Glasses/Spectacle Cleaning Wipes

dora37

Paid £3.50 for 40 this morning from the opticians - anywhere know where they can be bought cheaper?

Thanks.

In_for_a_Bargain

If you go to a B&M shop they have a packet of 24 individually wrapped in a box for 89p, as I bought some recently. Places like Habs & Wilkies sometimes do them as well.

siva

In_for_a_Bargain wrote:

If you go to a B&M shop they have a packet of 24 individually wrapped in a box for 89p, as I bought some recently. Places like Habs & Wilkies sometimes do them as well.

Who is B&M and Habs and Wilkies as I never heard of them before. Thank you.

Siva

dora37

siva wrote:

Who is B&M and Habs and Wilkies as I never heard of them before. Thank you.

Siva

B&M
http://www.bargainmadness.com/maps.htm

Wilkies=Wilkinsons
http://www.wilko.co.uk/

Habs

skr00ge

When the lenses are badly smudged, blob of washing up liquid on your fingers and rub over the lenses then rinse in warm water.

Carry a soft tissue in your pocket/sleeve/bag and clean when dirty.

Its free. (its what the opticians would tell you to do if they didn't have to sell you something).

If you want to buy something then get a little spray bottle of cleaner from somewhere.

Cheers

new_girl

I saw them in Tesco yesterday for 97p they were with the contact lens cleaners

dora37

skr00ge wrote:

When the lenses are badly smudged, blob of washing up liquid on your fingers and rub over the lenses then rinse in warm water.

Carry a soft tissue in your pocket/sleeve/bag and clean when dirty.

Its free. (its what the opticians would tell you to do if they didn't have to sell you something).

If you want to buy something then get a little spray bottle of cleaner from somewhere.

Cheers

They are for my DS (13) who has trouble cleaning his glasses himself.

There are fibres in tissues which can scratch lenses, hence why we don't use tissues.

As the wipes are in individual satchets DS can put one in his school bag.

My optician has never 'sold' these wipes to me. I initially chose to buy some from Aldi for DS who was having trouble keeping them clean, so I bought them to enable him to clean them himself. The next time he ran out, I happened to be in the Opticians, so I again chose to buy some.

I asked where I could buy them from - not an alternative way of cleaning them and how not to be ripped off by my optician - who incidentally is a independent, who always helps out when necessary.

The_Biff

Do NOT use washing up lquid. It contains a very fine sand to cut through grease etc. This sand will scratch plastic lenses.
(Also - for the same reason, never wash your car with washing up liquid)

skr00ge

Biff,

Don't want to go too far off topic but, my urban myth/BS detector just went into the red zone. So washing up liquid has sand in it? Care to stump up the evidence? Some heavy duty hand cleansers may have an abrasive in but washing up liquid?



Dora,

Sorry my post seems to have upset you.

Just making a next to zero cost suggestion.
My views of opticians are clouded/informed by working for a high street opticians for many years.

Cheers.

dora37

skr00ge wrote:

Dora,

Sorry my post seems to have upset you.

Just making a next to zero cost suggestion.
My views of opticians are clouded/informed by working for a high street opticians for many years.

Cheers.

No problem!

I just wanted cheaper wipes that was all!

At the moment, wipes are the best way to go for DS.

I never use High Street opticians, as I like the personal touch that an independent gives.

Edinburghlass_2

I bought a tub of (100) screen wipes for the office from Aldi yonks ago for about 80p and they work well on my glasses. Recently bought a packet of specs wipes from Boots for about £1.30 and I use the same wipe plenty of times by folding carefully and putting back in the sachet.

Generally though I swish my glasses through the foam in the bath