I wear glasses for distance and I’m blind as a bat need to pay extra to get the lenses thinned down. I was at my high street optician today and the price for that is now £140 on top of the cost of the frames which range from about £100-£140 so £240-£280 for one pair, which I just find eye watering. They do a two for the price of one on frames but you need to pay the £140 for thinning so if I want two pairs I’d need to pay minimum of £380! My eye sight seems to change regularly as I age so I expect to change my prescription every 9-18 months so the glasses won’t last long.
Meanwhile there’s a budget glasses shop in a nearby city that doesn’t do eye tests but sells stylish glasses for £85 all in. No additional charge for lenses thinning or anti-glare coating.
What I want to know is there any benefit to paying a premium price at the high street opticians shop or should I just take my prescription and get a bargain? Particularly interested to hear from people who are opticians or who are glasses wearers who have switched to getting their glasses from one of these budget places?
YABU - you get what you pay for
YANBU - save yourself hundreds and go for the budget specs