Great Cheap Glasses Hunt

lkalka

I ordered some glasses from www.ispectacle.com 20 days ago.

Since then I have had no communication from the despite me sending 3 emails and a fax (and also trying constantly on the phone number on their website).

Do you think I should start a charge back through the credit card company (130 pounds).

Thay have an address listed in Bolton which isn't too far away from where I live. I'm debating having a ride round to see if there's any sign of life!

Edit I have just gotthrough to them on the phone. The person who answered said they would be posted on Tuesday. I will report back any updates.

mishkanorman

I just received my 3rd pair of specs from goggles4u and am soooo impressed !!

I used a 20% off voucher which meant they cost £12.32, it would cost me more than that for a trip into the city to LOOK at specs let alone buy any !

Highly recommend them


mishka

rebl43

Hi, is it possible to buy just lenses? If so, will the optician fit them into my frame I have already?
It's just I have seen the exact frame I want for £25 on ebay and the same frame is for sale in specsavers for £125! (although that is including the lenses)

sandy2_2

If you have the frames most online dealers will reglaze for you

JulianF_2

sandy2 wrote: »

If you have the frames most online dealers will reglaze for you

I agree. But it's also best to email them first for a quote and let them know what make & model you need glazing.

You should be able to get a pair glazed from about a tenner.

MsCrow

dizzie wrote: »

About this time last year, I ordered a pair of rimless glasses from www.selectspecs.com . As a rule, I wear contact lenses, but it's nice (and healthy) for the eyes to get a bit of a rest from these in the evening, so a pair of specs come in handy.

Thanks for all the advice on here, I have saved some links for the future and thanks dizzie, I'm similar to you and like to rest my eyes from continuous wear lenses as working at a pc gives me dry eyes and air conditioning is my foe.

Anyway, I risked zenni optical and requested a faster dispatch time as my old glasses were so useless. They came through, delivered in 9 days from order from Hong Kong and I'm impressed, the lenses are lovely and thin, even for -9.00 and the frames fit very well. My husband measured my PD 6 times to be sure and he was spot on so phew. A risk worth taking. I had been quoted £70 extra for thinner lenses on top of a frame from my opticians, I simply don't have that money so I'm grateful these websites exist, whatever opticians think.

rent_a_tent_3

I hummed and harred about purchasing glasses online. In the end I opted to buy a pair from zenni optical thinking for £30 it was worth a punt. My glasses arrived from Hong Kong within three weeks they came with anti reflective and UV coatings plus a pair of clip on sunnies.
The glasses are absolutley fantastic rimless titanium and would have cost well over £200 here (based on my two year old rimless specs). They were as good as any I have brought from boots etc.
All in all well worth it and for those who are concerned about purchasing abroad I have to say my experience was faultless. Also dont forget the transaction is in US dollars so the exchange rate favours us enormously.

creddish

rent_a_tent wrote: »

I hummed and harred about purchasing glasses online. In the end I opted to buy a pair from zenni optical thinking for £30 it was worth a punt. My glasses arrived from Hong Kong within three weeks they came with anti reflective and UV coatings plus a pair of clip on sunnies.
The glasses are absolutley fantastic rimless titanium and would have cost well over £200 here (based on my two year old rimless specs). They were as good as any I have brought from boots etc.
All in all well worth it and for those who are concerned about purchasing abroad I have to say my experience was faultless. Also dont forget the transaction is in US dollars so the exchange rate favours us enormously.

They quote a fixed $4.95 shipping charge for US delivery. It's not obvious how much the shipping to UK costs without going through the order procedure. Anyone know how much shipping is to UK?

Colin

rent_a_tent_3

I also had difficulties getting the cost for postage from the zenni site it's $9.00 to the UK. I had to email them to find out and as you say you only find out postage costs when going through to the checkout.

RajaStyle

When ordeing with selectspecs they have a promotional code box at the checkout, does anyone know any codes for selectspecs ?