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pegasus · 15-07-06, 05:43 PM

i currently purchase my contact lenses from specsavers, but, can anyone recommend a good reliable internet site that will supply at a good price..
i currently use daily torics and pay £39 for 30 pairs

thanx

15-07-06, 06:06 PM

Try Tesco Opticians, you can do it online, or over the phone, you just need your prescription to set up your "account", then you can do it automatically once it's all set up.

I pay £19.80 for a months worth of Focus Dailies (I should use torics).

It's worth a looksie

15-07-06, 09:04 PM

Hi,

I went this route (buying online) myself a while ago. You can get some very cheap deals via the internet...

I used this lot: http://www.contactlenses.co.uk/index.php

BUT

You really need to have you eyes checked regularly... and therein lies the problem. An optician will usually charge you for a checkup if you don't but you lenses from 'em. (this cost usually offsets the savings) This coupled with the fact that you have get the contact lens prescription from them (which they have to provide... but don't seem to like doing!) has put me off. Just because of the hassle factor.

Anyway, I now get mine from Boots. It seems like the big boys are now realising they are losing customers to the online suppliers and becoming more competitve. I wear monthly disposables, and it costs me £6.00 a month, which includes a yearly checkup and delivery to my door. Worth a look anyway...

Good luck!

ethariel · 15-07-06, 10:48 PM

Went to Boots for a trial on contacts over the cooler months, started cheap but the price went waaaay up as i tried the comfort level of diff types.

Finally settled for 1 day acuvue moist lenses right up till they said £56 a MONTH!!!

Ok they cost about £36 when i last looked online.

Colin

PS I cant even wear em in the summer

haysever meds preclude the lenses

but on the upside, when its foggy in the autumn/winter i will finally be able to flip up the visor and see

15-07-06, 11:01 PM

I use everyday 30's at 15.50 a month from specsavers... leave them in for 30days and nights... its great. I even have the high oxygen ones else my eyes starve. No problems.

northwind · 16-07-06, 02:05 AM

I got a pretty good package from Dolland and Atchison, can't recall exactly what it is, it's around £8 for 15 dailies (I don't wear them often so I'm on a half order). But, the discount that i get for being on Contact Lenses By Post on my glasses basically paid for a year's supply! They're not flash but neither are they rubbish.

One thing... I was previously on monthlies with a toric in one eye... I've now switched to dailies with no toric. Both opticians I saw were extremely scathing of daily torics, saying that they've never seen anyone get consistent positioning with them- the toric isn't as stable as it is with monthlies and it ends up moving too much, apparently. So he basically said, have monthly torics or daily plains, don't spend money on daily torics.

pegasus · 16-07-06, 05:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by northwind

I got a pretty good package from Dolland and Atchison, can't recall exactly what it is, it's around £8 for 15 dailies (I don't wear them often so I'm on a half order). But, the discount that i get for being on Contact Lenses By Post on my glasses basically paid for a year's supply! They're not flash but neither are they rubbish.

One thing... I was previously on monthlies with a toric in one eye... I've now switched to dailies with no toric. Both opticians I saw were extremely scathing of daily torics, saying that they've never seen anyone get consistent positioning with them- the toric isn't as stable as it is with monthlies and it ends up moving too much, apparently. So he basically said, have monthly torics or daily plains, don't spend money on daily torics.

funny you should say that i have noticed that focusing with them does take a while but the comfort is very very good

timwilky · 16-07-06, 07:01 AM

I have to admire you lot with the guts to wear contact lenses, just the thought of putting something onto my eye makes my stomach churn.

Part of me thinks what the heck, book in for laser treatment for my slight short sightedness ,and then I think what if it goes wrong. So I think for now I will stick to the bins. If I forget them it is no big deal. I just have to ride faster to get nearer to the signs

16-07-06, 07:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by timwilky

I have to admire you lot with the guts to wear contact lenses, just the thought of putting something onto my eye makes my stomach churn.

I used to be like you, putting them in isn't as bad as getting them out... I still find that quite tricky.

Quote:

Originally Posted by timwilky

Part of me thinks what the heck, book in for laser treatment for my slight short sightedness ,and then I think what if it goes wrong.

Good plan, but do your research

You don't want some dodgy backstreet-Dr-Evil with his "lazer" firing away at your eyes willy nilly

timwilky · 16-07-06, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by TVR_Tracy

Quote:

Originally Posted by timwilky

I have to admire you lot with the guts to wear contact lenses, just the thought of putting something onto my eye makes my stomach churn.

I used to be like you, putting them in isn't as bad as getting them out... I still find that quite tricky.

I think you need tol ask Tara's advice on how not to get them out. Like put them in first

15-07-06, 05:43 PM	#1
pegasus Member Mega Poster Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,122	contact lenses i currently purchase my contact lenses from specsavers, but, can anyone recommend a good reliable internet site that will supply at a good price.. i currently use daily torics and pay £39 for 30 pairs thanx __________________ tune in, turn on, burn out

16-07-06, 02:05 AM	#6
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,083	I got a pretty good package from Dolland and Atchison, can't recall exactly what it is, it's around £8 for 15 dailies (I don't wear them often so I'm on a half order). But, the discount that i get for being on Contact Lenses By Post on my glasses basically paid for a year's supply! They're not flash but neither are they rubbish. One thing... I was previously on monthlies with a toric in one eye... I've now switched to dailies with no toric. Both opticians I saw were extremely scathing of daily torics, saying that they've never seen anyone get consistent positioning with them- the toric isn't as stable as it is with monthlies and it ends up moving too much, apparently. So he basically said, have monthly torics or daily plains, don't spend money on daily torics. __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

16-07-06, 07:01 AM	#8
timwilky Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Not in Yorkshire. (Thank God) Posts: 4,116	I have to admire you lot with the guts to wear contact lenses, just the thought of putting something onto my eye makes my stomach churn. Part of me thinks what the heck, book in for laser treatment for my slight short sightedness ,and then I think what if it goes wrong. So I think for now I will stick to the bins. If I forget them it is no big deal. I just have to ride faster to get nearer to the signs __________________ Not Grumpy, opinionated.

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15-07-06, 06:06 PM	#2
TVR_Tracy Guest Posts: n/a	Try Tesco Opticians, you can do it online, or over the phone, you just need your prescription to set up your "account", then you can do it automatically once it's all set up. I pay £19.80 for a months worth of Focus Dailies (I should use torics). It's worth a looksie

15-07-06, 09:04 PM	#3
svpilot Guest Posts: n/a	Hi, I went this route (buying online) myself a while ago. You can get some very cheap deals via the internet... I used this lot: http://www.contactlenses.co.uk/index.php BUT You really need to have you eyes checked regularly... and therein lies the problem. An optician will usually charge you for a checkup if you don't but you lenses from 'em. (this cost usually offsets the savings) This coupled with the fact that you have get the contact lens prescription from them (which they have to provide... but don't seem to like doing!) has put me off. Just because of the hassle factor. Anyway, I now get mine from Boots. It seems like the big boys are now realising they are losing customers to the online suppliers and becoming more competitve. I wear monthly disposables, and it costs me £6.00 a month, which includes a yearly checkup and delivery to my door. Worth a look anyway... Good luck!

15-07-06, 10:48 PM	#4
ethariel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: London (for my sins) Posts: 806	Went to Boots for a trial on contacts over the cooler months, started cheap but the price went waaaay up as i tried the comfort level of diff types. Finally settled for 1 day acuvue moist lenses right up till they said £56 a MONTH!!! Ok they cost about £36 when i last looked online. Colin PS I cant even wear em in the summer haysever meds preclude the lenses but on the upside, when its foggy in the autumn/winter i will finally be able to flip up the visor and see

15-07-06, 11:01 PM	#5
Grinch Guest Posts: n/a	I use everyday 30's at 15.50 a month from specsavers... leave them in for 30days and nights... its great. I even have the high oxygen ones else my eyes starve. No problems.