Eye Test

I need glasses for reading and having been a customer of Specsavers for years, every two they offer you an eye test. It's worth having purely for medical reasons.

I had mine today. The business is like well-oiled machine. The staff all similarly dressed learn everything by heart and use the same speech to every customer, they're like "Nexus sixes," if you know what I mean. During the pre-test, this assistant was going through the routine, firstly, offering me contact lenses.

"No I've tried them don't fancy them, too much messing about.

"Now we can provide hearing aids, would you be interested in a hearing test?"

"Pardon?"

She didn't get it!

What amazes me is the advances in the technology, it seems it's been updated every time you go.

Years ago any of us who have worn glasses would remark om how expensive were the frames compared with those of sunglasses. Not any more, two reasonable looking frames from £69.

 

I've stopped using specsavers, last pair of glasses I bought were IMO not great, the frames they give you are the ones that are on show, now why would I want a second hand pair of frames?

The ones I got were definitely twisted, where people had tried them on, when I complained I was told that was how they worked and it is normal for the customer to get the self same actual frames on show in the shop.
So told them where to go.

Then I tried an independent opticians, they came up with a pair of glasses that I had to shut one eye to read with, one lens was far stronger than the other so only focused at a different distance.

In the end I went to Boots for a second opinion and they appeared to come up with a totally different prescription, but denied it was different to the one from the independent opticians.

I think the whole lot of them are on the make, biggest bunch of rip off merchants of all time.

But at the same time you need to get your eyes checked, so, go get the eye test and if all is OK with you eyes buy a pair of reading glasses in the chemists

 

I've got my eye test tomorrow. I always go to Boots as although the Opticians is in their store they are totally independent.

I would never have my glasses from Specsavers . I worked for them for almost 10 years and I know what goes on in their factory and the way they treat their staff.

 

Miss Jiff has just had her eye's test by indendand and with the new glass's she can't use them, but we have to go back for a retest (with different tester) as they think something is not right) well i put on her old glass's and things are blured, put on the new glass's and i see double

To many people cutting corners and not caring what they do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In all parts of life

 

I have used the inhouse opticians at Asda the last couple of times . My prescription has hardly changed in the last 30 years , so I tend to only go for a eye test when I feel like new frames. The service is spot on and they have a great range of frames - two sets of designer frames for £119 .
Standard frames £90 for two. All "extras " are included in the price , like scratch resistant coating and tints for sunglasses.

 

Problem after problem after problem, Miss Jiff still haven't got her new glasses 3 months

 

I have four pairs of spectacles, 2 with handmade frames and general/driving lenses, 1 'designer' pair with prescription polarised, coated, high quality sunglasses lenses, and the frames for my reading glasses were hand built to my chosen design. Just the frames cost over £1,000.

I don't scrimp when buying spectacles. Couldn't get on with contact lenses, and if I have to were the glipping things all the time I'm going to have precisely what I want with no compromise.

 

Going for my eye test next week , 1st in about 4 years. Luckily my prescription for short sightedness has not changed over the years . This time I'll just get sunglasses on a two for £x "designer" deal . I only like a light tint on sunglasses . Seem to have lost my others over winter , must have put them in that famous safe place which I can never find

 

Cor, it's probably become fashionable again




Jack Duckworth didn't waste good money on new expensive spectacles!

 

I've always used an independent optician but last year after declaring an eye problem to the DVLA they asked me to have an eye test specifically for them - that was with Specsavers. I felt like I was on a conveyor belt there and with no privacy everyone else could listen in on my conversation with the optician. What a dreadful place. The eye test was very basic, on old machines and wasn't worth the visit. The DVLA would have gained more detail from my own optician. Yes, I'm fit to drive according to Specsavers although I think my own optician would have declared the same but in more humane surroundings.