BS: Online opticians UK

Subject: BS: Online opticians UK
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 13 Jul 17 - 07:42 AM

I want some prescription sunglasses. The ones I fancy are £200 at the local optician. Some similar are £130 online.

Anyone any advice, recommendations or horror stories?

DtG

Subject: RE: BS: Online opticians UK
From: Senoufou
Date: 13 Jul 17 - 03:55 PM

I never use sunglasses Dave. But I do buy my glasses (for myopia) at our large Tesco branch. The last ones only cost £20, including the lenses to my prescription. And all their eye tests are free. I don't reckon one could get anything cheaper than that online. Might be just as good value for sunglasses.

But I see that Which and MoneySavingExpert have reviews of online purchases.

I like to have my new specs properly fitted and adjusted by the optician's assistant at Tesco. They sometimes need tightening or melting and bending in that hairdryer thing.

Subject: RE: BS: Online opticians UK
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 13 Jul 17 - 04:13 PM

You've had your eyes tested, you've got the prescription, so any competent optician could use that to give you the correct glasses. That wouldn't guarantee they'd fit quite right or that you"d like the look, but that's always the problem with buying anything to wear online.

For sunglasses you probably wouldn't need to worry about complications like varifocals or ultralight lenses and so forth, which would keep the cost down.

Subject: RE: BS: Online opticians UK
From: punkfolkrocker
Date: 13 Jul 17 - 05:08 PM

I use cheap Chinese polarizing lens clip-on's, for a quid or 2 off Amazon..

Those twat looking ones that hinge upwards out the way, or for use as sunshades...