Posted by James on November 17, 2008.
Back in September we wrote a Blog post about D&A offering Free Eye Tests, unfortunately, that offer expired at the end of October. Fortunately, the offer is back on again!
We at SelectSpecs feel very strongly that people should get their eyes tested on a regular bases (at least every 2 years). An eye test is more than just finding out that you need to wear glasses or that your eyes have gotten worse since your last checkup. An eye test can also be a very important health check for many people.
There are a number of high profile cases in which a simple eye test has resulted in the patient’s discovery of an unknown problem with their health or even a cancer, effectively saving their life thanks to the early warnings spotted by the opticians who examined them.
£10 or £20 isn’t a lot to spend once every two years if it could save your life, but thanks to a special offer by Dollond & Aitchison Opticians, you won’t even need to spend that, as for a limited time, they are offering FREE Eye Tests when you book an appointment online. What is more, we are informed that there is no obligation to purchase glasses from them in order to receive the free eye test, allowing you to make even greater savings by purchasing your glasses online at www.selectspecs.com just remember to get a copy of your prescription.
To find out more and get your FREE Eye Test at D&A, click here.
Terms & Conditions:
- Closing date: 31/12/2008
- This voucher cannot be used with an NHS eye test or any other eye test offer.
- This reduction is not dependent on the purchase of a complete pair of glasses (frames, lenses and professional services)
- Only one voucher per order, which must be surrendered at time of purchase.
- Discount only available at the following branches: Spalding (14028), Nottingham Castle Boulevard (27367), Skegness (19143), Peterborough Long (3476), Lincoln (4030), Northampton 73a Abingdon St. (3395), Beaumont Leys (27642), Nottingham Vic Centre (3409), Peterborough 27 Queensgate (23604) and Derby (3247).
- Discount only available to customers who have not had an eye test with D&A in the last 2 years.
- Photocopied vouchers will not be accepted.
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Posted by James on November 17, 2008.
Doom and gloom is the order of the day if what we read in the media is anything to go by with thousands of employees being made redundant week in week out, however, we at SelectSpecs.com are feeling upbeat at the moment after reading articles with great interest that report Opticians as being one of the least likely out of eight retail categories that will suffer a decline in sales caused by the current economic downturn! This is hardly surprising really when you consider many of our customers that wear glasses wear them out of necessity rather than fashion.
Findings of The Wanted Ads Retail study of over 1,000 respondents commissioned by the Newspaper Society revealed that less than a quarter (24 percent) of consumers are tightening their belts on spending on opticians. 29 percent are cutting back on toys, 39 percent are slashing their DIY or gardening budgets, and 41 percent are reining in their spending on furniture. The survey also revealed that Clothing and Fashion is set to experience the most severe slowdown with 61 percent of respondents stating that they were cutting spending in this category. Source: OpticianOnline.net (November 2008)
Saving with SelectSpecs.com
So, how can we help you save money and beat the credit crunch?
For starters all our new frames from a low priced budget frame to top designer glasses INCLUDE standard or Thin and Light Prescription Lenses FREE of charge, we also supply our glasses with UV Protection, Scratch Resistance, and Anti Reflection coatings at absolutely no extra cost, all of which are normally charged for as “extra’s” in many high street retailers by as much as £30.00 or more! See our website for more information about our FREE Thin and Light Lenses.
Or, why not try our Lens Replacement and Re-glaze Service if you want to keep your current frames instead of buying a brand new pair? Simply select your current frame type, choose your lens options and enter your prescription, then pay for your order and send your frames to us! We will then glaze your frames to meet your requirements and return them to you. See our website for more information about our Lens Replacement and Re-glaze Service.
Finally, if you are a customer with a UK based bank account, why not choose to make payment by Cheque? Using this payment method will save you a further 5% on top of our already low credit crunch beating prices!
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Posted by Chris on November 12, 2008.
Selectspecs.com got a mention in issue 046 of Yours magazine for October 2008. Page 92 contains a number of beauty tips at bargain prices and general beauty savings.
The glasses shown in the article are our very own Rhea brand, model: Qumeishi NS200 as shown here, which just so happens to be one of our most popular budget frames.
These glasses are available in 4 colour options: Red, Transparent with Black Arms, Black/Blue and Black.
Our prices include Standard Thin and Light Lenses with Anti Reflection Coating, UV Protection, and Scratch Resistant Lenses completely FREE, so grab yourself a beauty bargain today.
If you see SelectSpecs mentioned anywhere in the press (newspapers, magazines, radio or television), then please let us know. You can comment on this blog or e-mail us. It’s always nice to know when people have nice things to say about you and unfortunately we are just a bit too busy to read all these magazines or watch daytime TV ourselves.
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Posted by Chris on November 11, 2008.
At Selectspecs.com we like to offer our customers the largest possible selection of designer prescription glasses and designer sunglasses that we can. Its all about giving the customer a choice.
We’ve been working very hard with our suppliers and have recently updated our range of Ray-Ban Prescription Glasses and Ray-Ban Sunglasses to include some of their newest and most popular models. In addition we are now proud to be able to supply a completely new range of DKNY Prescription Glasses.
All of these frames are 100% authentic and are supplied in their own cases, the frames are manufactured to the highest standard and available in: -
- Ladies, Gents, or Unisex
- Metal, Stainless Steel, Titanium or Plastic/Acetate Materials
- Full-Framed, Semi-Rimless or Rimless
- And many include flexible spring hinges
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Posted by Chris on November 6, 2008.
A Brief History of Progressive/Varifocal Lenses
The first commercially available Progressive (Varifocal) lens now referred to as the Varilux 1 was introduced by Essel (now called Essilor) in the early 1960’s. There have been considerable improvements in both design and production technology since, and today there are many different designs of progressive lens available in different materials such as glass, polycarbonate and plastic.
But wait… What are Progressive/Varifocal Lenses?
Progressive lenses are a true Multifocal lens which will deliver a seamless progression of distance, intermediate and reading powers to achieve all round comfortable viewing distances, as opposed to Bifocal lenses, which can only provide distance and reading visions with a visible dividing line. With progressive lenses, you can look up to see clearly across the room and into the distance. You can also look ahead to view your computer in the intermediate zone and drop your gaze downward to read and do fine work comfortably.
So What Are Rear Surface Progressive Lenses?
Rear Surface progressives is an exciting new technology which enables us to fully customise the progressive lens designs for each and every wearer, delivering consistent, perfect vision regardless of prescription and frame selection, comparative to the limitations of traditional lens manufacturing which can only be tailored for a broad category of wearers.
Here Comes the Science Bit…
This Rear Surface technique originates by deciding on an ideal or target optical performance for the lens design for the given prescription. The actual optical performance can then be determined using computer ray tracing and lens-eye modeling. Finally complex state-of-the-art computer generated algorithms map out the surface of the lens to achieve an optimized optical performance by minimizing the differences between the target optical performance of the design and the actual optical performance. The image below is a representation of a lens, which is normally circular before being cut into the appropriate shape for the selected frame.
What Are The Benefits of Rear Surface Lenses to the Wearer?
Fortunately, the individualized approach to Rear Surface Free-Form Lens Manufacturing ensures that every wearer enjoys the clearest distance, intermediate, and near viewing zones, eliminating the happy medium approach of traditional progressive/varifocal lens manufacturing, regardless of prescription or frame selection.
Free-Form optimized prescription’s will ensure the widest fields of vision in comparison to traditional progressive/varifocal lens manufacturing, as much as 50% larger viewing zones will be achieved with a Rear Surface progressive, this is illustrated in the picture below:
Thanks to its soft power profile, improved lens asymmetry and variable lens, the adaptation to Rear Surface Progressive Lenses are made easier compared to traditional lens manufacturing. One of our customers – David from Kent said: -
“I had never worn varifocals myself before but my wife does and she had always had trouble adjusting to new prescriptions. I thought I’d give the Rear Surface lenses a try and was amazed how quickly I adjusted to the new prescription. I wear my new glasses all the time now.”
Free-form rear surface progressive lenses are about to revolutionize the eyewear industry as they will give clearer, wider fields of vision. SelectSpecs.com are proud to be one of the first retailers to provide such a lens. What is more, we can offer these lenses with standard, Photo-chromic, Polarized, Super Thin 1.6 index, Ultra Super Thin 1.67 index lenses and UltraX Super Thin 1.74 lenses so why not see for yourself!
If you want to try out this new Rear Surface technology yourself, when ordering your new glasses or re-glazing your own, select the option Rear Surface Varifocals/MultiFocals/Progressives under the Lens Types selection when entering your prescription on a Bifocal or Varifocal compatible frame.
For more information on Progressive/Varifocal lenses, try this link to All About Vision.
And don’t forget to check our extensive Help section on www.selectspecs.com
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