Does anyone go to

[crystal**flake]

Spec savers???

Are they any cheaper than the private/owner optometrists?

[mainecoon1]

ID you are right mine are bi focal and they made a hash of the prescription they also cost me $100.00 more than the normal lenses, when they offered me anti reflection for an extra $50.00 I said no thanks.

brigh.ton the return policy might work if you don't like the frames or they are uncomfortable but it does not work if they give you the wrong prescription in the lenses.  I was not even offered a refund when I was unhappy with the prescription and medicare will only cover one check up per year.  If I had demanded a refund I would have had to go to another optometrist and pay to have my eyes checked again.  The first glasses I got had the completely wrong prescription (another persons), the second one was the correct prescription according to Spec Savers but there was distortion in my peripheral vision and blurring, so it looks like they did not interpreter my eye test correctly.    

[id-to-post-anything]

Mainecoon---I had a similar issue too. I needed multifocals but their optometrist decided that I didnt really need it. Only after I absolutely insisted that the reading part of glasses make a huge difference to my sight, rather than just the tiny technical difference, did she actually agree to let me have those ones made.

I never went back after this

[purple_haize]

I go there and so does my daughter.

I have never had a problem with them, infact it was them that found out that I had bleeding behind my eye and that I have glaucoma.

My glasses have never taken more than a week to come in and I have stronger lenses.

I wouldnt go anywhere else. I know some of my friends go there as well, and are very happy with them.

[mlor16]

I only need glasses for reading. But if it's raining I also wear them for driving. I have really good multifocals. They cost $700. I decided I wanted a separate pair of reading glasses and these are the ones that I got a little while ago. One thing I did notice is that the lenses are really thick. As idtopostanything pointed out if you want thinner lenses and other stuff you have to pay more.

[azureline**]

I think it is dependent on each individual store as to service.......price is good, choice is good.... tests are probably better than any I have had prior.... I had an issue with fit of a particular pair and nothing seemed to help until I got a guy who was very good and worked to fix the problem.

[freddie*rooster]

Maine, had you phoned Medicare and explained to them what happened, they would OK a 2nd eye test. I had an eye test at spec savers and wasn't convinced of their findings, so I called medicare and explained, they told me I could go to a different Optometrist for a 2nd test.

[bright.ton42]

brigh.ton the return policy might work if you don't like the frames or they are uncomfortable but it does not work if they give you the wrong prescription in the lenses.  I was not even offered a refund when I was unhappy with the prescription and medicare will only cover one check up per year.  If I had demanded a refund I would have had to go to another optometrist and pay to have my eyes checked again.  The first glasses I got had the completely wrong prescription (another persons), the second one was the correct prescription according to Spec Savers but there was distortion in my peripheral vision and blurring, so it looks like they did not interpreter my eye test correctly.    

Well that's unforgivable in my view.  They should have immediately retested your eyes

and made good their mistake.  To send you  out with poor vision is unbelievable.  

[mainecoon1]

ID I have always only had reading glasses when I went to SS they told me I needed multi  focals for work because of the computer and  paperwork I do as I am looking up and down all the time, I was stupid and let them talk me into it.

brigh.ton to be honest I did not want them to go near my eyes again and I guess if I had insisted they would have retested but by then I did not trust them.  

Freddie thanks for the information re medicare, I did not even think to call them if it ever happens again I will make sure I do.  

I used to go to Paris Mikki and I will be go back to them again as I found them to be very professional.  It will be interesting to see if they think I need multi focals or if I only need reading glasses for work.

[aspie*mum]

SS are absolute rubbish!  I tried them once and NEVER again.

I wear multifocals, and got them there once and they were awful - there was a great big fuzzy line between prescriptions (for reading and distance!) - and they did nothing! Told me to live with it and the glasses were unwearable (and they do look cheap and nasty).  I was livid.

Whenever I had issues with OPSM glasses there was NO problems - they would adjust prescriptions etc.  More expensive, but much better service and aftercare.

I think SS is ok if you are just having reading glasses but I would NEVER recommend them.  Rubbish.

Costco Optical is great.  Not a huge frame range, but it changes often and very cheap.  I'd say cheaper or as cheap as SS and dead cheap with rebate.  I am about $180 out of pocket (Chloe frames) at Costco optical for multifocal.  With OPSM I have been out of pocket $500+ at times for multifocals.  They also have great after purchase service.

[cherry*135]

I can get unlimited medicare benefits for optometrists vists per year, because of my high prescription. 

I buy contacts though, not glasses.