Does anyone go to

[crystal**flake]

Spec savers???

Are they any cheaper than the private/owner optometrists?

[cherry*135]

Medicare covers the eye test ( 1 per year (depending on prescription, can be more). The person getting the eye test 'owns' the prescription. The optometrist doing the eye test must give it to the person tested for free, if they ask for it.

I go to the local Optometrist for the eye test. He gives me my prescription. I use it to buy contact lenses online.

[azureline**]

Im assuming you are talking to me?

I needed multi focal lenses, and one eye was different to the other eye!  :_|
They told me the script was $250!  Is this not right? I haven't had glasses before so I didn't know any different.

They knew I wasn't happy, but they refused to agree with me that the frames they gave me and the frames I chose were different frames. They just bluntly refused! So Im stuck with them.  Been more than 3 mths now, and I didn't even know about the 3 mth thing until I read it on a poster on the wall while waiting for my second pair of glasses (had about 4 days until MY 3 mths was up.  😞   (working arov shift, )

yes..... go back again, speak to someone else, if you don't get satisfaction, demand the contact details of someone else. My 2 lenses are different for each eye. I can choose to take my medicare funded script elsewhere.

[janeababe]

Ok Az... I will do that.

And I will ask for my script. They neve roffered it to me though.

Still wont be getting new frames from them though, I would just rather cut my losses and cut my ties with them!

[polksaladallie]

Pensioner glasses are free.

[cat_mioux]

I've always gone to OPSM. They spend ages with you, at least 20-25 mins, testing your eyes. I've always been happy with them and their glasses.

But last year I broke my specs and was due for another eye test so I decided to try SS to save money. The guy spent all of 5 min's, if that, testing my eyes. He seemed like he was cranky and just wanted to get the testing over and done with as quickly as possible. I bought two pairs but the lenses have never been quite right. It's as if one side is blurry. I haven't bothered to take them back. Later in the year I'll go back to OPSM.

Won't be going to SS again X-(

[azureline**]

I had the opposite experience, OPSM was a bad one, the new equipment and the thorough testing with SS was great in comparison.

Each store is possibly different depending on staff.

[cherry*135]

The Optometrist's don't usually offer you your prescription, they do prefer to sell you glasses/contacts but if you ask for it they cannot refuse to give it to you. It belongs to the customer.

[beanishells]

I just got a call that my glasses are in. I got two for the price of one... one are sunnies.

I got good service and the price was reasonable.

So I am happy with my purchases.

[annies_fancy_dress]

Spec savers are great, one of the branches hired a bunch of costumes from me a few weeks ago.

They had a day where all the staff dressed up in Alice in Wonderland theme.

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[corgidogz06]

Thanks Crystal Flake, much appreciated.:-)