Stew Posted November 15, 2011 Posted November 15, 2011 HOW MUCH??????? I haven't bought new glasses in years so was shocked when I picked my frames and was told it'd be £470! I wear them at work and thats about it. I'm going to wear them all the bloody time now! Rant over, I know a lot of people spend a lot more but I'm still crying about this for now! Quote
martinmac Posted November 15, 2011 Posted November 15, 2011 Tell me about it, I need to change two pairs. I am hoping that using the original frames will keep the cost down. Just had to take out a second morgage for the dentist too. Quote
elfman Posted November 15, 2011 Posted November 15, 2011 :o You must have picked up some very expenisve frames mate. unless they're verifocals in which case the lenses are very expensive. Quote
rtbiscuit Posted November 15, 2011 Posted November 15, 2011 i'm due new glasses next year and i will be buying them online. just take your pescription from the oppo and buy online. i have the link to a good company at home if people are interested. Quote
Stew Posted November 15, 2011 Author Posted November 15, 2011 Standard lenses but the frames are rimless. Got the extra £105 for the extra tough rimless lenses off the price though. Apparently there was a pair that was more expensive in the shop.... I did get an extra pair gratis too. If I look at it for two pairs it's not so bad but it's a shocker! Last time I bought new specs was a LONG time ago, so they will likely not be replaces for a while! Quote
elfman Posted November 15, 2011 Posted November 15, 2011 i'm due new glasses next year and i will be buying them online. just take your pescription from the oppo and buy online.i have the link to a good company at home if people are interested. same mate, i get mine online. shop for a frame you like and order it online Also buy sunglasses in winter, always cheaper Quote
Stew Posted November 15, 2011 Author Posted November 15, 2011 Just looked online.... Found my frames for £1.12 dearer than I paid! They were new in this morning so maybe a month or two until the price drops online for them. Quote
spursmaddave Posted November 15, 2011 Posted November 15, 2011 Stew.... Try and find find sonething a little less fussy next time Quote
glrnet Posted November 15, 2011 Posted November 15, 2011 I sympathise Stew, £450.00 for my last pair of varifocals And I can't have the laser thingy done either Quote
martinmac Posted November 15, 2011 Posted November 15, 2011 I sympathise Stew, £450.00 for my last pair of varifocals And I can't have the laser thingy done either Same here, i need them for work so have no choice. Quote
Stew Posted November 15, 2011 Author Posted November 15, 2011 Stew.... Try and find find sonething a little less fussy next time Well mine are pink but the same design! Quote
glrnet Posted November 15, 2011 Posted November 15, 2011 Ha ha, I need them just to move around safely I sympathise Stew, £450.00 for my last pair of varifocals And I can't have the laser thingy done either Same here, i need them for work so have no choice. Quote
glrnet Posted November 15, 2011 Posted November 15, 2011 Proper Smurfette glasses!!! Must see what Joy thinks of these Stew.... Try and find find sonething a little less fussy next time Well mine are pink but the same design! Quote
martinmac Posted November 15, 2011 Posted November 15, 2011 Ha ha, I need them just to move around safely I sympathise Stew, £450.00 for my last pair of varifocals And I can't have the laser thingy done either Same here, i need them for work so have no choice. I think i need something else for that after Zedfest. Quote
neo Posted November 15, 2011 Posted November 15, 2011 guess you should have tried specsavers got my last 2 pair for just under £150 ( think it was as it's been 1 1/2 years ) Quote
Ebized Posted November 15, 2011 Posted November 15, 2011 If you get a pair 'free' - then sunglasses? Mine cost the sort of money you have paid and have the tinting thingy when you go outside, but I don't like it really as even when it is not sunny they tint and makes the 'eye contact' when talking to people difficult for them. And not as good as true sunglasses anyway So next time I renew, no tints but a pukka sunglasses as a second pair with the full prescription. Quote
martinmac Posted November 15, 2011 Posted November 15, 2011 Another annoying thing I find with the tinting glasses is they dont work through the cars windscreen but do in direct sunlight. Makes it a bit confusing with the roof down and a low sun. Quote
Stew Posted November 15, 2011 Author Posted November 15, 2011 I'll have to look into sunglasses. I have nice ray bans at the moment. I'll have to look into nice prescription sunglasses if I'm wearing them more often! Quote
glrnet Posted November 15, 2011 Posted November 15, 2011 Some places will do the your prescription lenses for Raybans & Oakleys etc, a mate of mine got his done I'll have to look into sunglasses. I have nice ray bans at the moment. I'll have to look into nice prescription sunglasses if I'm wearing them more often! Quote
DoogyRev Posted November 15, 2011 Posted November 15, 2011 Top Tip, get your prescription.... and get your glasses abroad, they are a fraction of the price. For that price you could have had just about had a week away and some new glasses Perhaps that could be a new line of business when I get to you know where ......... Quote
Zugara Posted November 15, 2011 Posted November 15, 2011 Varifocals free at specsavers.... :o You must have picked up some very expenisve frames mate. unless they're verifocals in which case the lenses are very expensive. Quote
glrnet Posted November 15, 2011 Posted November 15, 2011 But our local Specsavers is pants Varifocals free at specsavers.... :o You must have picked up some very expenisve frames mate. unless they're verifocals in which case the lenses are very expensive. Quote
spursmaddave Posted November 15, 2011 Posted November 15, 2011 But our local Specsavers is pants Varifocals free at specsavers.... :o You must have picked up some very expenisve frames mate. unless they're verifocals in which case the lenses are very expensive. But Graham did you not wonder why they had more vegetables than glasses.... No wonder you needed new specs, you were in Lidl Quote
Fuse Posted November 15, 2011 Posted November 15, 2011 After having my current glasses for probably 6/7 years at least and having partially broken them when snowboarding (though not visibly, they still look ok!) I figured it might be time to shell out on a new pair! Was kinda banking on £200-250 though, anymore than that and I reckon I can squeeze a few more years out of these current ones Quote
geoff-r Posted November 15, 2011 Posted November 15, 2011 I feel all your pain, glasses and contacts are killer. It would be alright if my eyes stayed the same but they don't. As soon as I can I'm hoping on laser surgery! Quote
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