I love buying glasses. I could spend hours in Specsavers (to the annoyance of others) trying on every pair and then deliberate for hours over two pairs that look, to the untrained eye, like the same pair, before ditching them both for something completely different.
The first time I was told I needed specs (which wasn't a huge shock, I couldn't see people's faces if they were more than a foot away from me) I stupidly got caught up in a moment of excitement at finding a pair that suited me and forked out over £300 for them. They were gorgeous, they were shiny, they were Chanel.
Anyhoo there's no nicer way to put this, I went out and had a cracking night one Friday after work. It was a bit of a crazy night with perhaps a few drinks thrown in. I woke up sans specs. Humph. Had I insured them? Erm, no.
So I headed on down to Specsavers and discovered to my delight you could buy two pairs for the price of one! And they were so inexpensive too! Why did no one tell me this? Well apparently a million 'should've gone to Specsavers' adverts HAD told me, and they were right! I SHOULD have gone to Specsavers!
The only problem I personally have is after you've chosen your frames and hand them over to have lenses put in they start telling you about all the extra add-ons you need such as an anti-glare lens. Then charge you about £40 per pair of glasses for these 'add-ons'.
Well yes, I'd rather on a hot sunny day people didn't need a pair of sunglasses in order to speak to me! Puts a slight downer on relations if you're burning the retina of all those you cast your eyes on (although great if you're looking for some kind of new superpower!)
Overall it's a great bargain in the grand scheme of speccy shopping but beware the dreaded last minute extra costs! read more