Specs

 Spectacles


If I had three wishes, I think one of them would be to not wear specs.  I hate them on my face all the time and the inconvenience of them. Despite real advancement in styles, they still make me look older than I am.

This week sees me going for an optician examination at Boots.  I did go to Specsavers and I can't say that they have done me proud.  Despite being cheaper they are not a lot cheaper when all is said and done. the optician there last time got my prescription wrong saying that I needed less magnification than the time before.  the glasses that I was recommended as the second pair which I paid as prescription sunglasses were too wide for my face and fall off even before perspiration in the sunshine. so both pairs were defective in some way and found me struggling to read food packets.

This time, I went to Boots Opticians and there weren't the crowds of people queuing up which is commonplace in Specsavers.  I was given time and consideration.  However the glasses that I chose despite being a cheaper pair , and with the lenses, came to £300.  I got 25% off being a Boots card holder and I contribute to Simply Health so that makes the one pair of glasses come to about £125.

That means that one pair of glasses at Boots costs the same as two pairs of glasses at Specsavers but then they are far better quality and I had much better service.

Isn't the performance of buying specs a minefield. I have tried other ways around this problem and can't get on with anything wlse.

So I have made a decision and am not going to take my Boots prescription to Specsavers and I going for the expensive option.  they say you get what you pay for, let's see. Ha Ha.