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Glasses Direct Deals
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You can get two pairs of branded glasses from £25 if you use our MSE Blagged code MSESEPT on top of an existing Glasses Direct* offer. The code also gets free delivery and 40% off silver, gold, or platinum lens packages and is valid until 11.59pm on Thursday 5 October.
Here's what to do:
1. Go for the Glasses Direct existing 2for1 on designer frames offer. It has a range of 2for1 frames priced from £69, where you get the cheapest free.
Once you pick your frames and select what you’ll use them for, you'll be asked to choose your lens package. If you want the absolute cheapest price, you can avoid these extras by clicking on ‘continue with basic lenses’ which is a small link in the text below the main offers.However, if add-ons such as scratch resistance, anti-UV and thinner lenses are important to you, our code also gets you 40% off the silver, gold and platinum packages.
2. Use our code to get £44 off AND free delivery. After adding your second pair of glasses to your basket, you can either enter your prescription then and there or opt to send it later.
Then use the code MSESEPT (if it's not already applied) at the checkout by 11.59pm on Thursday 5 October to get an extra £44 off ANY glasses where the frames cost £69+, and free delivery (normally £4.95).
Combining these offers can get you two pairs of glasses from just £25 delivered. What's more, the second pair doesn't have to be the same prescription as the first, so you could get one for yourself and one for someone else. Though do note this deal won't work on very strong prescriptions – see 'More info' below.
Different designers' frames are priced differently – on Thursday 21 September we saw:
- Two pairs for £25 (£69 each before the code) – Scout, Aspire, Hart
- Two pairs for £45 (£89 each before the code) – London Retro, Harrington, Perri Kiely x LR, Harrington Sport, Arden
- Two pairs for £55 (£99 each before the code) – Polaroid, Joules, Puma, Levi's, Ben Sherman, Waterhaul, Mini, Cat, Tommy Jeans, Lipsy London, Champion, New Balance, Tommy Jeans
- Two pairs for £75 (£119 each before the code) – FinelightCheck out our cheap glasses page for other glasses deals. It might also be worth checking if you qualify for free glasses using NHS vouchers.
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If you go online to glasses retailer Glasses Direct*, you can get a pair of varifocal lens glasses from £49. Simply enter the blagged code MSEVARIFOCAL at the checkout, until 11.59pm on Tuesday 31 October.
The code gets you free 'Varifocal Advanced' lenses (normally £49) when you choose a pair of frames priced at £49 or above.
What's more, if you choose a pair of glasses in its 2for1 range, you'll get a second pair with basic lenses free (excluding Boutique). You'll only get the free varifocals on one pair.
Here's what to do:
1. Find frames costing £49 or more. Glasses Direct has a range of frames priced from £49, and you can choose any (including Boutique frames) then click 'Select lenses'.
2. Choose 'Varifocal Advanced' lenses. You'll be given a list of five different lens options. Select 'Varifocal' and then 'Varifocal Advanced' (it says these cost £49, but once you've entered the code at checkout, this will be taken off). See 'more info' below for other lens options.
Select 'clear' for transparent everyday glasses. If you don't want any extras, such as scratch-resistant coatings, you can avoid the extra costs by clicking on 'continue with basic lenses'.
2. Code gets £49 off, free second pair & free delivery. Once you've selected your lenses, you can either enter your prescription or opt to send it later. Then use the code MSEVARIFOCAL at the checkout by 11.59pm on Saturday 30 September to get £49 off the varifocal lenses, a free second pair.
If you don't need varifocals, see our Cheap Glasses page for other glasses deals.
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OngoingNew glasses can be expensive, but there are ways to save money at online glasses retailer Glasses Direct*, so even if there isn’t a cracking deal out there that works for you, don’t assume you can’t cut your costs further.
Ways to save include:
- Get two pairs for the price of one. Select the 2for1 from £49* option from the drop down boxes at the top of the home page, and you could get two pairs of glasses with basic lenses for £49. Delivery's £3.49.
- Sign up for the newsletter. Sign up for the Glasses Direct newsletter to receive information about current promotions. Glasses Direct doesn't have any physical stores making its overheads far lower than its high street competitors, so it's worth keeping an eye out (sorry) for the newsletter and on its website to check for offers.
- Change browsers or use 'incognito' mode. Sometimes Glasses Direct might give you different offers based on what you've previously browsed - so if an offer you wanted has disappeared, try clearing your cookies, using another browser or enabling the do not track 'incognito' mode on your browser.
- Check out similar retailers, eg, Specsavers, Optical Express and SpeckyFourEyes. If you're not committed to buying from Glasses Direct, check out our deals from Specsavers, Optical Express and SpeckyFourEyes, where there may be a better offer.
- Want more? Find out more shopping tricks in our Shopping Secrets guide.
If you spot any hot deals out there we have missed (we are human after all!), please let us know on Twitter @MSE_Deals or by emailing msedeals@moneysavingexpert.com.
- Get two pairs for the price of one. Select the 2for1 from £49* option from the drop down boxes at the top of the home page, and you could get two pairs of glasses with basic lenses for £49. Delivery's £3.49.
Latest Expired Deals
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TWO pairs of prescription sunglasses £35 delivered
Stack Blagged code with existing offer for spec-tacular deal
ExpiredYou can get two pairs of prescription sunglasses from £35 if you use our MSE Blagged code MSESUN on top of an existing Glasses Direct* offer. The code also gets free delivery, £7.50 off all dark tints (normally £15), and is valid until 11.59pm on Thursday 29 June. Here's how to get the offer.
Here's what to do:
1. Go for Glasses Direct existing 2for1 on frames offer. It has a range of 2for1 frames priced from £49 (excluding Premium Designer frames), where you get the cheapest free. Our code gives £29 off this existing deal.
Once you pick your frames, you'll be asked to choose your vision type (such as distance, reading or computer), then select sunglasses as your lens category.2. Add dark tints to each pair to make them sunglasses. Click dark tints, which will show as £15 but will be reduced to £7.50 with our code at the checkout, to make the most of your discount – there are other options such as gradient and polarised, but these will cost extra.
Finally, you'll be asked to choose your lens package. If you want the absolute cheapest price, you can avoid these extras by clicking on ‘continue with basic lenses’ which is a small link in the text below the main offers.
After adding your second pair of glasses to your basket, you can either enter your prescription then and there or opt to send it later. Use the code MSESUN (if it's not already applied) at the checkout by 11.59pm on Thursday 29 June – if you chose two £49 frames with dark tints and no extras, the total will come to £35 delivered.
What's more, the second pair doesn't have to be the same prescription as the first, so you could get one for yourself and one for someone else. Though do note this deal won't work on very strong prescriptions – see 'More info' below.
Check out our cheap glasses page for other glasses deals. It might also be worth checking if you qualify for free glasses using NHS vouchers.
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TWO pairs of designer prescription specs from £25
Stack Blagged code with existing offer for spec-tacular deal
ExpiredYou can get two pairs of designer branded glasses from £25 if you use our MSE Blagged code MSEAPRIL on top of an existing Glasses Direct* offer. The code also gets free delivery and 40% off silver, gold, platinum and Kodak lens packages and is valid until 11.59pm on Thursday 13 April. Here's how to get the offer.
Here's what to do:
1. Go for Glasses Direct existing 2for1 on designer frames offer. It has a range of 2for1 frames priced from £69, where you get the cheapest free.
Once you pick your frames and select what you’ll use them for, you'll be asked to choose your lens package. If you want the absolute cheapest price, you can avoid these extras by clicking on ‘continue with basic lenses’ which is a small link in the text below the main offers.However, if add-ons such as scratch resistance, anti-UV and thinner lenses are important to you, our code also gets you 40% off the silver, gold and platinum packages, including the new 'Kodak' lenses.
2. Use our code to get £44 off AND free delivery. After adding your second pair of glasses to your basket, you can either enter your prescription then and there or opt to send it later.
Then use the code MSEAPRIL (if it's not already applied) at the checkout by 11.59pm on Thursday 13 April to get an extra £44 off ANY glasses where the frames cost £69+, and free delivery (normally £4.95).
Combining these offers can get you two pairs of glasses from just £25 delivered. What's more, the second pair doesn't have to be the same prescription as the first, so you could get one for yourself and one for someone else. Though do note this deal won't work on very strong prescriptions – see 'More info' below.
Different designers' frames are priced differently – on Thursday 30 March we saw:
- Two pairs for £25 (£69 each before the code) – Scout, Aspire
- Two pairs for £45 (£89 each before the code) – London Retro, Harrington, Perri Kiely x LR
- Two pairs for £55 (£99 each before the code) – Polaroid, Joules, MCQ, Puma, Levi's, Ben Sherman, Waterhaul, Mini, DKNY, Pepe Jeans, Le Coq Sportif, Cat, Tommy Jeans, Lipsy London, Champion
- Two pairs for £75 (£119 each before the code) – FinelightCheck out our cheap glasses page for other glasses deals. It might also be worth checking if you qualify for free glasses using NHS vouchers.
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