A quick question about buying online specs

nuttywoman

After you`ve received your specs from whoever, do you get instructions on how to adjust the arms for comfort?
I ask cos everytime i buy new specs i`ve always to go back for minor adjustment - the warm them on some machine and bend them.
Just wondered - i`m still going to get a pair but call in one of the shops that sell online because its not that far from me.
thanks val:rolleyes:

brinky_2

Some give you advice about putting the leg in hot water to soften it. In my experience most high street shops are quite happy to adjust for little (or no) fee as long as it is done at your own risk.

I seem to recall a post from just rimless where they said they would adjust them for you if you wrote the sizes on the order.

morg_monster

Boots opticians adjusted the arm length on mine for free. They were bought from a local opticians (not Boots) which was clear from the case I gave them but they never questioned it. Go in at a quiet time if you can, they'll be less likely to take the time if they are busy.

ben500

Can someone post a link to the thread for online specs? I've just collected my script and wanted to shop around but can't find it!

ben_edwards2612

I think this is what you are after, if you haven't already found it!

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=29444&highlight=cheap+glasses

tawnyowls

nuttywoman wrote:

After you`ve received your specs from whoever, do you get instructions on how to adjust the arms for comfort?
I ask cos everytime i buy new specs i`ve always to go back for minor adjustment - the warm them on some machine and bend them.

I've just bought mine online and I didn't have to adjust them at all (first time ever), because I was able to give the exact measurement needed (just measured my old specs). If you've got metal frames you should be able to adjust them easily, but if they're plastic (or have plastic arms), they need warming up first. That hot-air thingy opticians use is very similar to (don't laugh!) a popcorn maker, and that works - I've used it several times, but just mind your hands. Otherwise, as has been mentioned, any optician should be able to do it for a small fee (if it's the one where you got the eye test you might not even be charged).

shammyjack

Sorry to hijack this thread but I have a problem.

I was dissapointed with my last perscription for glasses from Direct Optik and allways thought that the eyetest was rushed so this time I decided to be clever and use my NH free test at Scrivens and also to take advantage of D&As free one as well to cross check, guess what ? I now have 2 widely differant perscriptions ( both of which I had to ask for ) !

Should I try a 3rd test and who do I believe ?

shammy

tawnyowls

shammyjack wrote:

Sorry to hijack this thread but I have a problem.

I was dissapointed with my last perscription for glasses from Direct Optik and allways thought that the eyetest was rushed so this time I decided to be clever and use my NH free test at Scrivens and also to take advantage of D&As free one as well to cross check, guess what ? I now have 2 widely differant perscriptions ( both of which I had to ask for ) !

Should I try a 3rd test and who do I believe ?

It's not unusual, and it's not necessarily the optician's fault - you may have a condition called pseudo-myopia, like me. It's basically a spasm in your eye, often caused if you stare at something like a computer screen for long periods (and sometimes at the screen during an eye test), and it can cause your eye(s) to become temporarily more short-sighted. My optician always checks mine twice to make sure.

Yes, if you can get another freebie, it would probably be worth getting another and see if it's similar to one of the others you've got already. Bring the prescriptions into the third optician and explain your problem.