I was in M&S today and decided to browse for new glasses. Staff really friendly and helpful. Was told varifocal lenses started at £50 on top of the price of whichever glasses I chose. Assistant showed me the pricing chart starting at an extra £50 going up to £300, depending on lenses and coatings, etc. As it would be my first pair of varifocals I thought I’d start with the £50 ones and see how I got on.
Found a pair of specs I liked, then to be told the assistant had given me the wrong price for varifocals, they actually started at £100. She showed me the chart again but pointed further down to prices starting at £100.
When I looked I saw that the more expensive prices further down were for people 45+. So they don’t charge according to the lense prescription, they charge more purely based on age!
Seriously can’t get my head round that policy?
I was miffed - 1. at the ageism, and 2. that I quite clearly look over 45 (I am, but still...)
So M&S opticians are now off my shopping list.
Seriously, am I being precious or is their policy truly ageist, and therefore wrong?
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M&S opticians charging more for varifocals based purely on age
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TomorrowIsAnotherDae · 04/05/2021 20:52
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