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Cheap glasses from UK or abroad - MSE page out of date
SChitmehard
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Hi,
I want to order some spare pairs of glasses as I paid quite a bit for my current ones. I would like cheap ones and I don't want mind waiting for them and hence they can be from abroad. Previously (back in 2013 days) I used goggles4u as they seemed GVFM, but don't know who the current players in the cheap glasses are.
I was looking at the page on cheap glasses on MSE but it was last updated in 2016 (https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/family/cheap-glasses/).
Who are supplying the cheapest glasses these days from UK or abroad for my spare pairs?
I want to order some spare pairs of glasses as I paid quite a bit for my current ones. I would like cheap ones and I don't want mind waiting for them and hence they can be from abroad. Previously (back in 2013 days) I used goggles4u as they seemed GVFM, but don't know who the current players in the cheap glasses are.
I was looking at the page on cheap glasses on MSE but it was last updated in 2016 (https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/family/cheap-glasses/).
Who are supplying the cheapest glasses these days from UK or abroad for my spare pairs?
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I’ve used glasses direct and specscart and they have both been very reasonable for spare pairs.Debt free as of 2 October 2009
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I have used both, but they are still quite expensive as I need thinner (1.6) lenses which cost approx £30 alone so a pair would be be approx £50.josephine82 said:I’ve used glasses direct and specscart and they have both been very reasonable for spare pairs.0
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