A large opticians in North Chingford…read more They are quite professional and friendly however, being independent they are quite expensive with an eye test costing around £25. The glasses also work out expensive compared to other opticians. Eye tests have to be booked in advance as they do get busy but a long wait is rare.

I admit I haven't tried other opticians in the area because the customer service at this branch is…read morebrilliant, and I've had no issues. See you (excuse the pun) in another couple of years.

This opticians is so helpful. I was able to have an eye test, get my glasses and have a contact…read morelens fitting all in one day. Moreover, the first brand of lenses I tried stung so much, so they were only to happy to let me try another pair, without me needing to pay until my prescription had been sorted. Well worth it! I love my 20:20 vision!

I went to eye fasions optician, 7 palace parade high street, walthamstow last year. And then…read morereceived a card from them this year to go again. I called them to book an appointment, which i did , going into great detail on my name and address, and benefits and explained i had been last year. I was told that was fine and it was booked. Then today i got a voicemail to call them , which i did, no explanation why on the vmail. And was subjected to the most horrific abuse from the ''man'' I spoke to . I was asked to spell my name 4 times, which i did. I was then told that they could not find my record. I asked them why they did not tell me they couldn't find me when i initially booked, and you would think i had asked him something proposterous and insulting. I was told and subjected to a barrage of very curt and abusive behaviour, and basically bawled at . He said that they were only now looking for my card that's why, and if that s the way it was i just had to accept that. I said that is fine, i was only asking as they had after all called me and i just wanted to know why they were calling as when i initially booked the appointment i had gone into great detail about all this, so was just surprised that they were only telling me that they could not find me now a few days later, and that surely i was entitled to ask why they had called me, thats all i was doing. As before he started shouting and bawling I hadn't a clue why they had left me a message. I did my best to calm this imbecile down, but to no avail, he just kept shouting over me. He then called me rude for asking the question at all , and then said he did not want to talk to me anymore, told me if i was not happy with being asked this to not use their optician at all, that he was cancelling my appointment, as he had had enough of me?! Told me if this was the kind of questions that i was going to ask to go and use another opticians, And he literally told me to go and ''bugger off'' !! before slamming the phone down on me. I did ask him before his extremely loud rant if he could give me his name (which he refused to do) and if i could speak to a manager (which he also) refused to do. All I know was that he was male and had a thick foreign accent (i think Arabic sounding but i just know it as a thick foreign accent) However i suffer from severe clinical depression. I do not want or need someone calling me, leaving a voicemail, and when i call back subjecting me to horrendous verbal abuse and insults.

I had trouble finding Ellis Optometrists the first time, probably because I had broken my glasses…read more I eventually found my way there and the man who greeted me was very helpful. Well at least, I thought he was a man. Turned out it was a woman with a deep voice but how was I to know without my specs?. Ellis are a bit more expensive than going to Boots Opticians across the road. Probably because Ellis deal solely with improving vision whereas boots also develop your photos and prescribe you Diarrhoea pills. But what you get with Ellis is a far more thorough experience in terms of testing your vision, your eyes health and the amount of time the worker will diligently try and get you to spend £400 on glassed rather than £150, even though the two pairs look exactly the same.