No rush. No upsell. No pricing games.
Whether you need an eye test or already have a prescription, we'll see you right.
Already have a prescription?
Had your eye test somewhere else?
Bring it in.
We'll help you choose glasses you'll love.
No appointment needed.
We listen, take our time, explain and do no up-selling.
All-in-one prices, no sneaky add-ons, inclusive finishes.
Quality frames, with no logos/writing on the sides
Personal, with opinions and some humour.
“Very impressed. Friendly and helpful staff. Detailed eye test with excellent, unhurried, consultation and explanation. Many lovely frames to choose from, perfect amount of assistance to help with the decision. Thanks!”
“I walked past here a few times thinking it looked way too ‘cool’ for a woman in her mid 40s. But I couldn’t have been more wrong! Warm and friendly service from super knowledgeable and passionate peeps with great values. And let me bring my dog in too!”
No add-ons. No surprises at the till.
Eye tests are £45 (£25 for under 18s).
We allow an hour.
You’ll know the price at the beginning. Not the end.
Complete glasses (frame, lenses and coatings) are:
£175 / £275 / £375
25% off additional pairs for 12 months.
We don’t do NHS tests or vouchers.
*Don’t think spare, think “weekend glasses”
partnership
We are very pleased to partner with local climber Shauna who is a world champion, Olympian and lovely person. She wears a range of specs, all supplied by us.
If you follow Shauna on Instagram, you’ll see she wear her specs for all sorts of activities, but also wears daily contact lenses for some of her climbing - like when it rains in The Peaks. We recycle contact lenses by the way - bring your lenses and packaging in if you want to recycle yours.
You will have heard us bang on about how too many eye test are rushed, to the detriment of patient and practitioner. The dangers of rushing of endless, but this particular danger is huge in our opinion … more
The idea of being an independent business is that you are in charge - you take credit for success and learn hard lessons from failure. Sleepless nights are guaranteed at times, but it’s nice not to be managed by a distant HQ or by Excel or by Investors.
One of the things we cherish is that we hand pick all our own frames - in multiples you get sent the stock and you stick it on the shelf - whether you like the style or, crucially, quality. We don’t have to stock anything we don’t rate - especially frames that are not robust, don’t have good quality hinges or feel cheap … more
I was recently asked to contribute to a supplement on myopia mangement for Optometry Today. The section I added to was on early adopters. It’s a huge global health issue which seems to get no mainstream media coverage yet. The link to the whole article is here … more
How we approach pricing is an important part of our philosophy. We want it to be simple, up-front, transparent and visible in the shop and online … more
Get very good A'level results, acquire an optometry degree, pass OSCEs and then one of the first things said to you is for you to get your testing time down. That creates the real danger of focusing on quantity over quality - which won't serve your patients or you well … more
We have been designing new signage for our move to 68 John St - opening Friday 31st (closing here 23rd). Decided to put a blurb on one of the signs, which is always a challenge as I fear sounding a pretentious/precious …
All the stock we ordered in Paris - during our annual trip to the massive Silmo expo - has arrived!
