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Tesco is offering a free eye test, worth £10 at 114 of its opticians across England & Wales.
Simply print out the voucher and take it with you to your appointment. The voucher is valid until 1 Feb 09. The voucher also appears in this month's Tesco magazine.
I took my teenage daughter there last year and purchased two very stylish pairs. Service was excellent and choice and price also very good.
Overall I was impressed so I have booked free eye test with them for myself.
Can you use this to get your prescription, then use that to buy cheap glasses or contact lenses online?
Yes you can. I had a free eye test at Dolland and Aitchison last year but their frames were very expensive. I asked if I could take my prescription and said that I would call in the following day and choose, when I had more time. I eventually bought some at Specsavers as they were doing an offer of 2 for 1.
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Excellent prices and service - will use them again this time. The Gant frames with thin coated lenses are cracking value compared to Boots.
The only thing is the standard eyetest results don't include your "interpupil distance", and when I asked for it the girl at Tesco said it would cost another £20 just for that! I think it let's the cat out of the bag that you are getting your glasses online.
I ended up measuring my own with a rule and a mirror (62mm) and I must have got it right as my glasses have been fine.
Good luck!
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I always point it out when it's in the tips email, but if you use a computer VDU screen at work for 4 hours a day or more (not necessarily a computer, consider other display devices too!) then your employer must meet the cost of your eye test.
SO, what this means is that if (like most spectacle wearers) you have a regular optician you know and trust then chances are you'd prefer not to go to Tesco for an eye test and instead see your exisiting optician.
In which case I'm just pointing out that you're at liberty to get your normal eye test done and submit the expense to your employer.
Of course it makes sense to ask your employer first as I found a previous very large employer had a voucher scheme setup with Dolland & Aitchinson, but my current employer just has me submit it as expenses.
Remember though, it's your legal right so don't be fobbed off!
Employers must offer eye tests to users who use display screen equipment (DSE) for more than one hour continually (or near-continually) each working day...
I am a contact lens wearer, and i usually go to a local optician for my eye test and lens check ups, but last year took advantage of a £5 eye test at tesco opticians in weston favell, northampton. Bargain! or so I thought. This was unfortunately for me a very disappointing experience, and a big waste of time.
they did an eye test, and said my eye sight has improved significantly (this wasn't true, as I tested with another optician afterwards, who said although it had improved, not by quite as much as tesco said). as well as saying this, they also said i had a very dry eye from using contact lenses, so told me to stop wearing them for a week and come back. i did so, and when I came back, they not only said I had the same problem, but it had also spread to the other eye! they then told me to stop for another week (I hate wearing glasses by the way).
when I returned again, they said I still had the same problem, so they said they would need to refer me to the hospital! quite drastic measures for someone who wasn't even feeling any discomfort (my eyes felt completely normal). this was over 8 months ago, and I am yet to hear back from the hospital.
Luckily I didn't hang around, but promptly went to another optician, who confirmed I did indeed have dry eyes, but it was nothing extreme, and they told me to wear contact lenses a little less often, and to use good eye drops regularly. now after another check up, my eyes are okay. tesco may be cheap, but cheap doesn't necessarily mean the best!
i'm sure everyone wouldn't have a bad experience like I did, but from now on, I will carry on getting my groceries there, but will never go to get my eyes checked there again!!! good luck moneysavers!
don't wish to be a killjoy - but the coupon states 'no copies' - surley printing this off here is 'a copy' ?? (best get the magazine) also - in the small print on the coupon it says 'excludes NHS sight tests' - I used to work in an opticians and you are entitled to take your NHS prescription away with you once you have paid for the test - but I suspect that as this is a 'Tesco sight test' you may not be given the opportunity to take a copy of the prescription away- therefore you can't buy your glasses or contact lenses elsewhere. I may be wrong about this - so someone let me know please.
Tesco are good value anyway so it is still a good deal.
in the small print on the coupon it says 'excludes NHS sight tests' - I used to work in an opticians and you are entitled to take your NHS prescription away with you once you have paid for the test - but I suspect that as this is a 'Tesco sight test' you may not be given the opportunity to take a copy of the prescription away- therefore you can't buy your glasses or contact lenses elsewhere. I may be wrong about this - so someone let me know please.
Tesco are good value anyway so it is still a good deal.
I also used to work in an opticians. An NHS sight test is where the customer does not pay, the NHS does. Legally the optician HAS to give you a copy of your prescription, for your records if nothing else.
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don't wish to be a killjoy - but the coupon states 'no copies' - surley printing this off here is 'a copy' ?? (best get the magazine) also - in the small print on the coupon it says 'excludes NHS sight tests' - I used to work in an opticians and you are entitled to take your NHS prescription away with you once you have paid for the test - but I suspect that as this is a 'Tesco sight test' you may not be given the opportunity to take a copy of the prescription away- therefore you can't buy your glasses or contact lenses elsewhere. I may be wrong about this - so someone let me know please.
Tesco are good value anyway so it is still a good deal.
I took advantage of this offer last time Tescos did a freebie eye test and can confirm that they do give you your prescription to take away - I didn't even have to ask, it was given as a matter of course.
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I have just had mine tested by Tesco , voucher in free paper also voucher for BOGOF . So got two pairs , Excellent service but they didn't give me my perscription.
I have used Tesco Opticians at Pitsea and i wasnt over impressed. My glasses were made to the wrong prescription and i was told i had to pay for a remake of the reactions even though they got it wrong.
Had another eye test and was told i had to get used to the glasses.
I went back to Specsavers and had eye test and they checked the glasses that tesco had made me up and they were totally different to the prescription they had given me.
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