"jon" wrote in message ...

I have surveyed several on line suppliers of prescription spectacles and
found that most seem to use a similar web page arrangement and source the
ordered item from the US, although through a UK office. This web page
ordering system is very simple and is heavily biased to making a sale at
all costs. The short comings are that they only have a certain number of
frame fitting sizes and in order to get exactly what I want is impossible.

I ordered some £30 prescription rimless reading glasses which were quite
well made, but because I could not get a 16mm nose bridge my eye pupils
were not in the centre of the 50mm wide lenses.

The other problem is reviewing a chosen specification held in the 'Basket'
ready for purchase. I can't remember if I had decided on transition lenses
for the varifocals or not, but there no way to know. Opening the basket
just shows the PP logo.

Yesterday I took delivery of a pair of £6 specs from Selectspecs. Although
the £6 price includes single vision coated lenses, I opted for a set of
thinner lenses for an extra £5. The order took 9 calendar days from placing
the order to delivery. IMHO they are excellent. The only possible criticism
is that the frames and, in particular the arms, are quite delicate and are
unlikely to take much in the way of rough handling.

Given the quick turn round on the order, I'm certain that these were
assembled in the UK (no doubt from Chinese components)

Although Selectspecs can provide more complex lenses such as varifocals or
bifocals, I would probably still go to a local optician for these as from
past experience these can be problematic if not 100% right.