Asda glasses???

knightstyle

Went to Asda today and see they have an optition, Asda branded, the glasses seem very cheap, £99 frames and Hoya varifocals, £157 for two pairs.
Boots want £215 for 1 pair and £330 for two!
So are they any good, anyone used them?

ariba10

I have had single vision glasses from them twice.

No problems.

Tallaght

I had 2 pairs Jeff Banks for about £110 2 years ago and never had a problem.

Tigsteroonie

I'm very impressed by Asda opticians. Had 2 pairs from there three years ago (1.67 index) and they lasted fine; got 2 pairs of varifocals & 1 single vision sunglasses about two months ago (again super-thin 1.67). By the time my NHS voucher was deducted they cost about 80 pounds!

dikastes

Not impressed quality of their reading glasses is very poor

dentedporsche

I've used them twice now.
2 pairs 3 years ago, still as good as new.
Got 2 pairs of varifocals last week, 1 reactolite the other pair are sunglasses.
Can't beat the price of £177
No problems at all.

Anne_Marie_2

I've used them several times for varifocals and sunglasses, very pleased with them.

n.b. Very strange that dikastes joins the board to post a negative response.

knightstyle

Thanks all, will go and get my new glasses there next week. Now what can I spend the saving on?

tidus

My Wife is a dispensing optician who works for ASDA from time to time - she has to deal with a lot of problems relating to their standard varifocals. Basically they are cheap and basic and especially if you've had a better one before, you may have issues.

reehsetin

good for the price but definitely cheap-er quality than elsewhere

Swattie

I had a lot of problems ranging from incorrect measurements to wonky fitting on both mine and my daughters glasses (2 each) 12 months ago. The store were appalling when it came to customer service and I ended up having to have the lenses redone by a different optician and paid for by Asda head office (who were good).