I'm not one to give bad reviews, but after coming on here, I see I'm not alone. I would like to start with I really like Dr Broady, she is friendly, smart, makes great recommendations etc. However, after this last episode with her staff I will NOT be going back.
When purchasing my lenses I wasn't so sold on what they were selling me, but I was told I could get a refund through VSP (my frames fit fine/I love so I was only getting lenses and planning on getting new sunglasses in April when I could get frames again). I decided to try it since in theory the lenses made sense (and needed to wait a few months for new frames). After a few weeks I did NOT like them (and I honestly gave it the ol college try! But needing to drive at night is more important to me than other 'luxuries') When confronting the staff that I didn't like the lenses, they only offered to continue to upgrade them (for a cost obviously) instead of what they originally told me about the refund-even offered me options A, B, and C -none of which involved going back to single vision glasses OR the refund. I finally got them to 'downgrade' me back to my old lenses (which I'm still confused to as why I wasn't returned them when technically they were MINE after changing them out for these ones).
After a few weeks when I went to pick them up, I was told "here you go" and handed them (very nicely-they are all sweet people, I'm not saying they're rude by any means). I asked ummm...is there a price difference? (remembering the original conversation) and they acted like they didn't know what I was talking about. Then the other girl said she would look it up and let me know. Later that evening I received an email stating I needed to call VSP for the refund and the number to call etc (no big deal-this was what was originally told to me) but why was this information not offered up without me asking? (Customer Service anyone??) So I immediately replied asking about if there was a difference for the OTHER part of the lens I wasn't happy with and had now been fixed....*crickets*....so around 4 days later (weekend in there-so count at least 1 day for Sunday) I replied again "any word on this?" to which I get an email explaining there isn't a price difference for the other part. Sweet. If you would have explained this originally I would have A. probably not 'tried' them and B. not have needed to ask you in person and then proceed to email you TWICE until I got an answer. To make it worse, I get home and can't figure out why my frames (which fit PRIOR to getting the new lenses just fine) now fall off my face. I discover one of the screws is half out. I attempt to fix and realize they're somehow now stretched out, I brought them to another optometrist and am told they're stretched out now (not a clue how this would happen putting in lenses...but hey, I'm not the professional).
Needless to say their customer service and follow up is just NOT worth the amount I paid for frames/lenses there (which I KNOW I can get cheaper elsewhere-but was originally happy with the place so I stayed). I will be finding another optometrist closer to home with better service/prices (especially now that I'm out money for the portion of the lenses that was not reimbursed and probably need new day time frames as well). ugh. read more