Opticians

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Does anyone have anything particularly good / bad to say about Boots opticians?

I've always used D&A, which have now been bought by Boots. I'm not going to use my local branch, whatever it's now called, as they messed up my last pair of glasses, and the branch that I went to to get them sorted out isn't there any more as it was too close to a big Boots.

Alternatively, does anyone have anything particularly good to say about any of the other chains, particularly for non-straightforward prescriptions?

(Today, we went for a ride in the woods, and it was lovely and sunny. This contrasted with my journey to pilates, before which I had to send Mike an sms asking if I needed to use the fog lights, and if so how....)

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[lil-shepherd.livejournal.com]

I have had no problems with Boots opticians - Ilford branch - in respect of eye tests as they were good and thorough, but I have had with finding a pair of frames that I liked, and I once had a huge argument with them about how dark I wanted my sunglasses, which I made them redo, despite them telling me again and again that "They would be too dark."

Not.

[flickgc.livejournal.com]

I'm not terribly fussy about frames, so that shouldn't be a problem. I'm more concerned about getting a good eye test, and then getting lenses that actually match the prescription!