I was told, in my weekly meeting with my line manager, about a new feature on the Specsavers website. Thought I’d share…
It allows you to try on frames virtually, from the comfort of your own home which is a great idea. A customer at work today even said, that it being her first pair of glasses, she felt embarrassed trying on frames in the store with other people around so she’d try them online and come back in.
You can actually order and pay for the glasses on the website too, then you come into the store to complete the order and arrange for collection. So this is Specsavers taking on the online-only retailers of glasses.
First: upload a photo of yourself (or use the stock images). Here’s a really bad one of me I just took on my phone. Still in my uniform look…
Second: select the centres of your pupils in the photo.
Finally: try frames on by clicking the “Try” button. You can adjust where the frame is on the picture till it looks right. You can also add the frames to a list to compare them.
Here’s one of me wearing the £125 Osiris 605 frame. You can switch between different colours, but this frame only comes in black. My actual frames are way cooler than these, but they’re not on the website and we don’t have any in stock at the moment either, so there…
And you even get a copy to print out with all the frame details on it to bring into store so we can make them up for you. Shove that D&A! 
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- ^ One of our managers is leaving to start his own store in Aus.. Lucky git!
OMG, that’s hilarious and absolutely fantastic
Hey.
Well done on the updates, they are all making me laugh lots.
I have a question:
Why does the Specsavers website make you age about 10 years, you look over 30 in it… Or maybe i just haven’t seen you in a while… oops!
Cool, but been available on Glasses Direct for at least 18months. And they’re cheaper than Specsavers!
http://www.glassesdirect.co.uk
@Richard: haha, it’s just a shit photo.. blame the camera if anything.
@Graeme Hilton: If you prefer to use average PD measurements, which according to GlassesDirect “can cause discomfort or strain”, go ahead.. Hm, the maximum prescription they deal with is +/- 8 sphere, and only +/- 4 cyl? That’s not very high. Their varifocals clock in at £95, our cheapest standard range is £59. Doesn’t look like they even do reaction lenses either.. I’ve heard back from people who have shopped online and they’ve not been at all happy with the service they received.
This is excellent. Now I don’t even have to get off my ass to get new glasses.
Didn’t think ANYONE (in UK) did cheaper glasses than Specsavers.. Definitely not as good service. The only thing I have problems with at Specsavers is they don’t make/stock Protein Removal Tablets for Gas Permeable contact lens……have to go to D&A for them.
Specsavers are the market leaders for several good reasons. They are unsurpassed in their continued committment to value, style, choice and above all professionalism and excellent customer service.