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I Need Glasses !
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I used to wear contact while playing golf to avoid the rain issues with specs,0
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Insert lenses that I missed, I was going to say after years of wearing the contacts my eyes have improved slightly now I stick to glasses.0
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Elthamaddick said:I've hit that time of life....10 hours a day working on a screen has finally taken it's toll at 46, have just picked up my first pair of varifocals - gonna take a bit of getting used to I reckon!!
not sure if I'd ever get on with contact lenses - any positive / negative experiences?0 -
ForeverAddickted said:One thing Id certainly advise people going forward is look around online for your glasses now.
You can ask for a copy of your prescription when you go to Boots / Specsavers for your eye test
But its ridiculous how much you can save going through an online company now - e.g. I've got a designer pair of glasses that cost me about £150 in total, and thats because my prescription is really bad so need the extra thin lenses etc.
Had I done that through anyone like Specsavers, the frames alone would have been about £2000 -
Covered End said:ForeverAddickted said:One thing Id certainly advise people going forward is look around online for your glasses now.
You can ask for a copy of your prescription when you go to Boots / Specsavers for your eye test
But its ridiculous how much you can save going through an online company now - e.g. I've got a designer pair of glasses that cost me about £150 in total, and thats because my prescription is really bad so need the extra thin lenses etc.
Had I done that through anyone like Specsavers, the frames alone would have been about £200
Usually though I'll go into an opticians etc. have a browse of the frames and see which ones I like, then I'll take a picture of the code on the side of the frame and see if I can get it online for cheaper back at home.
It can be frustrating doing that though, went into Vision Express the other week to see if there was anything I liked, found a couple of pairs but when I got home, I found they were brands etc. that were limited to Specsavers etc. so you cant purchase elsewhere.0 -
Had lens replacement surgery 6 year ago, best thing I could have done. I was getting through glasses every 18 months or so at £300/400 a time.0
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T_C_E said:Had lens replacement surgery 6 year ago, best thing I could have done. I was getting through glasses every 18 months or so at £300/400 a time.1
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Oh man, I'm having a mare at the moment.
I had my eyes tested 18 months ago and I was told I needed a prescription for reading but my far sight was pretty much bang on. Have started having loads of headaches so went back to get tested again a couple of weeks ago but my prescription hasnt changed.
I've been using cheap reading glasses I got from Amazon and they do the job but its so frustrating picking my phone up in the middle of the night then realising I can read it without my glasses.
When I was tested a few weeks ago, they said I dont need a prescription at all for distance, which makes varifocals a bit ridiculous considering for most things I dont need them but then I have to go grab a pair of glasses to pick something up and read it. Grrr.
All the years of watching porn online and working with double monitors has caught up with me!0 -
ForeverAddickted said:Covered End said:ForeverAddickted said:One thing Id certainly advise people going forward is look around online for your glasses now.
You can ask for a copy of your prescription when you go to Boots / Specsavers for your eye test
But its ridiculous how much you can save going through an online company now - e.g. I've got a designer pair of glasses that cost me about £150 in total, and thats because my prescription is really bad so need the extra thin lenses etc.
Had I done that through anyone like Specsavers, the frames alone would have been about £200
Usually though I'll go into an opticians etc. have a browse of the frames and see which ones I like, then I'll take a picture of the code on the side of the frame and see if I can get it online for cheaper back at home.
It can be frustrating doing that though, went into Vision Express the other week to see if there was anything I liked, found a couple of pairs but when I got home, I found they were brands etc. that were limited to Specsavers etc. so you cant purchase elsewhere.1 -
T_C_E said:Had lens replacement surgery 6 year ago, best thing I could have done. I was getting through glasses every 18 months or so at £300/400 a time.0
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Covered End said:ForeverAddickted said:Covered End said:ForeverAddickted said:One thing Id certainly advise people going forward is look around online for your glasses now.
You can ask for a copy of your prescription when you go to Boots / Specsavers for your eye test
But its ridiculous how much you can save going through an online company now - e.g. I've got a designer pair of glasses that cost me about £150 in total, and thats because my prescription is really bad so need the extra thin lenses etc.
Had I done that through anyone like Specsavers, the frames alone would have been about £200
Usually though I'll go into an opticians etc. have a browse of the frames and see which ones I like, then I'll take a picture of the code on the side of the frame and see if I can get it online for cheaper back at home.
It can be frustrating doing that though, went into Vision Express the other week to see if there was anything I liked, found a couple of pairs but when I got home, I found they were brands etc. that were limited to Specsavers etc. so you cant purchase elsewhere.
In all seriousness, the cost of glasses is one of the biggest frustrations / piss takes for me, so wouldn't care even if it was frowned upon1 -
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How Spanners think of Charlton fans.
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How'd you get that photo of me down in Cornwall the other week?1
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ForeverAddickted said:How'd you get that photo of me down in Cornwall the other week?
No, I thought not.
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Oggy Red said:ForeverAddickted said:How'd you get that photo of me down in Cornwall the other week?
No, I thought not.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqyCjtFZoHw
Although in my defence I was probably busy jotting those train numbers in my little book of trains
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