Getting your eyes checked, new glasses and especially laser eye surgery can be expensive, but there are ways to save money at Optical Express, 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:
Free Savings Calculator. Enter in your age and annual spend on glasses and/or contacts to see if you could save money with Optical Express.
Try haggling. We polled 1,400 MoneySavers to find out in which shops they had most success haggling. Although high street opticians didn't feature, it could be worth go. Find out more in our Haggle on the High Street guide.
Check out similar retailers, eg, Specsavers, Glasses Direct and SpeckyFourEyes. If you're not committed to buying from Optical Express, check out our deals from Specsavers, Glasses Direct and SpeckyFourEyes, where there may be a better offer.
Want more? Find out more shopping tricks in our Shopping Secrets guide.
Had a problem with Optical Express? There’s a free online tool you can use to complain – it helps draft, manage and if necessary escalate your complaint. It’s offered by a firm called Resolver, which we like so much we work with it to help people get complaints justice – you can use it to complain to Optical Express*.
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.
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