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[glasgowcyclist]

£247.50 for a pair of bloody glasses.

I feel faint.

They must be good - they saw you coming.

 

[screenman]

£247.50 for a pair of bloody glasses.

I feel faint.

is that all.

 

[tyred]

They are pricey.

With my last pair I was fortunate enough to be able to claim half from the health insurance and a further €60 from the company as I use a computer for work.

Having a tedious office job for a health insurance company does have a number of advantages!

 

[DCLane]

Under £250 is cheap.

I'm about to be hit with a £700-750 bill for a pair (varifocals needing a special lens as I'm very short-sighted).

 

[accountantpete]

Get some National Health glasses

 

[Accy cyclist]

£247.50 for a pair of bloody glasses.

I feel faint.

Do they have claret 'n' blue frames though? if so, they'll we worth it!!

 

[Accy cyclist]

I have poor eyesight. No matter how they can thin the lenses down these days,they still look a bit jam jar bottom(ish). That's why i spend minimal amounts on glasses. I just buy three contact lenses (blind in right eye,so i save money in buying only one...every cloud has a silver lining) for three months for 30 quid and wear glasses at home,not outside.

 

[steveindenmark]

I think my Rudy Project glasses were about £250. They are the same prescription as my everyday glasses and they are also photochromatic and that works really well. They were worth every penny.

 

[welsh dragon]

Reading glasses. I buy from anywhereI can get them cheaply. Last pair were about £10 from Amazon.

 

[Sterlo]

I've used Specsavers twice in the past, including my current pair of varifocals and I have not been impressed. Boots this time and an upgrade to Premium lens.

I will get a second pair, though now I have the new script I'll go to one of the online reglazers.

I was the opposite, used to go to Specsavers but wasn't too impressed with the test, seemed to quick. Next time went to Boots, test seemed a lot better but when I got my glasses, I couldn't focus out of one eye, had a re-test and got a totally different prescription!. Ended up going back to Specsavers again. They seem to vary branch to branch, out local main one is manic and always rushed, you see about 5 different people from start to finish, whereas another branch is fine.

 

[Sterlo]

I should add that all of the glasses were from Specsavers, never had an issue with the specs themselves, just the testing.

 

[vickster]

Direct glazed prescription transition Oakleys are £300 these days

 

[Sterlo]

Direct glazed prescription transition Oakleys are £300 these days

Direct glazed, sounds like they glaze your eyeballs?

 

[vickster]

Direct glazed, sounds like they glaze your eyeballs?

No lenses are prescription, rather than using those dodgy looking inserts!

 

[Electric_Andy]

I paid £25 for my last pair from specsavers, they are fine and have lasted well. 15 years ago I paid for a branded pair, £125 and they weren't really any better or worse than the budget ones. I've stopped going to specsavers now, they are in town and it's easier for me to go to Asda or Tesco which is near work. The only good thing about specsavers is they often do a 2-for-1 deal, but I rarely need 2 pairs as they stay on my face so are hard to lose