Specsavers

Rebranded rexton hearing aids, told by specsavers that they were actually siemens hearing aids when they were nothing of the sort. £495 for 2 hearing aids I should have realized that they were going to e very poor quality. Avoid specsavers Advance models at all costs.

I use computers for a big chunk of most days so my eyesight has become worse as the years have gone by. Glasses are my friend. Not contacts, I don’t like poking myself in the eye, and I certainly don’t like anyone else having a pop either!
One of the things I miss most about working for other people is the contributions you get towards eye tests and glasses. Working for myself, I don’t go to fancy central London private opticians any more. I revert to school and uni days and go to Specsavers. Mostly because I find the staff to be nice, appointments to be fairly easy to get and the glasses to be both cheap and sturdy.

For a chain eye specialist, I think Specsavers do all right. I think the worst thing I can say about this particular branch is that it’s quite difficult to get an appointment within a day or two of calling. You can often avoid this if you call at 8.30 in the morning, when the receptionist offers a few free slots for that day only, so it’s just a matter of remembering to do it.
I’ve worn contact lenses since I was 12, so I’m familiar with the constant vision tests and the occasional eye infection. Specsavers has been my optician since I’ve moved to Cardiff four years ago, providing me with a reliable contact lens home delivery service.
I haven’t really had any problems — even when I changed brands, they traded my old, unopened lenses for the new boxes, free of charge. I haven’t ordered glasses from here, so I can’t comment on that side of the service, unfortunately, but I’ve heard from friends that they’re pretty dependable for a cheap-​and-​cheerful chain.
Be aware this one is always rammed, and it’s one of those things I’ve gotten used to, but the swarms of customers definitely made me a bit uneasy at first.

I have tried going to other optician but funnily enough I always end up thinking ‘I should of gone to Specsavers’, and specifically this specsavers because they have a great selection of glasses, much bigger than my local branch at least. I was totally confused by the choice but the shop lady was really helpful and gave me a second opinion on my favouites.
They also do plenty of checks on your eyes so you defiantly know that everything is working well enough apart from the blindness!
Its also probably one of the cheapest places to get your specs as they always have a 2 for 1 offer on or something similar. I also saw someone from Torchwood in here getting some contact lenses fitted for the filming so I enjoy saying that I go to the celebrities choice of Specsavers!

A large and spacious store with the best range of all Specsavers frames (I recently checked out some of the other branches around South Wales). The frames are laid out well in different price and brand categories and you can browse and try them on to your heart’s content. I was in there for over an hour yesterday and I tried on dozens of pairs! I found the frames I want and an assistant wrote down the numbers for me so that I can order the same frames from my local, small, branch of Specsavers. My only criticism would be (and this applies to the other branches) that many of the frames say suitable for varifocals — this is on the main website beside the photos too, and some of the assistants tell you, No problem, those frames you’ve selected will be fine for varifocals. Then, later, a different assistant says that they will probably not be wide enough after all. This happened to me two years ago as well: I selected the frames, was told they’d be fine. Later, after the eye test I was told I’d have to choose something else because the frames were too narrow to take varifocals. I wish they’d be clearer on this — perhaps have a display of frames that say, Suitable for all sizes of varifocal lenses. Ah well, we’ll see what happens with the ones I’ve chosen (I have been assured by three different assistants that they will be OK)!