Opticians

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I found myself pressurised and manoeuvred into buying 3 new frames that I did Not want or need.
I had 3 good quality one-year old frames (including an expensive designer one), which I wanted reglazed with new prescription. I was told emphatically, as a universal fact, that it would be cheaper to discard last year's frames and buy new ones. This was the dispensing optician's considered "professional" opinion. What a waste, not to mention environment! I was quoted £126.00 each for reglazing my 3 frames (total cost £378.00). I later found this not to be true, as other opticians did agree that reglazing my existing 3 frames is a cheaper and better option. I know I could have taken the prescription and shopped around. But this is not a point - an optician is a healthcare professional bound by a code of conduct and should act with integrity, not like an avaricious and unscrupulous trader. Given this malpractice, I am not surprised that many people whose medical condition necessitates a regular eye test do not have this done and suffer. "Trust me, I am an optician" no longer holds true for me. No joy with GOC - they seem to condone this conduct. Profit rules!
I had 3 good quality one-year old frames (including an expensive designer one), which I wanted reglazed with new prescription. I was told emphatically, as a universal fact, that it would be cheaper to discard last year's frames and buy new ones. This was the dispensing optician's considered "professional" opinion. What a waste, not to mention environment! I was quoted £126.00 each for reglazing my 3 frames (total cost £378.00). I later found this not to be true, as other opticians did agree that reglazing my existing 3 frames is a cheaper and better option. I know I could have taken the prescription and shopped around. But this is not a point - an optician is a healthcare professional bound by a code of conduct and should act with integrity, not like an avaricious and unscrupulous trader. Given this malpractice, I am not surprised that many people whose medical condition necessitates a regular eye test do not have this done and suffer. "Trust me, I am an optician" no longer holds true for me. No joy with GOC - they seem to condone this conduct. Profit rules!
Kind regards,
Maria
Maria
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Sounds like buyers remorse.
(Oh my days, you've been moaning about this for a year!)
If only every shop was a member of a price-fixing cartel... Then you could be sure that everyone else would be paying the same high price as you.
Its in Joe ( man of steel ) Corbyns to do list .
Learn the lesson and take someone with you next time to remind you of what you decided.
Maria
Wrong forum I'm afraid :cool:
Unfortunately, the opticians not only ignored this criticism but continued with their money grubbing ways and introduced so called ‘designer’ frames for those who were easily led to believe that they looked better.
For some reason, ‘Which’ failed to follow up on this campaign and until something is done about it; opticians will continue to rip off the public.
:cool:
Which? recently did another article on who owns what in frames, lenses and dispensing opticians.
It was frighting.
One company of frames basically did most of the cheap frames up to designer frames.
Another did most of the lenses.
And a third the dispensing.
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The more I grow, the more I see.
The more I see, the more I know.
The more I know, the more I see,
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