Showing posts with label glasses. Show all posts
Showing posts with label glasses. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
The box turned up for the glasses...
So far so good - let's just hope they look ok when they come back...
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Cheap glasses at last?
A couple of weeks ago, the lenses of my glasses cracked, and as it was 2 years since I had my eyes checked last, Rachel (my 9 year old) and I traipsed to Dolland and Aitchison in Richmond for a check-up
Inevitably, my prescription had changed, but I needed the lenses changed, so no bother. Except the price. "About £180" I was told, to replace the lenses, as I am wearing half-frame glasses.
The horror, the horror... So I typed something like "glasses lenses" into Google, and got a useful ad (I am a great believer in contextual advertising) for an outfit called Cilary Blue (http://www.ciliaryblue.com). I had a few e-mail exchanges with them about the type of lenses I needed, and despite an extensive range, they directed me towards some towards the bottom end as being suitable.
Thirty four quid!
As I write, I am awaiting the box they send for you to return the glasses in. In a few days, I hope to see whether this latest adventure in bargain hunting on the Net is a success, or whether I have a headache for the next 2 years...
Inevitably, my prescription had changed, but I needed the lenses changed, so no bother. Except the price. "About £180" I was told, to replace the lenses, as I am wearing half-frame glasses.
The horror, the horror... So I typed something like "glasses lenses" into Google, and got a useful ad (I am a great believer in contextual advertising) for an outfit called Cilary Blue (http://www.ciliaryblue.com). I had a few e-mail exchanges with them about the type of lenses I needed, and despite an extensive range, they directed me towards some towards the bottom end as being suitable.
Thirty four quid!
As I write, I am awaiting the box they send for you to return the glasses in. In a few days, I hope to see whether this latest adventure in bargain hunting on the Net is a success, or whether I have a headache for the next 2 years...
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