Clair Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Do you know or have you used Shopping4net?Their contact lenses prices are quite low when compared with other European internet suppliers I don't have a current prescription and don't want to wait 3 months for an appointment... I had my sight tested a few monhs ago as part of a medical, so no problems there...My sight is just fine with the lenses I use, but I am getting low on supplies and I would be interested in placing an order with them...Thank you in advance for any info you can offer on this Swedish company... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meg Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Clair,The OH has been using lensway for quite a few years, and has had no problems. I don't know how they compare. Swedish also i believe.http://www.lensway.co.uk/Louise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 What about 'Specsavers' ?My daughter has hers delivered to her address at Uni. She gets a 3months supply with the cleaning solution at the time. She's done so for at least 4 years and has had no problems... Perhaps because she had an appointment and prescription there in the first place..... I was very surprised to learn, a couple of weeks ago, that in France contact lenses are not allowed for sale over the internet. They have to be purchased from the optician at his surgery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eslier Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 I use http://www.visiondirect.com/ who are very efficient and very cheap. Even after paying postage from the US they are still about 60% cheaper than I used to pay in the UK. I have never been charged duty in France. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 I would never personally buy lenses from the USA, or any other foreign country, having had no end of trouble (when in Britain admittedly) with extra duty charges, non-delivery of paid-for items etc. Particularly when I found that I could get the same product, at a price within a few pence for a 3-month supply, from a high-street optician in France. I have also read stories of inferior pirated goods being offered by cheap suppliers, and my eyes are too precious to me to take that risk. So now I use Specsavers, get the check ups done (no charge and quick service) and pick up the lenses when in Britain. I suppose those who travel fewer times than I do might not be able to do that, but it works for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted October 17, 2006 Author Share Posted October 17, 2006 Thank you very much for all your comments.As pointed out above, you cannot get lenses without a prescription in France. As an appointment would take at least 3 months, that's out, and to be honest, I don't need to see an optician anyway...I do not travel to the UK, so no Specsavers option either.Thank you for the lensway and visiondirect links, but I prefer to pay in Euros as my French bank charges for non-Euros purchases...For general information, these are the ones I've compared with (exact same lense used for comparison):postoptics: I've used them in the past and I have had absolutely no problem, but they don't do Euros lenscatcher: more expensive than the Swedish site123optic: as aboveI have spoken to the Swedish supplier and they sound ... sound!Order now placed, we'll see... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 [quote user="Clair"]Order now placed, we'll see... [/quote]I hope so!I'm an ex-lens user (15 years ago), now needing reading glasses etc. How do these one-use lenses compare to old lenses, what are the costs?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eslier Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 [quote user="Will "]I would never personally buy lenses from the USA, or any other foreign country, having had no end of trouble (when in Britain admittedly) with extra duty charges, non-delivery of paid-for items etc. Particularly when I found that I could get the same product, at a price within a few pence for a 3-month supply, from a high-street optician in France. I have also read stories of inferior pirated goods being offered by cheap suppliers, and my eyes are too precious to me to take that risk. So now I use Specsavers, get the check ups done (no charge and quick service) and pick up the lenses when in Britain. I suppose those who travel fewer times than I do might not be able to do that, but it works for me.[/quote]Yes Will, I had the same problem when I had lenses delivered to the UK. Had to go to the post office to pick up and pay a huge amount of duty. Here in France, however, they just arrive with postie and I've never had to pay anything. I buy monthly lenses for me and Focus Dailies for our son, both of which are the genuine article and a fraction of the cost at Vision Express in the UK. Delivery time is usually about 10-14 days after the order is placed. Focus Dailies are currently $36.95 for a 90 pack from visiondirect.com. I usualy buy six months supply at a time to keep postage costs to a minimum. Even after postage it works out to around 25€ (or£17) per month. From memory, the UK opticians charge something like £30-£35 for the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted October 17, 2006 Author Share Posted October 17, 2006 [quote]Order now placed, we'll see...I hope so![/quote]Ha ha ha !! [:D] very good!I've just paid the Swedish lot €44 (inc postage) for 6 pairs (=6 months) of CooperVision Frequency 55. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samdebretagne Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 I use visiondirect as well, and have never had any problems with customs or shipping. Without them, I'd be forced to wear my glasses all the time, because I can't afford French contacts (I have gas permeable lenses). The cheapest French quote I got was about 350€, while I paid 75€ total (shipping included) with visiondirect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lollie Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 HiHere in France I have just started using the progressive lens contact lenses, so no need to get my oh reading glasses out in a restaurant now! Check your mutuelle as mine pays out up to 285 euros per year for contact lenses which just about covers the monthly costs. You just need tomake sure everytime you leave the eye doctors you get another appt for a year ahead!!Lollie 44 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted October 21, 2006 Author Share Posted October 21, 2006 The Swedish supplier emailed me yesterday to tell me my order has been despatched.I'll update again once it's arrived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted October 24, 2006 Author Share Posted October 24, 2006 Ordered from shopping4net Tues 17/10Posted Fri 20/10Arrived today Tues 24/10I'll use them again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berlioz Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Clair: I only just saw this thread but I ordered from them too (after a totally fouled up lens.com order) and they arrived in two days, excellent service and I will use them again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icmenuiserie Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 May try them, but have used optics direct before and they were fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubble Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 Is anyone still using any of these companies ? Shopping4net prices seem excellent ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted September 20, 2009 Author Share Posted September 20, 2009 This is a very old thread and prices have almost certainly changed by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubble Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 Have checked their latest prices and they are still competitive. This is why I asked if anyone had used them recently. Just wanted to check if they were still trustworthy ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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