Thanks a lot for this amazing post. Really amazing!…

I’ve been wearing my first Glasses Direct pair for the last 3 hours, and they are a perfect fit – just a minor adjustment to the nose pads. In contrast, the glasses I bought from Specsavers had to go back four times for frame adjustments to make them comfortable. They were so tight after the first fitting that they were giving me headaches, and the constant adjustments have now left the frames with a slight blemish.

Not only are these glasses a great fit, they also arrived really quickly – less than 24 hours after placing the order. I’m also waiting for a pair of prescription sunglasses, and am hoping that they will be just as great as the first pair.

It could be that I’m just lucky that my eyes are less than -3 and presumably average in PD etc, but I’ll definitely consider buying online in the future.

Perhaps thinning, though I’d argue that beyond a certain level of myopia that’s necessary too, and perhaps anti-reflection coating, but again that’s arguable. The actual lenses are *un*arguably a need, rather than a want or a would-like!

Of course this is cloud cuckoo land, no chance of getting prescription specs at the same price as any other kind of prescription…

That’s all they do in opticians – a shop assistant (I can’t believe they are “qualified dispensers” as it is usually done with little care or finess – not their glasses why should they care as long as they get paid) holds the frames under hot air then bends the arms by hand.

My matching sunglasses from Specsavers were never fitted right as they couldn’t bend both pairs to be the same – lack of skill.

You can put them down on a table and see the difference between the pairs. I have never been properly advised about which size specs to buy in all of my years buying glasses.

“After this I choose a pair of spectacles to correct my vision, with the help of a dispenser who takes my measurements and is able to give conrtuctive advice and has the advantage of talking to the health professional who actually tested my eyes (cost of employing a dispenser).”

Yea, right!! Doesn’t sound like any optician that I’ve ever been in to.

Usually you are expected to try as many pairs on as possible from what’s on display, choose the best fitting/looking pair, have them made and then fine adjustment by a shop assistant. I have never seen any skillful advise/adjustment that is talked about hear – shortening the arms, adjusting the bridge etc.

Glasses Direct seems allot better to me. I got my trial frames and could really whittle down what to get by using the dimensions on their site – I chose 12 pairs with similar dimensions to my current glasses and trialed them.

I wasn’t to bothered about shop assistant adjustment or other so called advantages of buying from a shop and wasn’t aware until I read the comments hear that some places actually make glasses really bespoke by doing things like shortening arms.

By getting a number of trial glasses you can choose perfect fit ones that need no adjustment before you order. Or choose some that need a minor adjusment. I’d rather do it this way than have them bent this way and that with little care by a shop assistant – they are expensive and I want them perfect (not like before with sunglasses bent all over the place). Quality is poor on the high street because the assistants aren’t fussy and most customers aren’t. With a trial from glasses direct you also get to try them for a much longer period of time and don’t feel under pressure to buy. It’s so much better trying them on in your own home rather than in a shop; men DO NOT like shops!

I had a good experience with Tesco for the eye test. Free and she measured my PD. Also allot less sitting around than at an opticians as I was the only customer – the whole visit only took 15 minutes.

Looking forward to receiving my new glasses from Glasses Direct which I ordered yesterday.