Reglazing glasses cost cutting discussion area.

little_busy_bee

hi,

another post for CiliaryBlue. I have very bad sight in one eye so need a very strong prescription and thus ultra thin lenses, normally I pay over £200 for a set of ultra thin lenses. CiliaryBlue did my prescription for £70, one lens done and charged as ultra thin and other done and charged as 'just' thin.

Sent glasses to them on Wednesday morning, got email confirmation on Thursday morning that they had been delivered to them and a call later that afternoon to say that glasses were done and were posted back that day. Got re-glazed glasses back on Saturday....very happy with them.

Now getting spare pair done and will follow with sunglasses.

In total will be just over £200 for 2 pairs of glasses and 1 pair of sunglasses, when i got re-glaze at opticians it was £700!

Only issue was that I could not enter prescription on website as it is outside parameters so had to call up to give it – and that is when got the ‘special’ price due to difference in eye strength. So if in doubt I would suggest calling up

Yogibear

little_busy_bee wrote: »

hi,

another post for CiliaryBlue. I have very bad sight in one eye so need a very strong prescription and thus ultra thin lenses, normally I pay over £200 for a set of ultra thin lenses. CiliaryBlue did my prescription for £70, one lens done and charged as ultra thin and other done and charged as 'just' thin.

Sent glasses to them on Wednesday morning, got email confirmation on Thursday morning that they had been delivered to them and a call later that afternoon to say that glasses were done and were posted back that day. Got re-glazed glasses back on Saturday....very happy with them.

Now getting spare pair done and will follow with sunglasses.

In total will be just over £200 for 2 pairs of glasses and 1 pair of sunglasses, when i got re-glaze at opticians it was £700!

Only issue was that I could not enter prescription on website as it is outside parameters so had to call up to give it – and that is when got the ‘special’ price due to difference in eye strength. So if in doubt I would suggest calling up

I was to pay just under £700 for glasses my eyesight is poor -28 in both eyes went to a reputable Opticians in Edinburgh put them on couldnt see blurred looking through the edges very angry not on benefits retired have got a £27.50 voucher because of complex lenses they are going to re-test my eyes and suggested another frame can I cancel the whole thing have been waiting for 3 months for them:mad: where do I stand now can anybody pm me please

Court

IWHS10

As of today, this code is still working! :j:cool2:

Torkijo

Just tried Ciliary Blue and unfortunately my perscription is outside there online facility - phoned them up and they sorted it, took the order and allowed the code from here.

Using Special delvier at £12 extra the whole lot is still only £8 after the cose (They even took the 10% off the delivery cost).


Impressed so far.

HKB33

Me and family/freinds have used ciliaryblue loads, but I noticed this morning they are offering for the day only, a free upgrade from the anti-refelction-scratch to the ultra-clean coating, it's on twitter and facebook, I've just ordered and got £20 worth of coating free. Bargain!

I got the info from their blog http://www.ciliaryblue.com/spectacle_lenses/

Paul_JN

I was unsure about using an online reglazing service; found a few; checked out independent reports including those here. I opted for Ciliary Blue. They certainly lived up to the favourable reports. The service was first rate - quick, efficient and a superior level of communication that you don't expect these days - they tell you when they have posted the pre-paid box, when your lenses have arrived, when your frames arrived and when they have posted your completed order. From start to finish only a matter of days compared to 2 weeks when I have used a high street optician. Perfectly happy with the lenses. I have just sent another order full of confidence after my first order.

donnap83

Do Cilaryblue do sunglass lenses? I have a pair of Dior's that are glazible, but have a very dark lense, which ideally i'd like to keep as dark. Any advice?

Thanks

veronarona

You can contact Ciliary Blue here:

http://ciliaryblue.com/contact.asp

dennmac

Well, here's from another convert to Ciliaryblue... On my most recent visit to "the shop that supplies the farmer who sheared his dog" I dropped more than £200 for varifocals, in a £100 frame that I now know cost no more than £2 in bulk purchase from China. (It was me who got 'sheared'!) Days later, I discovered Ciliaryblue by 'googling' on 'reglazing' and thought I would test their service. I placed the order online for a favourite pair of prescription sunglasses (purchased a few years ago on a "two-fer" from a high street optician) to be reglazed to my new distance-prescription and tinted as per the original, at the incredible price of £22. Emails arrived immediately, notifying me first of the acceptance of the order, followed in minutes by another, saying that a post-paid box had been despatched to me. The box arrived 2 days later, and I used it to post back the sunglasses. Within a week, I had them back. Opened them up, put them on, and I was converted. Absolutely perfect. That week I sent another pair of sunglasses, and they returned in a week, like new. In the past few weeks, I've had my wife send both her year-old 'high street' readers and an expensive but unusable set of bifocals to be reglazed with Ciliaryblue (£30!). We've saved her from being 'sheared' as well, and she's been so happy with her 'new' bifocals that she's commented on them repeatedly, for days. And finally, yesterday, my 85-year-old mother-in-law, who I encouraged to place an order, received her varifocal reglaze (basic £45), and she tells me they're perfect -- she's not had them off for 2 days, and she's put her new £200 high street vari's back in the case, "to save for best". Sceptical? -- ignore Ciliaryblue at your own cost. Every order is accompanied by emails to keep you informed of what's going on. Postage is included; your old lenses are returned to you; PD numbers are provided to you from your old spectacles; and the people at Ciliaryblue are approachable and friendly, by phone or email, if you have questions or anything goes amiss. We've now sent off 5 set of glasses in the last several weeks, every one of them has been perfect, and I'm just about to have a back-up set of varifocals done on frames I paid a lot for, a couple of years ago. Five out of five is enough for me to say "5 Stars". This consistently good service doesn't come by accident -- it comes by professionalism, thoughfulness and care, and this is what makes Ciliaryblue stand out. For all these reasons, and from my recent experience, I'd recommend Ciliaryblue to anyone.

JoolzF

Hello fellow value-seekers

After having had a shabby experience with one of the discount online opticians – gdirect, I was wary about trusting my precious peepers to another value optical option.

I needn’t have worried. Ciliary Blue, the only thing better than your high quality lenses was the hand-holding care and the blazingly fast turn around time.

Specifically, Transitions XTRActive 1.67 lenses are really difficult to find in the UK anyway and the best prices I could find were in the £230+ range. That’s nearly 100 quid more than I paid at CB - they had the coveted lenses in stock, ready to rock.

Then there’s the unparalleled service. I’m not just comparing Ciliary Blue to other online operations; high street retailers could also learn a lesson on the value of good old-fashioned care and personal service. CB transformed me from an already burnt, twice shy, service wary pessimist to a believer that there are some genuinely contentious professionals out there.

Chris was there every time I called, always polite, professional, and helpful. I like it when I call and the same person answers, knows me by name and makes it his business that the job is completed to my satisfaction. It’s reassuring. Considering the 100’s of customers and high street opticians they supply the level of personal care takes real dedication.

The icing on the cake was that during this busy Christmas period – Ciliary Blue were worried I may not get my glasses this week so they called me Friday afternoon to ensure I got my glasses on time ON THE WEEKEND! I received them 9.32am Saturday morning. Just outstanding.

No, I don’t work for or know CB, I’ve never blogged or had an exceptional experience that warranted recognition – but if you, like me were in two minds about reglazing or prescription lenses from the internet then you’re in safe hands.

Thank you Ciliary Blue, I’ll definitely be putting another order in January.

Julien F