20 20 Opticians

It only took me ten years, but I finally took the plunge and registered with an optician in Edinburgh. I chose 20 20 because 1. it’s over the road from my flat, and 2. the chain, as a whole, gets pretty good Unilocal reviews, so it seemed like a solid choice. And it was!
I popped by, registered, made an appointment for a couple of days’ time, and that was that. All super easy. When my appointment came, I was seen by optician Alan, who’s very friendly, and put me at ease. He answered a couple of questions I had about why I have a tendency to close one eye, and gave me a few exercises to try at home.
After the test, I was handed over to one of the women front of house who very patiently helped me sift through lots of very similar looking frames til I found ‘the ones’. She explained the prices available, and I set up a monthly subscription that covers various costs and gives me a pretty heft discount on frames (sweet).
I’ve also been in for new contact lenses, which I was dismayed to realise won’t be a perfect fit in my right eye due to my excessively wonkily astigmatic eyes, but they’re doing the best they can. Hurray!
All in all, I’ve been pleased with the service I’ve received from 20 20. They’re not the cheapest opticians by any stretch of the imagination, but they are friendly and I do now own a very swanky pair of purple specs so overall I’m pretty pleased!

I’ve never bought glasses from here but they are the closest opticians to home. which means I’ve popped in on a couple of occasions when I’ve needed adjustments made to my specs.
They have always been more than eager to help out and have never charged me to make adjustments and even give my glasses a good proper clean.
Last time I stopped in they had a stack of cleaning cloths on the counter and seemed happy for people to help themselves.
When my next eye check is due, I think I’ll be paying them a visit!

Although I haven’t bought glasses from 20 20 Opticians, they have a really nice and inviting store on Easter Road. I’ve popped in a few times while in the area to get my boyfriend a new glasses case, to adjust my friend’s glasses and (most recently) to fix my own glasses when a lens popped out. The staff are super friendly and are always eager to help, and they have been so kind to fix my glasses at no charge at all. They also have a stack of free glasses cleaning cloths which are so handy! It is a great place.