Up until my relatively recent move to Manchester, I only ever went to the same optician that I have…read morevisited since I was a child. Basically, I didn't trust anyone else to give me the same quality of customer care (or, having said that, the right prescription). As I have an awkward face for glasses, with a stupidly narrow nose, I typically find that nothing really fits very well, and so my old optician used to order in vast arrays of spectacles for me to try on, then spent ages trying to find the right pair. I never thought I'd find another optician that would offer such great service. In the main, I was right. I tried Specsavers, Vision Express, D & A, etc etc etc, and generally came across disinterested salespeople who had no interest or idea of what they were doing. That all changed one morning when I went to Didsbury Eyecare, a place I had been wary of because it looked a bit too trendy and expensive. But I was so so wrong. The sales assistant was extremely helpful and pointed my towards several styles that would suit. He then told me that they would have more stock arriving during the next week, and advised me to wait in case some of those were more suitable. There was no pressure to buy, just encouragement to choose the right glasses to suit. When I did find a pair I liked, I was pleased to find that they were not too expensive after all (£300 for frames and the thinnest lenses they could order - my eyes are awful so the lenses are always costly). All in all, I was very pleased with my experience here. The choice of glasses was exceptional, the customer care was extremely good, and I went away feeling very satisfied. In fact, if I had more money to spend on glasses, I'd go back to get another pair.

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Been to MJ Leeming for eye tests and I can't recommend them enough. Michaels is brilliant and has…read morean excellent knowledge of his field. He is quite friendly too and makes you feel comfortable right from the time you walk in. The best thing about Michael J Leeming's is they don't try to upsell you things you don't need, which is a great quality to have in this day and age.

If you're not a fan of chain retailers (and I'm not) and fancy a more friendly, personal service…read morethis small opticians in Withington is a great place. I get my monthly lenses from here, and the service is top class. They phone me regularly to let me know when my lenses have arrived, happily replace lost/broken ones for free, and offer excellent aftercare. The range of specs is also very impressive, with both designer and affordable ranges. Usually some good sales on too. Well worth a browse! Who says you 'should have gone to specsavers?'

I'm absolutely appalled by the service I have had recently from this opticians. Very poor record…read morekeeping so lots of wasted visits, lack of important advice about contact lens wear (which could have led to giving me serious eye problems) and patronising attitude about finding me the right contact lens prescription. I have now gone elsewhere and, although, it appeared briefly, that my complaints (far more than listed above) had been taken seriously, they have lost my good will.

Honestly great customer service upon arrival made me feel at ease, they were so lovely. I went in…read morefor a a yearly check up an some new glasses. They had a wide variety of frames and also were very competitively priced too. They helped me choose the right fram that suited me the best an I couldn't of been happier with them I will definitely be making this my regular opticians.

Great people to deal with, friendly and professional customer service, wide variety of frames to…read morechoose from