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Just buy them from a real store and be happy that they taylor made for you.
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But they're far from next day...
Didn't Specsavers used to have "same day" glasses at some locations in the past?
I'm sure going back a few years if you bought them from certain stores in certain styles they advertised you could get them in an hour or two (I think they had either the finishing machines in store, or a selection of the most common lenses in stock and could put them in the frames in store).
Plus an online store would also tailor make them for you
They don't just give you a pair of glasses at random!
Most frames will need adjusting to someone’s face to make them comfortable, and some glasses just aren’t suitable for certain people. Buying online means you don’t get to try frames for size/fit and also means there is no way to check that the glasses work for customer as expected.
I used to make the glasses in the local Vision Express store so know just how wonky some of those frames are by the time the lab technician has assembled them. I’ve also seen how many incorrect pairs of glasses make it to customers purely from the optician or sales staff entering the script incorrectly into the system.
As cheap as a lot of the online glasses stores are, I’d still always buy from somewhere with a physical presence as the service you get from them is worth the extra you pay, specially the smaller independent stores.
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Thanks @scratch , tha was what i should have said 
thanks..I went to Boots for a pair today, the only adjusting they did was bending them a bt so they stayed behing the ears....related question....
went for an eye test last week (first time ever actually..), was prescribed a pair for distance, pair for reading (only went as was having trouble with sheet music at arms length) and to correct astigmatism. They said it wasn't too bad and I might not adjust to them but tried them anyway. Both pairs imprve things at arms length, distance pair for further away too, make colours (seem) darker but my monitor is no longer a rectangle, it's a trapezoid kinda shape.....that can't be right surely? I also thought a set of fold down steps had got bent earlier but it was the glasses making it seem like they were!
was thinking of getting a pair just to correct the astigmatism, no Sph + or - so thought I'd just do it online
or maybe another test...the Boots one was a free NHS one
edit - just found this https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/sci.med.vision/JzA23SOtHr0 hmmm
went for an eye test last week (first time ever actually..), was prescribed a pair for distance, pair for reading (only went as was having trouble with sheet music at arms length) and to correct astigmatism. They said it wasn't too bad and I might not adjust to them but tried them anyway. Both pairs imprve things at arms length, distance pair for further away too, make colours (seem) darker but my monitor is no longer a rectangle, it's a trapezoid kinda shape.....that can't be right surely? I also thought a set of fold down steps had got bent earlier but it was the glasses making it seem like they were!
was thinking of getting a pair just to correct the astigmatism, no Sph + or - so thought I'd just do it online
or maybe another test...the Boots one was a free NHS one
edit - just found this https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/sci.med.vision/JzA23SOtHr0 hmmm
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Sure you can. My last order from Glasses Direct they sent me 4 sets of frames that I chose to try. I didn't like two of them but went with the other two. Sent them all back and then placed my order with my prescription. 2 days later I had my real glasses for a fraction of the cost of Vision Express.
That was two years ago and the frames are still going strong.
Doesn’t quite fit in with the OPs next-day requirement though matey
I still stand by my statement that you’re not going to get your glasses properly fitted to you if you don’t know what adjustments are required to make them fit yourself.
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Switched to online a few years ago, will never go back.
I buy the frames from anywhere and get a company called Ciliary Blue to put the lenses in.
The last two pairs I bought were half the price I would have paid in a high street opticians. This would have been for basic lenses only so in real terms they were closer to 70% cheaper.
I buy the frames from anywhere and get a company called Ciliary Blue to put the lenses in.
The last two pairs I bought were half the price I would have paid in a high street opticians. This would have been for basic lenses only so in real terms they were closer to 70% cheaper.
What's your prescription and how old are you? The skewed shapes might be adaptation to the astigmatism in your prescription, but in reality if you have any doubts either go back to where you got them from and ask for a recheck or get another test. And ordering a pair as you describe would probably be a total waste of time...the sphere component is integral (although of course it depends upon your prescription and what your intended use is).
As a glasses wearer of 18 months I have to agree.
First pair took 4 or 5 trips back and forward getting them adjusted, until I knew where I wanted them to sit, and took slight trimming of arms to get a better fit. Recently treated myself to a "designer" pair, but despite advice when picking frame, and again several adjustments later, was unable to make them fit comfortably - ended up getting them exchanged free of charge for a different pair which with an initial fitting are fine (although seemingly they have messed up the lenses, so have to return - but that's another story)
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Don't get me wrong, I assume there must be some people that have "perfect" shaped heads and the fit is 99% ok without adjustment, or some people are happy to put up with a certain degree of irritation (e.g. glasses sliding down constantly).
Adjusting glasses also doesn't seem particularly hard - but I'd rather have someone else do it, for peace of mind e.g. if a new frame snaps then an optician will replace without issue.
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You can adjust frame yourself - it's just a little bit of bending - not rocket science.
Try frame on in a store, order same frames for a fraction of the price online.
Not sure how that's a downside dfor online purchases - just send them back if they are faulty/incorrect.
That's it, I don't see what extra you get apart from someone disappearing into the back into a small room to bend the frame with a small pair of pliers that you can just do yourself? I know some above have said they need an "expert" to adjust them to get them to fit properly and I get that, I guess I'm probably just not that fussy.
...it was Boots..all they did was look at how well they were fitting then bent them a bit so they were snug at the back of the ears. Also I'd never had an eye test before...could see things looked different when asked to pick 1 or 2 etc but hard to tell what one was 'better' sometimes so would be interesting to see the results of a 2nd test
I like how they make things sharper but not changing size/shape! dunno if the improvement in detail is worth the trade off..
I'm 36
Left: Sph -0.5 Cyl +0.75 Axis 80
Right Sph -1.25 Cyl +1.75 Axis 92
Add 0.75 for reading
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Looking at that prescription and your symptoms I'd probably get another test done. When you do this you'll notice that the result you get is different to this first test. That's normal and will be in part because you're more familiar with the test process, in part because people vary on a day to day basis and lastly because it's being done by someone else.
At 36 the reading add seems highly irregular, and I'd guess the reason you're having issues is down to your left eye, the astigmatism in particular. Since the axis lies close to 90 in both eyes it's likely that it's the magnitude and difference between the two that's causing you issues, although it's also possible that the axis is just wrong. However, given this is your first pair of glasses this could be something that would settle down as you persevere and get used to them.
As far as glasses for VDU use...don't get rid of the Sphere component. It'd have a detrimental effect for that purpose. And again that Add seems weird for a 36 year old.
Same for me, I have a similar prescription (slightly shortsighted with astigmatism) and the definition is noticeably better wearing glasses but the trapezoid distortion means I don't wear them.
Have had my eyes tested twice a few years apart and at different places and have 2 pairs a glasses (again from different places) each with the same problem.
cheers...I'll go get another test. There's no question that both pairs make certain things better but it just doesn't feel right. Although they both help with things at arms length! Never even thought about distance being a problem until I had the test and saw the different lenses in the machine...only real problem has been sheet music at arms length and soldering
The optician did say that I might not be able to adjust because of being so used to everything being slightly blurry
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