05 May 21
@relentless-red saidWhy not ask for replacement lenses?
Three people from the same household go to the opticians together. Turns out they all get a change of prescription. So glasses for three people = price of a small holiday. WTF.
Optician looks at the computer and comments in amazement that I have had the same reading glasses since 2011 and then holds them up and studies them like an archaeologist who never saw something from that era before. 😆
What was the Rx change? Since last visit? Rx shouldn’t change much. If your distance Rx has changed this could affect your Reading Rx.
Which optician, chain or independent?
05 May 21
@suzianne saidI can get decent reading specs for £2.50 from a place in the uk called HomeBargains. We have about 8 pairs between us.
I've had the same reading glasses since 2014. Three pair, strategically placed around the house. One in my nightstand drawer, one in my computer desk drawer and one in the kitchen for reading recipes.
05 May 21
@relentless-red saidIt’s a scam.
This week seems to be the week of texts and emails saying that your package is due for delivery, but it has attracted some extra delivery fees due to COVID 19 restrictions. Click here to make the payment. 🙄
05 May 21
@relentless-red saidReading specs are the cheapest of all optical devices. Shop around.
Three pairs of reading glasses! I can only assume there was a second mortgage involved. 😁
05 May 21
@divegeester saidBut can you be sure you were able to read the price tag clearly??
I can get decent reading specs for £2.50 from a place in the uk called HomeBargains. We have about 8 pairs between us.
05 May 21
@divegeester saidSpecsavers. They used to undercut the independents, but I think they are taking regular customers for granted now.
Why not ask for replacement lenses?
What was the Rx change? Since last visit? Rx shouldn’t change much. If your distance Rx has changed this could affect your Reading Rx.
Which optician, chain or independent?
I wear non-prescription glasses for map reading when orienteering as I don't want to damage my regular ones and they are pretty good. I think I've been overinvested in the idea that reading glasses you wear for a long time should be more carefully matched to eye position etc.
05 May 21
@relentless-red saidI put a pair of them on to do so.
But can you be sure you were able to read the price tag clearly??
05 May 21
@relentless-red saidSpecsavers are a mixed machine as they are all franchises; many of the early owners were retail entrepreneurs but these days most are owned by at least one clinically qualified person.
Specsavers. They used to undercut the independents, but I think they are taking regular customers for granted now.
I wear non-prescription glasses for map reading when orienteering as I don't want to damage my regular ones and they are pretty good. I think I've been overinvested in the idea that reading glasses you wear for a long time should be more carefully matched to eye position etc.
Personally I wouldn’t touch them. I pay £80 for an hour long sight test at an independent optician who provide top care, product and service. Or I join their scheme for £12/mth and get 30% off of everything I buy. So it depends what I’m planning to spend on specs, sunnies and readers.
Anyway, for £80 I get all the checks including an OCT retinal depth scan and Optos full wide retinal scan. Like anything in life, you get what you pay for.
Specsavers give a free “sight test” (paid for by the NHS at about £20 reimbursement) and them make up the value with product and upgrades. It’s all made in China in their own factories and frames are system sold internally for about £2 and then s9ld on again to the franchises for a lot more, so there profit built into the entire supply chain.
Find a home bargains shop and go have a look. They bulk buy and retail everything at super low prices. Some of it is crap frankly, but the readers are excellent, if a little clunky in design. I wouldn’t take them into the office for example!
05 May 21
@divegeester
Yeah, home bargain are certainly good value for cohesive support tape if you ever have to strap your ankles or such like. £1 a roll and after using it for years I would say it protects you from tendonitis better than anything more fancy. Got rid of recurrent problems with both ankles.
05 May 21
@relentless-red saidSounds like a result; good luck with using it elsewhere.
@divegeester
Yeah, home bargain are certainly good value for cohesive support tape if you ever have to strap your ankles or such like. £1 a roll and after using it for years I would say it protects you from tendonitis better than anything more fancy. Got rid of recurrent problems with both ankles.