So now we move onto Glasses (not drinking glasses , wearing glasses)

That's interesting to hear, if the prescriptions were wrong that means the eye tests were not done properly. The last eye test I had resulted in glasses which were out of focus, and I felt the test had been rushed. You need plenty of time to say which lens is 'best' and maybe 3 or more attempts for each one. You can't rush it. If you feel you're being rushed then stop the test and tell them to slow down. That's what I intend to do. It's too important, you must have the test done accurately.

I think thats what put me off Specsavers Chestnut

I went for my eye test well must be 4 yrs ago as they have just messged me.

I felt my eye test was rushed,plus I couldn't understand what the girl was saying, she spoke to fast and broken English.

Didn't feel confident in chooses glasses there and then and wasn't in the mood. Two day later I phione and spoke to someone senior, said I felt like I had been rushed etc, she apologised but said the allocated time was adhered to

Anyway I went for another eye test the week after, same place, my resuts were differen from the first test.As yet I havn't been back tomSpecsavers, but will possibly give them another try.

As we're entitled to free eye tests it might be a good idea to get three done at different places and see if they're the same. Although if they're not then that just leaves you in a mess!

bikergran Were all the old ladies on the bus dressed the same? that, for me, is the killer.

Lucca I have moved from colour (purple) back to brown, because, self congratulatory as it sounds, brown is a colour which really suits me and flatters me and I have hair to match, 50% real, 50% coloured. My hair is short, It has been short for the last 50 years, but not the pixie cut beloved by advertisers.

My anorak is a lovely burnt orange, another of my favourite colours, and not a known name.

We have been with our independent optician for the last 40 years. It is a couple and we arrived in the town, just as they started business. Four of us all with complex prescriptions, we must have been a godsend to their cash flow!

They offer me children's frames because they fit me (I have quite a small head) and are so much cheaper than adult frames. Since cataract operations, I only need glasses for disatnce work and they cheerfully tell me that as I wear them only intermittently, the cheaper the frame the better.

I last used Specsavers about 3 years ago, I had to return my varifocals three times as they weren’t right, got my money back. Then went to Asda, retested, glasses were fine, the two prescriptions were different, I’ll never use Specsavers again.

I've never had any problems with Specsavers. It's a while now since my eyes have changed at all, although I did get knew glasses this time because I was so bored with the ones I was wearing. Some years ago I bought a pair of big purple framed glasses which looked great but weighed a ton and left big red marks on my nose. When I took them back they happily exchanged them for a lighter pair.