How to get spectacular savings on your specs

By Michele Lucato Posted on February 11, 2023

How to get spectacular savings on your specs
How to get spectacular savings on your specs

For those who need glasses or contact lenses, you don’t need me to tell you it’s an expensive business.

The average spectacle-wearer in Britain will buy 26 pairs of glasses in their lifetime, at a typical cost of £120 a pair, according to Optometry Today, which equates to a total spend of £3,120.

Little wonder then that, according to the Association of Optometrists, nearly a third of people in the UK are wearing cast-off glasses from friends and family to cut costs!

But there are ways to keep the costs down on a new pair. You just have to be savvy about getting the best deals

Read Jasmine’s column in full here