I recently bought a new pair of specs from a British company called PoshEyes.co.uk. A pair of French Connection frames with lenses, which a High Street optician wanted over £200 for, cost me about £90.

I saved a stack of money, which was great, but found the frames didn’t fit very well. The arms were plastic so not easy to bend myself, so I had to go in to the optician where I got the prescription from to get them to adjust the frames for me.

The savings to be made are hard to resist but I do feel that I would have got better service overall had I gone to a “real” optician for the specs. Luckily in the UK we have quite a competitive market for glasses - with at least one company always offering “2 for 1” - so it is possible to spend less if you want to.