Tesco opticians

captainladypants

Hello!

I remember a while back someone saying that they'd been to Tesco for a free eye test. I have had a nosey on the internet and seen that Tesco don't charge for eye tests.....the reports are from last year though so I am wondering if anyone has been recently??

Thanks everyone!!:)

judamasab

I went last week - I wasn't charged..... HTH

captainladypants

Thankyou!! I just didn't want to make a fool of myself by turning up and booking an appointment then paying £25 when I have a £5 boots optician voucher!

I will toddle off there tomorrow and make an appointment, thankyou!:)

joanne0620

I went in to Tesco near me this morning to order my glasses and they had signs up advertising free eye tests.

captainladypants

Why do opticians still charge then if the likes of Tesco do them for free?? Surely Tesco will be doing the same eye test?

nedmundo

Because they need to? It costs about £60 per examination to operate, by the time overheads are taken into account. Large companies like Tesco can cross-subsidise eye exams as a loss-leader. Of course, what folks don't realise is that it all has to paid for somehow - profits from groceries anyone?

Question - why would you go to Tesco for an eye exam if it wasn't free?

captainladypants

I just didn't know how some places could charge whilst others rither don't or charge very little, didn't think about how Tesco would be making back the money on the rest of the shopping.
I probably wouldn't go to Tesco if it wasn't free, i'd go to boots with my £5 voucher instead!! I normally go to optical express and pay full amount, just thought i'd save a bit of money this time round.

bridgend_girl

even more good news - i had their value range of specs made up, £10 for complete set of frames and prescription lenses all done in 7 days.

choice of frames not huge but great if you only use them for reading like me.

jimmo

My wife and I have been going to Tesco Opticians for more than 5 years now.
Plusses
1) There is always a money off voucher for new glasses with the reminder to book your next test.
2) We have both been told on a number of occasions that we don't need new glasses as the existing ones are fine. Never been told that anywhere else.
Minus
Never seen the same optician twice. At a guess, most are newly qualified and don't stay too long.

wort

I went to tesco for test,and saw optician I had seen last time but then she was in direkt optik,I think they freelance.

tifo

nedmundo wrote: »

what folks don't realise is that it all has to paid for somehow - profits from groceries anyone?

get the free eye test and then don't shop for anything else ... simple. That way they can't make any profit from you.

while you're at it, don't buy anything from any other supermarket as well, otherwise they'll make profit from you somewhere.

and don't forget to stop buying petrol from supermarkets as well, i'm sure they make profit on it.

the point is, which supermarket doesn't have a loss leader cross subsidised by something else? You think they make much money from bread and milk?