Where to buy spectacles for kids?

[nansk]

Charityst021:

Thank for your posting, this post is very helpful for us , again I give you special thanks for post .

Not sure whom you are thanking and why. I found your post was lifted straight from http://www.allaboutvision.com/buysmart/kidseyewear.htm. If that is not your web site, your post amounts to plaigarism.

[hquek]

I think it’s best to find something convenient and close by. I usually bring my kids to a trusted optician but then things happen (they fight and specs get bent out of shape); and then I end up at an optician closest to my place and where it’s easy to get emergency help. I bought frames from this optician before and thus they kinda know our faces (plus the fact we keep going back for help).


Am mulling in fact if I should change my kids’ de facto optician to this nearby one in view of the FREE help they had rendered (push the out of shape back, replaced some broken bits). Never a black face, and they don’t charge (like replacing the nose bits).

[nansk]

hquek:

..they don't charge (like replacing the nose bits).

Really?! For my own spectacles, an optician in Raffles Place charged $5 to change the nose pads.

[hquek]

Yes, for real. One particular brand we like, Swiss flex, I will need to bring the broken parts so they can exchange for free. If it’s lost, I will have to pay. That one is very light but very fragile - I went there not less than 5 times in 1.5 years.


But if other brands, and can use generic type, they don’t charge. once my kids played until the nose pad metal was very bent; somehow they managed to bring it back to shape. As mentioned, we’re famous in that shop already. Although i still dunno the staffs’ name (my bad).

[nansk]

Well, if you remember the shop name, please do share it.

[hquek]

If you had frequented a shop before, more likely they will extend a helping hand (for free). I will pm you for reference. But still, go for the one that is convenient for you.


I’m not sure if you have more than 1 kid and kids do spoil their specs very fast. and being able to reach there in a jiffy will help in such emergencies.

[nansk]

hquek:

If you had frequented a shop before, more likely they will extend a helping hand (for free). I will pm you for reference. But still, go for the one that is convenient for you.


I'm not sure if you have more than 1 kid and kids do spoil their specs very fast. and being able to reach there in a jiffy will help in such emergencies.

Thanks for the info! We have only 1 kid and this is the first time she's been diagnosed with myopia. My dh and I got our specs done at a nice place in Orchard Rd but, their options are expensive. And, like you said, we are afraid she may not be careful with her specs.

[auntiexxx]

I agree with hquek about going to one that is nearby and convenient for you and your family. Very good for emergencies! Like hquek’s case, the optical shop that my whole family goes to provides "free" service like adjusting a pair of specs that’s gone out of shape, tightening a screw or replacing one, changing nose pads etc and besides, all our records are there, very convenient.

[timtamfan]

nansk:

My 8yo dd needs specs. Please recommend shops you had a good experience at, W.r.t. price, quality and customer service. Thank you.

I believe many forumners have already mentioned to look for someone convenient. It really makes sense because you will probably be visiting them every half year for regular checks. We go to Optical 88 and often use their housebrand products. My kids are age 9 and 12 and have been wearing glasses for several years already (both starting around K2-P1).

[ngl2010]

We have been to many shops and all of them provide free services like auntiexxx said. This is the first time I heard that it cost $5 to change the nose pads. :yikes: Maybe it is because Raffles Place...