as high as 200 % over the cost price, the "Big Boys" can afford to buy frames
very cheaply in bulk from far east like less than 1 pound a pair and then sell the same frames as "half price" for £25 as a promotion, the same applies to the lens.
You will save tons on Money by ordering online.
The glasses looked cheap, on a par with the reading glasses I bought on line for £9. Took the details from the opticians glasses and Googled, £37 inc lenses made to prescription for exactly the same!
When they give you your eye test results, you must not be pushed by any kind of sales person into buying glasses. There must be a cooling off period.
When they give you the results, they must be fully comprehensive with no factors left out, no illegible scrawl on the form.
Important matters like Pupillary Distance must be accuerately measured and stated on the results form.
They must give you your results for reading, computer and distance [and driving].
They MUST give you your data (your exact prescription) for
Sphere (SPH), Cylinder (CYL) Axis? and Near Addition (ADD)
Many high street opticians skimp on this service. Don't let them do this.
My last set of glasses cost me online £24. They are more than perfect.
Why do they advertise "free eye tests" when in fact it is the NHS which is paying for them? I pay for the NHS in my taxes, therefore the eye tests are NOT FREE for me
+/- 1.00 wont make a difference? - what on earth are you basing that on? -1.00 difference in a prescription is enormous. ie -1.00 will have approx 6/18 vsion (could be better - but not much - could be worse). -1.00 prescription would certainly exclude you from driving. +1.00 difference would mean a serious difference in the ability to read close up. You are talking drivel. You say you have studied for four years, what in? I'm sure I know nothing on your particular subject and would never attempt to pretend to be an authority on it, Half as much as an optometrist then please tell me how much they earn - I know the answer - do you?
In our high street there are 4 opticians. Who needs that many?
Does it really matter how accurately they measure your optical prescription? Not really. plus/minus 1 on the scale won't make any real difference. I bet if you went to two separate optometrists each would measure your eyes at completely different values.
The total price for this was €370 and they were ready after two days. Not only this but the optician, not a shop assistant, helped me choose the frames which suited me best. He rejected some more expensive ones as they did not suit me so it is clear that service is considered more than turnover and profit. How refreshing!
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