Spec me an Opticians

Felix Da Housecat · 29 Apr 2007 at 21:52

I've been thinking i should get my eye sight checked out, but i'm not sure where the best place is to go and what the cost may be.

I can use the pc fine but i find reading the text on tv or writing far away to be almost a blurr

If you have been to any of the large opticians please feel free to give your feedback of the service, products, aftercare etc etc.

TIA

riddlermarc · 29 Apr 2007 at 21:53

Specsavers was good for me last week, bonus of a pretty optician to stare lovingly into my eyes

FrostedNipple · 29 Apr 2007 at 21:57

theres a shop near barclays in mkcenter i fink its called vision express, i think they do it for £15

JohnnyG · 29 Apr 2007 at 21:57

As pointed out before, your thread title should be Spec me a spec speccer.

Rebelius · 29 Apr 2007 at 21:57

check-ups are free most places.

I went to boots and had no problems

edit: maybe it's only free in Scotland, I don't know.

Al Vallario · 29 Apr 2007 at 22:00

FrostedNipple said:
theres a shop near barclays in mkcenter i fink its called vision express, i think they do it for £15

Granted, 220 outlets in the United Kingdom... but that one in "mkcenter" near Barclays, yes, that's the flagship...

Azza · 29 Apr 2007 at 22:10

Hate Specsavers. They gave me double vision when I was younger. :mad:

ps3ud0 · 29 Apr 2007 at 22:12

Felix LaPoubelle said:
I've been thinking i should get my eye sight checked out, but i'm not sure where the best place is to go and what the cost may be.

I can use the pc fine but i find reading the text on tv or writing far away to be almost a blurr

If you have been to any of the large opticians please feel free to give your feedback of the service, products, aftercare etc etc.

TIA

See if your company you work for has a policy on this - most do where you can claim the fees back on an eye test...

I usually go to Boots (well have done for 20yrs now) but have tried Specsavers and D&A but always gone back to Boots for their overall service - though I suspect its depends on the particular store...

ps3ud0 :cool:

riddlermarc · 29 Apr 2007 at 22:14

ps3ud0 said:
See if your company you work for has a policy on this - most do where you can claim the fees back on an eye test...

Seconded, my work gave me a free eye test voucher and when the optician signed my form saying I may only need glasses for VDU work (eye strain) my work coughed up £55 towards some specs

Rebelius · 29 Apr 2007 at 22:15

haha, so it is only scotland that gets free eye tests then? do you lot have to pay for dentist checkups too?

LionOfJudah · 30 Apr 2007 at 21:28

Rebelius said:
check-ups are free most places.

I went to boots and had no problems

edit: maybe it's only free in Scotland, I don't know.

It is only Scotland where eyetests are fully funded by the NHS..the opticians there also get paid double the NHS sight test fee opticians in England get paid. There was talk of Wales following Scotland in terms of free eyetests but not sure how this is progressing. Am sure I'll soon get a report from the governing body about this.

Felix Da Housecat · 30 Apr 2007 at 22:12

Thanks for the advice guys, i'll have a look at the websites for the above places and see whats what.

Being self employed wont help me here, so i'll have to pay any costs myself.

:cool:

Amleto · 30 Apr 2007 at 22:36

this is a 'spec me a spec speccer' thread?

Felix Da Housecat · 30 Apr 2007 at 22:54

Amleto said:
this is a 'spec me a spec speccer' thread?

Yeah it is

Coming up next........spec me some specs

West · 30 Apr 2007 at 23:06

Another vote for specsavers here... had my specs from there last Friday, £75 with free reactions and pentax lenses, they even knocked of £10 from the Eye test...

Raymond Lin · 30 Apr 2007 at 23:07

Optical express will deduct the eye test cost if you buy glasses from them afterwards (should you need them). I think Vision Express does it too.

I've used to go to Specsavers for years, and last few pairs have been from Vision Express and I think they are a little more professional.

^TANK^ · 30 Apr 2007 at 23:16

Azza said:
Hate Specsavers. They gave me double vision when I was younger.

Done a similar thing to me and after i paid them they didn't give a stuff about me afterwards :rolleyes:

.

penski · 1 May 2007 at 07:40

I only go to optical express these days...

free tests, free lenses, half price frames. score.

*n

ps3ud0 · 2 May 2007 at 21:38

Raymond Lin said:
Optical express will deduct the eye test cost if you buy glasses from them afterwards (should you need them). I think Vision Express does it too.

I've used to go to Specsavers for years, and last few pairs have been from Vision Express and I think they are a little more professional.

Boots do the same too...

ps3ud0 :cool:

Oddw1re · 2 May 2007 at 22:28

you should go to specsavers