Prescription glasses for £8.50 inc delivery, anti-scratch/glare and UV

shelly

I_KeepForgetting_My_name wrote: »

I have one big question about buying spectacles over the internet like this.
HOW do they make them fit your exact face shape.
I always need my 'arms' adjusted as my face is quite small and the 'arms' are too long. Never yet had a pair that didn't need adjusting.
And what happens when you get a problem at the moment I can pop into any branch of my spectacle provider ( well known chemist) and they will fix a missing screw or reshape them if I sat on them etc.
How will that happen when buying over the internet without a proper place to pop into.

Just a thought.
If just needed for reading I suppose you can manage but not for general myopia, astigmatism etc.

I have astigmatism and have bought several pairs of specs online and they have all been fine (from the astigmatism POV)
Only problems I have had were the nose pads needed adjusting which I did myself and one pair I needed an arm adjusting, went to boots and they done them for me for free.

Wish I got the MSE email yesterday as Ihave just ordered a pair from goggles4u for £20 :rolleyes: Still a fantastic price though because specsavers want £100+.

smala01

Just ordered.

I went for a more fancy pair, but at 31pounds delivered thats great value.

Fingers crossed they arrive OK

Thank you to the origional poster!!

Smala01

SlimJ_GBR

april_mccafferty wrote: »

Is this an american website?

Hi,

I'm a member of the SelectSpecs team - we are UK based but ship worldwide.

HTH

James

deckard3001

I wouldn't buy clothes online let alone glasses! There is such a thing as a false economy you know!:undecided

James: Do you employ any qualified technicians (SMC tech) or opticians (optometrist or dispensing optician)

SlimJ_GBR

deckard3001 wrote: »

James: Do you employ any qualified technicians (SMC tech) or opticians (optometrist or dispensing optician)

Yes, we do.

deckard3001

SlimJ_GBR wrote: »

Yes, we do.

Why? They never have any direct contact with the customer so what's the point? (as you can tell, I'm quite old school!)

insomnia56

Hi
Has anyone here bought varifocal specs with thin lenses online. I know they are not included in this offer but I have avoided buying online as I can't see how they could be made accurately without being done in person.
If you know better I would be grateful cos am putting off going to have my eyes tested as I can't afford the £300+ they will cost.
thanks

hutchie_3

deckard3001 wrote: »

I wouldn't buy clothes online let alone glasses! There is such a thing as a false economy you know!:undecided

James: Do you employ any qualified technicians (SMC tech) or opticians (optometrist or dispensing optician)

I used to work for industrial optical company and buying specs online is not false economy if you are getting a bargain from Glasses Direct or Selectaspecs ,and the quality is excellent.I also buy clothes online and no probs and i'm a silver surfer too.Cheers

crossleydd42

deckard3001 wrote: »

I wouldn't buy clothes online let alone glasses! There is such a thing as a false economy you know!:undecided

James: Do you employ any qualified technicians (SMC tech) or opticians (optometrist or dispensing optician)

I hardly see that you can go wrong with purchasing single-lens glasses online - it's not rocket-science for these companies to copy the prescription. I would not buy varifocals through them , though, as these do require more specialist measurements and fitting.

D_Kassam

A.Jones wrote: »

Bifocals are excluded from this offer.

I had mine one pair of varifocal prescription glasses for £150.00 from Specsavers. I think, in high street, they are the cheapest.
D K