Eye injury in a shop - can I claim?

theonlywayisup

aaroncaz wrote: »

Only blindness would suit the would-be Doctors on this forum:cool:

Take Markthesharks advice and go seek advice, a claim is not just abt compensation it is abt making sure does not happen to someone else who might not be so lucky and could end up being blinded.

Worse still, you could lose your vowels.

aaroncaz

theonlywayisup wrote: »

Worse still, you could lose your vowels.

So? Is that all you have to contribute to this thread:cool: Keep it up, I dread to think what you have lost.

steampowered

What an awful incident. Sorry to hear about it.

The key thing from a legal point of view is whether the shop were negligent. I would say that having a loose wire sticking out of glasses put out for people to try on, that pokes people in the eye when they go to try on the glasses, is negligent.

Hopefully you do not suffer any lasting damage so you would not get much compensation. However I think the store should at least compensate you for the trips to A&E. The chain should also be aware of this problem with their security wires so they can make sure this doesn't happen to anyone else.

I would try writing a formal letter to the head office setting out exactly what happened, and exactly what trouble you have been put to as a result. You could try saying something like you would like them to confirm they are taking steps to remedy the problem and feel modest compensation should be paid for your trips to A&E.

You could try a 'no-win-no-fee' solicitor but if you have not suffered any lasting damage they might not take the case, as the likely level of compensation might be too low to make it worth it for them.

theonlywayisup

aaroncaz wrote: »

So? Is that all you have to contribute to this thread:cool: Keep it up, I dread to think what you have lost.

I have not lost my grip on reality.

Have you read the OP?

It would seem the OP wanted a seat, a drink, something. Or all 3 but got nothing.

All of this and before the OP had even left the store's opticians the store had "tightened up every security wire". Had the OP seen this?

tillylou

aaroncaz wrote: »

So? Is that all you have to contribute to this thread:cool: Keep it up, I dread to think what you have lost.

It's a shame that there are some people on here who have nothing better to do than make useless digs on an online forum.

tillylou

theonlywayisup wrote: »

I have not lost my grip on reality.

Have you read the OP?

It would seem the OP wanted a seat, a drink, something. Or all 3 but got nothing.

All of this and before the OP had even left the store's opticians the store had "tightened up every security wire". Had the OP seen this?

The store informed me that they had done this before I left.

tillylou

steampowered wrote: »

What an awful incident. Sorry to hear about it.

The key thing from a legal point of view is whether the shop were negligent. I would say that having a loose wire sticking out of glasses put out for people to try on, that pokes people in the eye when they go to try on the glasses, is negligent.

Hopefully you do not suffer any lasting damage so you would not get much compensation. However I think the store should at least compensate you for the trips to A&E. The chain should also be aware of this problem with their security wires so they can make sure this doesn't happen to anyone else.

I would try writing a formal letter to the head office setting out exactly what happened, and exactly what trouble you have been put to as a result. You could try saying something like you would like them to confirm they are taking steps to remedy the problem and feel modest compensation should be paid for your trips to A&E.

You could try a 'no-win-no-fee' solicitor but if you have not suffered any lasting damage they might not take the case, as the likely level of compensation might be too low to make it worth it for them.

Thank you. I will write a letter to the store and see what they say.

theonlywayisup

tillylou wrote: »

It's a shame that there are some people on here who have nothing better to do than make useless digs on an online forum.

Like most threads on here, compensation is the key. There is usually more to a claim than meets the eye, excuse the pun. In your case, it certainly sounds like it is true.

missbiggles1

Marktheshark wrote: »

I would take the opinion of a injury specialist solicitor over the opinions of jealous forum members.

They will never support you, they are riddled with bitter twisted jealousy that you may get something they wont.

Call a solicitor for advice.

The fact that you think people could be jealous of someone having an injured eye says a lot.

bris

Are you now blind in this eye? I will hazard a guess at no any you have made a full recovery. You can try and make a complaint which will result in a £10 good will gift voucher, if you want more then off to the courts you go but without any lasting damage no one will be interested in taking this on for you and your claim will be small.