WATCH your cash when getting specs – and don’t spend over the odds.
Here are deals and tips to help you pay less for a pair of glasses.
Here are deals and tips to help you pay less for a pair of glasses
FREE EYECARE: The NHS recommends getting eyes tested every two years.
Many people can get free tests, including those who are on certain benefits.
Or if you work on a computer, your employer may have to cover the costs of a test, so check with them.
Some people qualify for NHS optical vouchers, to put towards the cost of glasses.
The voucher value varies depending on your needs.
An optometrist should be able to discuss the level of help available to you.
If you are elderly or a student, you might qualify for discounts, of up to 25 per cent off.
Key workers can get offers that are worth searching out — for example, Vision Express gives them 20 per cent off online only.
BARGAIN HUNT: Shop around for glasses and contact lenses rather than simply buying from where you had an eye test.
Nimmi Mistry, professional services optician at Vision Direct, says: “The optician is obliged to provide you with the prescription following the eye test.
“You’re then able to order elsewhere, such as from cheaper online providers.”
SPECS APPEAL: Popular opticians often have multibuy deals so you save when buying more than one pair of glasses.
Own-brand lenses tend to have the lowest prices.
Specsavers offers two for one glasses from £69.
At Boots Opticians you can buy a second pair of glasses for half price, while own-brand styles start from £40.
Vision Express also offers half price on a second pair and now has 20 per cent off when you spend £50 on selected lines.
Asda Opticians has glasses starting from £45 with multibuy deals on designer ranges.
Online provider Feel Good Contacts has a virtual try-on tool to see how a pair look before buying them, with glasses in the sale starting at £6.
- All prices on page correct at time of going to press. Deals and offers subject to availability
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