Varifocals

the very best glasses I've ever had (still using them after 8 years) are Nikon Home and Office which give you near and far sight. So you can use them for close up tasks like reading or sewing, or middle distance tasks like cooking, TV and computer without changing glasses. I bought mine with a tint to stop computer glare. They are absolutely brilliant!
www.nikonlenswear.com/uk/eyewear/home-and-office-neo/
I have a second pair of distance glasses for outside, driving, travelling etc. which are photo chromic to darken in the sunlight (so they are also sunglasses).
All my needs are met! I use the first pair for everything round the house and the second pair for travelling.

I should add that the Nikon Home and Office glasses weren't cheap. They cost £265 for the lenses and £77 for the frames (total £342) back in 2014. The photochromic distance glasses were £145 in 2014 But by god they were worth every penny!! I love them to bits.

I got my first pair of varifocals from Specsavers, but hated them, got a refund and went to an independent optician.
Purchased a new pair, with reaction to sunlight etc and boy do I love them. I was told the well known high street chain make their own varifocals and only the centre of the lens is the true prescription. Hence they may have told you to “point your nose what you are looking at”. My new pair have the correct prescription from edge to edge so I don’t have blurry parts near the edge and clear vision in the centre

If you are not happy with them, take them back. You need to do the right thing for your eyes and brain

Incidentally I was buying contact lenses and glasses from Specsavers on a monthly scheme for many years, which included a free eyesight test. When I became eligible for a free eyesight test on the NHS, Specsavers asked me to sign a form (so they could claim off the NHS for doing the test). I pointed out I was paying for my eye test in the monthly scheme. They called the Manager! 3 people tried to get me to sign so they could make a claim. I stood my ground and refused to sign as I believed they were double dipping and trying to get paid twice. Has this happened to you too?