Prescription lenses - where to buy cheap

terf

Hi I've already bought some frames but need to get prescription lenses - would anyone know of any sites or shops that can fit them for cheap? I called Vision Express and they were quoting something in the vicinity of £100!
Anything (much) cheaper would be great! thanks

pats06

http://selectspecs.com/reglaze.php

They recommend sending the glasses recorded delivery and you get anti relection, uv400 and scratch resistance coating for free if you choose the "thin and light lenses".

I ordered a pair of glasses on 25th April and got notification today that they should be with me in a few days (quicker than if I had gone to a large opticians).

Hope that helps

Susan
(my first post! Thought I better pay back some of the fantastic advice I have had from these forums)

terf

Thanks for that pats06 - good first post!

batblade2001

This website seems to be down at the moment,

so is there any other online shops that do reglazing, i would require the 1.67 thin lenses.

lolly5648

The sites working now - looks interesting.

Pats06: please report back on how satisfied you are when you receive your new lenses

mitchb

https://www.glassesdirect.co.uk

Glasses from £17.50 delivered

Excellent value, received mine in about 10 days.

Very similar pair in the opticians was £130, cost me £17.50 delivered

Fortyfoot

Try this one, they will also reglaze your old frames!

HERE

Fortyfoot

davilown

terf wrote:

Hi I've already bought some frames but need to get prescription lenses - would anyone know of any sites or shops that can fit them for cheap? I called Vision Express and they were quoting something in the vicinity of £100!
Anything (much) cheaper would be great! thanks

I know you have the frames but please try this site - I have two pairs of rimmless glasses for under £28 and that is good.

http://www.goggles4u.com/index.asp

good luck and if it helps please thank all!

:beer: monster

terf

thanks davilown but they were special frames I bought off eBay and am just looking for lenses

terf

Just to report i used selectspecs.com (as Pats06 recommended) to get lenses put into my frames and they were excellent. Quick turnaround and very reasonably priced.

FIL!!*_2

terf wrote: »

Hi I've already bought some frames but need to get prescription lenses - would anyone know of any sites or shops that can fit them for cheap? I called Vision Express and they were quoting something in the vicinity of £100!
Anything (much) cheaper would be great! thanks

Terf,
I know you've had your reglaze done and it was ok. There is a site called https://www.ciliaryblue.com (for future reference) that do reglazing only, so they are well geared up for this, they even post box to you to send the frames back! Definately worth a look, they supply to Optical trade too, so they know what they are doing! I've used them at my own practice.
Cheers.