Glasses Direct?

[JennySense]

I need some new glasses and I've just been looking at www.glassesdirect.co.uk
I normally use Vision Express but I saw a few styles I really liked and the prices for someone like me [i am so shortsighted I need the super thin lenses] seem pretty reasonable
Any mumsnetters use them?

used them many times, especially when there is an offer on

delivery is fast, service fab and prices excellent.

Really worth doing a quick search for discount codes.

Very good, have also used them. One optician I got my prescription from was most snippy about it but..er tough

Is there an offer on atm? I've been waiting for a good one.

I love Glasses Direct!

Love the try on 5 frames at home.

My Dh has used them and was really pleased with the service and with the pair of specs he eventually chose. He liked the option to try frames on at home too.

There is an offer right now but I won't have my prescription in time wah!

There was an offer on the bank holiday I got 40% off and a free pair of glasses. Bargain! I find them really good (and find a style which is super comfy)

By the way you can order and send your prescription in after

Beware - if you are very shortsighted or have a complex prescription (like -10 or more) then the more reputable online retailers don't seem to go up to that strength.

I found one that did - but they had some alarmingly bad reviews & by the time I'd factored in getting high index lenses made as thin as possible, the cost was still about £70 just for lenses. (Can't remember name of the website but they were on MoneySavingExpert advertising glasses for £5 all-in.)

£70 for possibly badly fitted lenses was too much of a risk for me, in the end I went with an independent optician who quoted me £200-ish for lenses that I knew would be fitted perfectly.

If I had a much lower prescription, and was in the market for a cheap spare pair I'd consider Glasses Direct, from my research they seem to be amongst the more reputable.

But do consider an independent optician -these days they can be very conscious that they have to price-match with the chains & online. (My presciption is so complex that I am never eligible for any of the 'free pairs' that Specsavers etc offer so I'm not missing out on those).

Buyer beware!
Normal glasses are only covered by a 30 day guarantee!. Therefore if they become defective after this period they will not replace them.
If you buy cheap, you will get cheap.
Avoid

PLEASE TAKE CARE WHEN ORDERING - LOTS OF PRICES AND DEALS QUOTED ON WEBSITE, CAN BE MISLEADING AS IT IS NOT MADE CLEAR THAT THE SECOND PAIR THEY ARE OFFERING ARE ONLY SINGLE LENSES. We order from their 2 for 1 package, which offered a free second pair, plus we received a Thank you for subscribing which offered us another £33.00 off. When order received only one pair varifocals (we paid extra when ordering for the varifocal lenses). The other pair was just plain lenses and they were the wrong lenses completely, I could not even see through them !! These were returned and a new pair of varifocals was promised to replace them. Then I received an email requesting further payment for the second pair of varifocals. At no time during the purchase process did it explain that we had only order and paid for one pair of varifocals. This was not made clear on the order confirmation or on subsequent emails requesting details of our prescription and varifocal distancing etc., When I went through the purchase procedure online with each option we requested varifocal lenses for both pairs, I had no idea I was only going to receive one pair of varifocal lenses. The website needs to make this clearer to customers, I have now waited several weeks for the order to be completed only to be required to pay extra for the second varifocal lenses glasses. As a new customer I am very disappointed with my order and the demand for further payment.