Mad About Specs Reviews 791

TrustScore 4 out of 5

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Frame orderd on Jan 28th, paid the same day, However until today Not received a Frame.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This is the second time I’ve purchased glasses from Mad About Specs and wouldn’t go anywhere else. Two pairs of glasses on each order as I just couldn’t decide what ones where my favourite but they ar... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My repeat purchase was easily completed. The instructions were clear and straight forward to follow, after which I could track and monitor the progress of completing the order. Glasses arrived i... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good online experience, prompt delivery of glasses to try at home and helpful feedback from staff via email. Although the glasses took slightly longer than expected to arrive I don't think I've ever... See more

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Explore in our selection of glasses. We set fair prices on frames and lenses. Don't pay more if you should be paying less.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

best online glasses service

Ordered from here twice now and the customer service has always been spot on, will answer any questions you have fairly quickly. Love the glasses that came super sturdy and the process was super easy and quick. Would definitely recommend mad about specs to anyone! Also love the fact they do a free home trial so you can try on the specs before buying them!

August 5, 2021
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The whole process was so easy with a…

The whole process was so easy with a very quick turnaround on my order. Being able to try some options at home was great and the price for my glasses was very affordable. I would use this company again.

August 4, 2021
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

The free home trial is really quick and…

The free home trial is really quick and easy to use.
I bought frames which took just over three weeks to arrive, and the tracking info didn't update during this time. The timeframe in their delivery info could therefore be updated - but the frames and lenses are great, so I'm happy.

August 2, 2021
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I was unhappy that when I submitted my…

I was unhappy that when I submitted my spectacle prescription the question wasn't asked, would I prefer to have one pair of spectacle with the requirements. Also I had no updates in the first place when spectacle would be ready and again yesterday I sent email for update for returned spectacle once work was done.

July 30, 2021
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Reply from Mad About Specs

Dear Winsome,

We are so sorry to hear that you have had some concerns.
When you placed your order, you selected single vision, (and not sure).
You did not select Bifocals or varifocals.
We did email you to ask if you would like them for Near vision or Distance vision. You told us to go ahead and make Near Vision glasses. Which we made and sent to you.

You then realised that these were not what you wanted. That it was in actual fact varifocals you wanted. Some customers have separate near and distance glasses. Some have Bifocals and others, varifocals. It is not uncommon for customers to purchase single vision Near vision glasses. Even if they have a seperate distance prescription.

Once you realised you wanted varifocals, we were happy to change the lenses for you. We didn't charge anything extra such as lab/labour cost apart from the price relavent to the varifocls.

We will always do all that we can to help our customers/patients rectify any mistakes in ordres or if anything needs redoing.
If we are wrong, then we won't shy away from accepting this too.
We constantly work to improve and do better than the day before.

We are here to help and thank you for your custom.
I hope this helps. If you need any further help, please do reach out. We're here to help.

Wishing you a very good rest of the night, and a very lovely weekend.
:)

With Kindest Regards,
Ravi
Optometrist/Eye Specialist
Mad About Specs Team




Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Happy customer

Order took a while to come because the lenses failed quality. But that's Ok I'd rather they were late than incorrect.

Love the glasses. Second pair from mad about specs. Thanks alot.

July 30, 2021
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing glasses!

Amazing glasses!! But the service was above and beyond amazing. After an unfortunate accident, my glasses broke and after corresponding online (in which they were also amazingly helpful), I sent them back. They put the lenses in new frames without any extra cost and got them back the next day!! I cannot praise them enough- will definitely use again

July 26, 2021
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The glasses received took slightly…

The glasses received took slightly longer than expected however the results are terrific. So pleased with my choices and the prescription is spot on

Hinges are a little stiff but overall the quality and presentation is superb

Very very good value

July 22, 2021
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very pleased - would definitely recommend

Overall, despite a few minor hitches I'm very pleased with this company and wouldn't hesitate to recommend them.

A good selection of specs at reasonable prices and the only online optician I could find who accept NHS vouchers (GOS3) as payment or part payment.

The minor problems were a slight delay in the glasses making process. I was kept up to date, they didn't just leave me hanging so definitely not a reason to drop a star.

The only other hitch was that the refund for the NHS voucher took a bit longer than expected but again, the communication was excellent and they were always quick to reply to my messages and after a couple of weeks the refund was issued so I'm happy....quite possible NHS bureaucracy was to blame for the delay.

Special thanks to Nuno who replied to most of my messages, he displayed patience, politeness and professionalism in the face of my bombardment of queries and questions and was always very quick with his responses.

One improvement I would suggest is the ability to 'virtually' try on the glasses, a service that some other online opticians offer....although I could have opted for a free home trial of the frames, I just don't have the patience for all that.

July 14, 2021
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing service!

I received my glasses and unfortunately the prescription wasn't quite right in them as my eyes had changed. Mad About Specs were amazing at dealing with this! They asked me to get my eyes retested then I sent the glasses back with the new prescription and they sent me a new pair with the right prescription for free! The optician that helped me, Ravi, was so kind and helpful and the turnaround for the new glasses was so quick. I would whole heartedly recommend this company to everyone!

July 8, 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Really love this company

Really love this company. Ordered some made to order glasses which I decided didn’t suit me, this is after having THREE free trials.

Gaizka was super helpful and nice about the whole situation, he sorted the whole thing out so I had glasses I was happy with for no extra cost.

July 4, 2021
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Almost perfect.

Have bought my glasses on-line for many years now and the price, quality and website of this company were very good. The only downside was the time before I received my order.

July 4, 2021
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Company, excellent service and products

Can't speak more highly of this company. I was a little concerned about something as important as purchasing glasses online, but needn't have been! The team was more than helpful all the way through the buying process, promptly and patiently answering all my questions. When I finally received my order, although the glasses were perfect, I was even given the chance to choose and change the frame (I had bought a frame with random multi colour patterning) Result - 'One Happy Bunny!' Thank you 'Mad About Specs' Have recommended you to people I know and on more than one occasion already!

July 3, 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing standard of service!

Amazed by the standard of service from this company!

I reported a warranty issue with my glasses on Friday, sent them back the same day and had new lenses fitted the Saturday, and posted back to me the same day!

Really helpful and friendly staff who will go out of their way to help, Nuno was great and went out of his way to make sure I wasn’t without my specs for any longer than needed.

Very happy customer, well done :)

July 2, 2021
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