Rip Off Britain - Spectacles

Oldbiggles

Curses! Curses!
Don’t it make you want to swear?.
I’ve watched ‘’BBC’s ‘Rip Off Britain’’ today.
Once again Opticians have been exposed as money grubbing parasites, (or words to that effect).
The presenters of this programme; Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Jennie Bond have highlighted just how much lenses cost and the fantastic mark-up charged by spectacle providers.
It seems that 25 pence is the average cost of lenses, and that includes the more complex ones, so how on earth can Opticians justify the extortionate average charge for specs of £150 a pair? Which I've just paid a month ago.

Sick! Sick! :mad::mad::mad:

vikingaero

Coffee, hot water and a cup from Starbucks probably costs 20p maximum. But I expect to pay staff wages, NI, advertising, electricity, equipment, rent, rates, management costs, chairs, tables, cleaners for the bog..... etc. So I pay £2 odd.

geordieracer

The frames cost a lot though dont they.
Always shop around for the best price is the only thing you can do

mynameisdave

Do you need mega thick lenses or are you buying designer frames.

My glaggs cost me £85 and that included the eye test.

Oldbiggles

vikingaero wrote: »

Coffee, hot water and a cup from Starbucks probably costs 20p maximum. But I expect to pay staff wages, NI, advertising, electricity, equipment, rent, rates, management costs, chairs, tables, cleaners for the bog..... etc. So I pay £2 odd.

£150 for something that costs 25p??? Plus the cost of the frames which probably only cost a few quid at most!!!
Get real for goodness sake. How on earth can this be justified, no matter what the overheads. It's a rip off by any standard.

Oldbiggles

mynameisdave wrote: »

Do you need mega thick lenses or are you buying designer frames.

My glaggs cost me £85 and that included the eye test.

Bifocals with medium thin lenses, but I would never buy designer frames, I selected from the cheapest brands I could find in the store.

pimento

https://www.optical4less.com

I got two pairs of single vision glasses for $60US delivered.

My varifocals cost just over £100. Specsavers quoted nearly £400.

Oldbiggles

geordieracer wrote: »

The frames cost a lot though dont they.
Always shop around for the best price is the only thing you can do

According to the aforementioned three wise women. Even the frames are marked up at an unacceptable rate.
I also remember several years ago, ‘Which’ Magazine had a go at Rip-off Opticians Within six months of their campaign the price of specs doubled. So it seems these opticians are thick skinned and don’t give a damn.

Oldbiggles

clever_username wrote: »

The menopause patrol!? :rotfl:

I hope they dont read this. You details havebeen published:cool:


( My wife & daughter describe my personality as varying between that of a grumpy old pensioner or a mischievous 5 year old & nothing in between. )

Having read this I think you and I have something in common :beer:

:xmassign:

Googlewhacker

why not create your own business as an optician then and charge lower prices....you'll make a killing:cool:

ariba10

And you can buy reading glasses in the Pound Shop.

Not first class I agree but containing Frame and Lens.