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25-02-2014, 01:36 PM
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Attempted larceny !

Went to 'Boots' yesterday - optician section.

I wanted to know the price for thin and light lenses with a tint, put into my frames. The price they wanted for this service - wait for it ..................... £205 !!
Get lost - says I
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25-02-2014, 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Patsy ->
Went to 'Boots' yesterday - optician section.

I wanted to know the price for thin and light lenses with a tint, put into my frames. The price they wanted for this service - wait for it ..................... £205 !!
Get lost - says I

Patsy darlin' - I have tinted glasses - they darken quite considerably when the sun shines on them - got mine from Specsavers. Try there - I don't think they can be anywhere near as expensive.
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25-02-2014, 01:49 PM
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Glad you saw the light Patsy, and told them to shove it where there ain't no light.
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25-02-2014, 01:54 PM
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Exactly Jem
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25-02-2014, 01:55 PM
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Yes UJ - will do .....
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25-02-2014, 02:29 PM
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My husband gets his from glasses direct, online service is great and cheaper too.
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25-02-2014, 02:33 PM
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I looked at this yesterday afternoon Julie - it looked tempting and I may well go for this option .....
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25-02-2014, 02:50 PM
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The last new pair of glasses I had, with titanium frame and thin, tinted lenses cost me £460.
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25-02-2014, 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Alan Cooke ->
The last new pair of glasses I had, with titanium frame and thin, tinted lenses cost me £460.
Shocking - but I have me frames, just wanted the lenses ...
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25-02-2014, 03:18 PM
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Hi Patsy, from what I understood when I inquired about re-glazing frames there is very little to be saved. Apparently because of the way a lens is mass produced regardless of prescription the cost is about 20pence and a frame just a few pounds. So you can see there is very little they can do to make re-glazing viable without reducing their extortionate profit margins.
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