Eye (and contacts) test cost?

[Matt..]

Am i wrong in thinking £75 for an eye test, and contacts test, is somewhat extortionate? or is that the going rate?

[deadmau5]

http://www.visionexpress.com/offers/

[soad]

Matt.. said:

Am i wrong in thinking £75 for an eye test, and contacts test, is somewhat extortionate? or is that the going rate?

Depends where you go, I assume.
And no, I haven't paid anywhere even close to that amount

[Matt..]

This was by phoning Vision Express.

[Andy_sx]

Seems rather steep to me.

My eye test at Tesco was 15 pound, then you have your trial with contacts, see if you get on with using them and what works best (this was free for me with Tesco, may be the same elsewhere, but I haven't been elsewhere...)
Then my contacts are 50 for 3 months supply with 2 weekly ones

[NoVetec]

Specsavers always seem to have a deal on for contact lenses, along with free trials. I haven't had an eye-test for nearly 4 years but they used to be about £25. IIRC actually it could've been that price if you get glasses with it as well...

[sjg]

That rather depends on what value you put on 30 minutes or so of time with a well-educated and trained professional, in a room full of expensive equipment, in a high-street location that costs thousands of pounds a month to rent.

[Blakeatron]

I pay £25 a month for throw away contacts (30 pairs every 4 weeks) and get free eye tests and contact fit tests yearly. Also got a 50% off glasses voucher. The wife gets her Boots points too

[Williams99]

I payed £10 for an eye test, and scheduled in a free contacts trial but I had to book a morning off work for it. I turned up all excited about trying my contacts only to be told that due to my prescription they would need to be ordered in, exactly what I was told when I arranged the trial. They said to pop in in about two weeks time. I told them to ps off.

[mcflurry]

Boots (D&A) charge £20, or a fiver with a common voucher (on their bags) for a standard eye test

[dutchgray]

Mine costs £20 something, but the NHS pays for it as I'm past their limit.

[Rooster]

£26.50

[axgizmo]

Free glasses test through work as I work in a computer for 8 hours a day, get £75 toward glassed but have to pay for contacts all by myself, think eyetest is about £25 with Specsavers

[Pothole]

axgizmo said:

Free glasses test through work as I work in a computer for 8 hours a day, get £75 toward glassed but have to pay for contacts all by myself, think eyetest is about £25 with Specsavers

Are you a nanoperson?

[GroundEffect]

Freeeee for us

[croyde]

My local opticians would charge contacts and glasses tests separately so if you have both at the same time it would come to around £55.

I have used Specsavers but using the little local place has paid dividends in the amount of time they have fixed or replaced glasses, specifically the kids ones, time and time again and for free as well as spending a long time on the check ups and being happy to go through all the options and trials.

[TPA]

Matt.. said:

Am i wrong in thinking £75 for an eye test, and contacts test, is somewhat extortionate? or is that the going rate?

Should be at least £300 for approx an hours work.

[fatpasty]

I used to use VE. Pay on their monthy direct debit scheme for my contacts. But over the months I had built up a collection so I cancelled that. I get free eye test from work due to using a computer all day. Also I find it is cheaper to buy contacts off the web than it is through an optitions.

[Snoop Bagg]

I think I pay £75 for two weekly disposables, every three quarter. I get free eye sight tests, health checks and £75 off glasses.

[TPA]

Believe Costco are cheap for Contact Lenses.

Go to one of the chains and ask about a free contact lens trial then at the end ask for your specification to use online bish bosh