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Which opticans give you your prescription?
chrisgeller
Posts: 99 Forumite
Hi,
Thinking of booking a vision test and also a contact lenses test. I'll probably want to use the results elsewhere, so which opticians just give you the results versus being difficult about it?!
I've got a Specsavers, Boots and Asda all close.
Thinking of booking a vision test and also a contact lenses test. I'll probably want to use the results elsewhere, so which opticians just give you the results versus being difficult about it?!
I've got a Specsavers, Boots and Asda all close.
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All of them, why should they be difficult? They won't know your not going to buy anyway.0
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Most of them are difficult as they want you to buy glasses from them and not go elsewhere. Boots very reluctantly gave me mine a few years back but they don’t give you the pupil distance so someone needs to measure that for you if you are ordering online.roddydogs said:All of them, why should they be difficult? They won't know your not going to buy anyway.They will know that your not intending to buy as why would you want your prescription if you are buying from them.I’m a Senior Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Competitions Time, Shopping & Freebies boards, Employment, Jobseeking & Training boards If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.1 -
They are legally required to give you a prescription after a test, never had a problem going elsewhere. Don't know where youve been going!. They do not need to give you the pd as that is not part of the prescription0
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Specsavers give me mine after the test and then ask if I want to look at glasses.Lost my soulmate so life is empty.
I can bear pain myself, he said softly, but I couldna bear yours. That would take more strength than I have -
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Never had a problem getting a peprescription from an optician to use elsewhere.0
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Just say you haven't got time to browse now (need to go off and do something else, and you'll come back) and they'll then ask you to pay for test (if haven't already) and give you prescription.Indecision is the key to flexibility
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but they don’t give you the pupil distanceThat's because it's not part of the eye test0
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I was told by Boots that the prescription belongs to them and not me.roddydogs said:They are legally required to give you a prescription after a test, never had a problem going elsewhere. Don't know where youve been going!. They do not need to give you the pd as that is not part of the prescriptionI’m a Senior Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Competitions Time, Shopping & Freebies boards, Employment, Jobseeking & Training boards If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.0 -
Never had a problem getting a prescription from Specsavers or Boots,be firm !0
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sarah1972 said:
I was told by Boots that the prescription belongs to them and not me.roddydogs said:They are legally required to give you a prescription after a test, never had a problem going elsewhere. Don't know where youve been going!. They do not need to give you the pd as that is not part of the prescriptionLikely they were giving a free private eye test paid for by them and not NHS subsidised.
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