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Best place to get cheap glasses

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whitefluffytrainers93 · 27/05/2024 19:19

I'm looking for some new glasses. Somewhere I can order frames to try on online and order with existing prescription. I'm not interested in labels but would love some fashionable looking frames!

All recommendations welcome

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Scarletttulips · 27/05/2024 19:21

Any online stores will send you pairs to try on. If you look on the arms of existing glasses it gives you the size - long number is the arm length short number is the nose bridge and the other is the dimension of the glass corner to corner.

Nannyfannybanny · 27/05/2024 19:24

Glassesdirect, been using them about 20 years.

Downinloco · 27/05/2024 19:26

Zeelool - haven't used them myself but been recommended by trusted friend and they have funky frames.

Brendabigbaps · 27/05/2024 19:28

We get a lot from glassesdirect, always been good.

one to avoid is misterspex. They have a find range but are based in Germany. Whilst this isn’t an issue if nothing goes wrong it’s a nightmare if it does.
my £200 4mth old glasses broke (arm came away) I spine to them, I had to return them, however everything you send them has to go through customs, they said it will take about 3 weeks before they even receive them. They would then fix it replace and then return, so I’d have been without them for 5-6 weeks.
tried getting a local optician to fix, but no they use a specific size pin that isn’t available in the UK.
luckily I had a spare pair (from glasses direct)
i sent them back. After 4 weeks they admitted they had lost them and couldn’t replace as the frames were out of stock until August!

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