“I was seen promptly on my arrival in the store in Hereford and my initial pressure test was performed professionally , however the ophthalmologist who conducted my sight test was very flippant and asked inappropriate questions and joked over inappropriate subjects and also discussed his personal health issues .
This was in no sense a professional eye examination .
I realise that this was an attempt to make conversation but this needs to be toned down so that it isn’t personal and patronizing .
The person who then dealt with my varifocal adjustments and measurements was a pleasure to interact with, very kind , caring and adhered to professional barriers .”
“The Telford store made me feel dirty and infectious, and staff were unhelpful due to company protocol and policy. In order to get to the Telford branch you have to walk through a busy shopping centre where everyone is interacting normally without masks and getting on with life. Less than 2ft away through the shop door..and it's like going back 2 years to a nationwide lock down! Queuing to get in..People bathing in hand sanitiser..and masks everywhere.
I was "told" by 2 members of staff to "put on a mask", the first employee I told I was medically exempt.. I was irritated at being demanded a second time..so I simply said "NO" to the second employee, who in turn huffed at me and walked off.
Specsavers is the ONLY shop in the entire town centre to behave like they have an infectious disease in store.
Instead of making me feel "safe", it made me feel sick.
Then despite my son having worn contact lenses in another store, and gone through a trial period..they refused to give us his lenses, because he didn't repeat the process in store again.
I have now had to re-book yet another appointment to return to the "house that covid built" again.”
“Poole branch. Ridiculous conversation yesterday morning at 8am for 5mins . Telling me I am not entitled a sight test until July next year . I kept saying yes I know but I still want to have one because I need new glasses. I can’t see through one lens as the coating has deteriorated. Then said well if that’s the case come in and we will see what we can do with them. I said I have already done that but you said you can’t fix them. She replied well no we wouldn’t because they are outside of the warranty. ?? Why tell me to bring them in with a view to fixing then ! 🤯 She carries on telling me I’m not entitled to an eye test and I keep acknowledging and saying I want one. Eventually instead of doing this dance she asks what would be easier have asked or said from the outset…’are you saying you will pay for your eye test’’. Erm …..yes! Why not just say you aren’t entitled to a funded test just yet (I’m diabetic) so are you aware you will need to pay for this. That would have been far easier. Then arrive today. They check all my details. Am I diabetic ? Yes, but I need to pay for todays test. But are you diabetic? Yes. Then you don’t pay your test. Even if it’s not due? Yes. (Thanks Christie!) Luke the optician was lovely and throrough. He says someone will be with me in a few minutes to choose frames. 20 minutes later I e long since chosen and I am still waiting. I let them know. Someone comes. I explain I forgot to bring a golden ticket discount voucher. They say don’t worry, you can bring in on collection. The frames £49. However apparently I will get a better deal if I go for dearer frames (£69 plus range) as certain treatments (thinning) are discounted. Ok what’s the difference in cost? £227 for £69 plus frames v £248. Ok, I go and look at the £69 frames but I just don’t like them. I decide to just pay the £248. He then tells me I do pay for the eye test ( make your minds up) and the bill is £305. So the eye test is £55 I ask!?! No it’s £25. How does £248 plus £25 equal £305? The price isn’t £248. You said it was. No that’s what it was if you chose a £69 pair. (Frown) so what’s the figure of of £227? With the golden ticket a £69 pair (it’s meant to be 25% so those maths don’t work). So you are telling me at no point have you actually given a price for the £49 glasses. Well yes, £305. But at the point we working out what was the best price you only ever gave me a price for frames I didn’t have in my hand ? Yes . 🤯. I eventually did by a more expensive pair but talk about confusing, contradicting, and ridiculous pricing that cheaper frames make more expensive spectacles. Really poor service and apart from the optician an overall impression of clueless”
“Avoid. My eye test was completely wrong, and whilst they have refunded me the glasses, they refused to refund the eye test itself, even though I have done a 2nd eye test confirming the first test was wrong.
Initially I was promised I will be refunded the whole fee, eye test + glasses. But in order to help them identify what the problem was, I was asked if I would be willing to do a re-test?
I could've said No, and just go with the refund, but then I thought, ok, let me help them, let's do another test and see what the problem was. And then of course, if it turns out the test was the problem, I will still get the refund. That's what I was promised.
Ok. sure, why not. I've done the 2nd test, which indeed proved that the first test was wrong, and in fact I don't even need glasses.
However, when it came to getting my refund, they refused to refund the inital test which was completely wrong, even thought thats what I was promised to start with.
They started arguing that even though the test was wrong, the time was still spent to do the test, booking of the room, etc.
. Hello? When the eye test are advertised, they do NOT say.. "Hey pay £25 to book a room", you book for an eye test, and you expect accurate results. You pay for those results, NOT for the room, and if they have failed to provide good results, at least have the decency to refund the costs.
If you buy any goods or services, if they are broken, you are entitled to a refund. I don't see why this is any different. How can such big company refuse to refund knowingly and proven that the results they provided were wrong, therefore I was NOT delivered the service that I paid for.
The optician/consultant was great, really nice. However, the customer service was NOT. At some stage they even had the audacity to say that these test are very subjective. And the initial test, even though was wrong, it was still close enough to the 2nd one.
NO. How can you even say that this is subjective considering I look at something at a certain distance and its crystal clear, yet when I put the glasses that were prescribed from the first test, things become blurry? How can you call this subjective.
Subjective is when you either like something or not. Providing a pair of glasses that make you see worse, that is NOT subjective.
In fact wearing glasses with the wrong prescription can actually damage your eyes. yet, they still refused the refund.
Absolutely disappointed, and I will never ever use Specsavers again. This will also be reported to various health authorities.”
“Tried to get an appointment at Spalding Specsavers as I’ve got problems with my hearing aid. I am 91 years old and will have to wait nearly 3 months for an appointment.
Appalling service. Will never go to Specsavers again!”
“Hi, i was dealt with by Sam, she made me feel so comfortable and confident in her that my visit selecting new specs was made an absolute pleasure!
Whoever selected her to work in your store made a great choice!
Well done Samantha!!!!!!!!!!”
“Customer service by Gayle in the Falkirk branch was first class. No hard sell or pressure sale. Which was a lovely change. Its because of Gayles that i bought my glasses in store. Thanks”
“I had such a wonderful experience at Specsavers Geelong Westfield. The staff were so professional and the system to get me into some glasses was flawless.
Couldn't recommend them more.”
“I had my eye test on 2-9-2022 and after my test, ordered my glasses the same day. I collected my glasses on Monday 12-9-2022 and all the staff were very helpful and very courteous. I can highly recommend the Guardamar shop.”
“Optometrist and salesperson both say multi-focal lenses not necessary then proceed to explain why they are necessary. Do not purchase multi-focal lenses, they are a waste of time (three-weeks waiting time) & money (oddly expensive). The multi-focal lens is designed to be looked through straightforward. For someone who is not constantly looking straightforward as though he has a stiff neck, the new glasses were put away and are immediately being refunded. The range of frames in-store is a let-down, and they don’t tell you your prescription so it isn’t like you’re able to just order online. The optometrist wrote down a prescription for reading, saying there was some difficulty focusing at close-range. Do not need reading glasses, holding things close to read is just a bad habit. Your best bet is to see a practiced optometrist for a prescription and then just order glasses online.”
“Optometrist and salesperson both say multi-focal lenses not necessary then proceed to explain why they are necessary. Do not purchase multi-focal lenses, they are a waste of time (three-weeks waiting time) & money (oddly expensive). The multi-focal lens is designed to be looked through straightforward. For someone who is not constantly looking straightforward as though he has a stiff neck, the new glasses were put away and are immediately being refunded. The range of frames in-store is a let-down, and they don’t tell you your prescription so it isn’t like you’re able to just order online. The optometrist wrote down a prescription for reading, saying there was some difficulty focusing at close-range. Do not need reading glasses, holding things close to read is just a bad habit. Your best bet is to see a practiced optometrist for a prescription and then just order glasses online.”
“The " level Of Professionalism Displayed Throughout The " Boscombe Specsavers Branch Was/ Is " Very Inspiring " !!! And The " Enormous Degree Of " Courtesy And Patience Shown To Me Is Something " I'm Not likely 2 Forget " !!!!”
“Original visit for test and ordering new galsses. Good, very good in fact. Hence the stars. 3 1/2 weeks later no glasses no contact. Won't accept phone calls. Just a void. I have used Specsavers many times in the past. Doubt I will be going back.”
“have had an awful experience with specsavers in Middleton, Manchester. Last year was the first year my glasses havent been right. I had to go back for 2 more eye tests and get my prescription altered. This still didnt correct my lens. I didnt go back as i had enough. A year later i was due my eye test again! I went again and the same thing happened. I had to go back twice for an eye test. I also changed my glasses as these were giving me headache and know one knew why. They changed my glasses and still my vision was not correct. I went back again. I was saw by a consultant. She told me with these exact words 'its because of your age and there is nothing we can do'. Iam 35 years of age! What a joke! I gave them my glasses back and got a refund for it. The place is awful i wouldn't recommend anyone to go there. Absolutely shocking!!”
“spectsavers in middleton the worst company ever they don't care about your eyes just money my daughter had 2 eye tests in few weeks apart both different 2 different people came up with 2 different things that was wrong with her eyes but still nothing changed now they came up with her glasses need titening and now its her eyes doesn't matter if your eyes a blured nothing I can do and sent her away what attitude since being taking over by new people in the pandemic it's gone down hill they want to charge you for everything there is a young child in that works there horrible person igranant and stands there calling customers obviously the shop doesn't like people just money many people have complained spectsavers don't take complains from resolver because all they have is complaints and no recommendations avoid this company because your eyes are not their concern MIDDLETON SPECTSAVERS ARE THE WORSED COMPANY EVER prices are ridiculous staff are horrible no respect”
“On Tue 6th Sept I had a problem with my private hearing aids that needed a repair before we go to Spain on 13th Sept. There were no appointments at my local Kenilworth Brach but managed to find and book a repair with Solihull Hearing Centre for 12th Sept. I received an email confirming my appointment but then get an email asking for my name, address and date of birth which I believe was part of the booking process. These I supplied to be told by email that they are cancelling my appointment and refer me to Kenilworth who I know have no appointments before we go away. Totally unacceptabl behaviour imo from a company that I thought was better than this.”
“My husband and I were at Specsavers in Sutton, Surrey last week and although the store was very busy, we were promptly attended to by the opticians. We especially want to thank the administrator Lubnah who was very helpful as well as cheerful. We explained to her that we were going abroad and Lubnah rushed the process through quickly. The new spectacles were ready in time for us to collect.”
“I had a hearing test and received two NHS hearing aids after 10 days the back snapped off one, I went back to the Norwich St stephens store and was told I had to pay £68 to have them repaired, i refused and said they must have been faulty as they should not break after 10 days, all I got in return was shrugged shoulders. Disgusting, had I bought them I’d have consumer rights, now after i10 days I have no hearing aid. Should not be offering this NHS service”
