Lost children's glasses

3KIDSNOMONEY

i have searched everywhere for my daughter's glasses and we can't find them, we think that they may have been thrown away.

She has only had them about 8 weeks, does anybody know if i need a replacement can i get them free on the nhs and how i go about doing it. she is only 11 so i her other pair were free.

Thanks

anm_2

My daughter is always losing or breaking her glasses and they always get replaced or fixed free of charge

Penny-Pincher!!

Specsavers normally charge £30 to replace. DD has worn glasses since she was 18months and is now 13 so this has happened a few times. We are with HSA so get 50% back though.

HTH

PP
xx

anm_2

Penny-Pincher!! wrote: »

Specsavers normally charge £30 to replace. DD has worn glasses since she was 18months and is now 13 so this has happened a few times. We are with HSA so get 50% back though.

HTH

PP
xx

Specsavers in Cardiff have never charged us for replacement glasses for my DD

stef240377

Vision Express told us when our children were given glasses that they are entitled to two 'free' pairs a year unless there were a change in prescription.
This came in handy when some delightful imp in my sons class snapped his new specs within days of having them

Penny-Pincher!!

anm wrote: »

Specsavers in Cardiff have never charged us for replacement glasses for my DD

Maybe its just DD's perscription then as we have always had to contribute towards thinning them as they are such a strong perscription and even their standard thinning is useless for her.

She gets glasses every 4-6months as they are always changing.

PP
xx

phizzimum

DD left her glasses at the swimming pool last year and of course they had gone by the time we returned.

She'd only had them a couple of weeks but specsavers did replace them on the NHS. the woman who served us was a bit sniffy about it - she asked "have you looked for them?" as if I was an idiot. When I told her that I didn't care whether I had to pay for them or not her attitude changed - which is typical isn't it? some people are only willing to help you once they know you don't need their help!

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

Damn, wish my mum had known about this when I was a kid - I broke one pair of glasses and she made me wait 2 years before she got me another pair. In that time I got knocked off my bike 3 times, broke my foot, broke my hand and missed almost every lesson I attended because I couldn't see past my hands. Mind you, I'm very useful in a powercut because I can sort of echolocate in the dark and find my way around really well!

Loopy_Girl

Penny-Pincher!! wrote: »

Maybe its just DD's perscription then as we have always had to contribute towards thinning them as they are such a strong perscription and even their standard thinning is useless for her.

She gets glasses every 4-6months as they are always changing.

PP
xx

Yes, you will get a pair of 'basic' specs but any extras (like the thinning) is what you will be paying for. Make sure it is for nothing else, as other posters have said, kids get free specs and repairs without quibble. Used to work in Specsavers and this wee lad would be in a least once a month, bless him!!!:D

btw...your wee one is lucky to have you paying for extras...I have wore glasses for 31 years, since I was 2, and some of my early ones as a child were like the bottom of milk bottles!! And it was the old NHS frames (one year pink, one year clear!!):eek: I had indentations in my nose for years where the frame dug in as the lenses were so heavy!!!!:rotfl: :rotfl:

Savvy_Sue

Jojo_the_Tightfisted wrote: »

Mind you, I'm very useful in a powercut because I can sort of echolocate in the dark and find my way around really well!

It took me several attempts to read that as 'echo locate' rather than an abbreviation for 'eat chocolate'. I was wondering why being able to eat chocolate in the dark was such a useful skill? :rotfl:

Maybe it's time to get my eyes tested ...

Paparika

stef240377 wrote: »

Vision Express told us when our children were given glasses that they are entitled to two 'free' pairs a year unless there were a change in prescription.
This came in handy when some delightful imp in my sons class snapped his new specs within days of having them

I hope you sent the delightful imp's mother the bill (even if they are free)