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Vision Express Reviews

3.0 Rating 633 Reviews
48 %
of reviewers recommend Vision Express
3.0
Based on 633 reviews
Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods
Courier, Own Driver, Postal Service
Average Delivery Time
Over 7 Days
On-time Delivery
Greater than 33%
Accurate And Undamaged Orders
Greater than 75%
Customer Service
Communication Channels
Telephone, Email, Live Chat
Queries Resolved In
Under An Hour
Customer Service
3.1 out of 5
Returns & Refunds
Refunds Process
Difficult
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Vision Express 1 star review on 12th March 2024
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Vision Express 1 star review on 12th March 2024
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Vision Express 1 star review on 11th November 2022
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Vision Express 1 star review on 19th January 2022
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Vision Express 1 star review on 26th November 2021
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Vision Express 1 star review on 3rd August 2020
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Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
Very rude store manager. When I asked for refund, she asked me to bring my husband, which I had just divorced, and if I had ever paid tax in UK. Eventually, she threatened me that she would call security. I was alone in the store surrounded by several staff members, accused of fraudulent. After a couple of months, vision express finally paid back refund but no apology from them. They are racists and if you dare to step into their store, you'd better be prepared for the worst customer experience.
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Posted 6 years ago
v poor, rude and insulting service by reception staff. Have left in tears. Also spent years on Vision plan just to find out i received less than half the lenses i paid for! Changed my prescription between 2 strengths repeaedly to force me to spend money on new glasses every time, telling me i was losing my sight! I was terrified and it was a lie!!!!
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Posted 6 years ago
I bought a pair of very expensive (315 £) lenses and they fitted them to my brand new frame. After using them approximately a year l noticed symmetrical scratches on the lenses. Assessing them l realised the cause of the scratches were the arms of the frame. I returned the glasses to the Colchester store on Sunday. The staff told me to pop in on Monday to talk with the store manager. I went there but they kept me waiting. After repeating my request twice l could see the store manager. He didn't accept the responsibility blaming me to give them unsuitable frame. I said l am not a specialist you're the specialist. Why didn't you assess this frame? Why did you fit the lenses to this frame? If it wasn't right frame you shouldn't have fitted them to this frame. He kept refusing their responsibility. As a last chance l said l will tell everyone that you're not accepting your failure and responsibility. He pushed me out of the store. I left the store and he followed me outside and tried to push me away from the neighbourhood of the shop. I said l am in a public space you don't have right to push me away. He started to stand just next to me in a threatening manner. The distance was only 20 cm between us. On top of this he started to accuse me of threatening him. I said no. You're threatening me by standing next to me very close. After a while he went back to the shop and l walked down street. It was an awful experience. I will never buy something from vision express.
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Posted 6 years ago
Grrrr!. Been trying to get through to 2 branches for over an hour - no answer. When someone answered I was immediately put on hold and never spoken to again! Although employee in shop was helpful, service was very slow-kept waiting for a long time. Glasses now being sent from one store to my local store -due 5 days ago, still not arrived. Employee due to ring me back yesterday to say what's happened -again nothing. Appalling service. Eyes are aching and really need specs. Go elsewhere!
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Posted 6 years ago
Test and products are fine. Staff competence, appalling. Set a standing order for contacts, have now tried to cancel it 3 times and still I'm getting billed. Offered a refund, go into the 'local' store, 2hr drive away, or get a cheque in the mail. Opted for the cheque, over a month later and still no sign of it. And now I have had to get my bank to step in and do a change back because they have charged me yet again. Total incompetence. I hope anyone thinking of using them sees all the horrendous reviews, I wish I had. Unacceptable.
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Posted 6 years ago
Test and products are fine. Staff competence, appalling. Set a standing order for contacts, have now tried to cancel it 3 times and still I'm getting billed. Offered a refund, go into the 'local' store, 2hr drive away, or get a cheque in the mail. Opted for the cheque, over a month later and still no sign of it. And now I have had to get my bank to step in and do a change back because they have charged me yet again. Total incompetence. I hope anyone thinking of using them sees all the horrendous reviews, I wish I had. Unacceptable.
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Posted 6 years ago
initially, seemed to go wel brought in my own glasses left them paid extra for vari focals and reacto light lenses thin lense package about £175 in total, 2 weeks later no glasses there had been an issue st the factory, another week later a few days more should be in saturday, go into the shop on saturday to find the wrong orescrition fitted to my glasses no reacto light lenses and then accussed of not asking for that type if lense. Asked for a full refund given one within an hour. Used to be a good business No more.
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Posted 6 years ago
Inexperience staff*..... three different information given from three different staff* ie: " If you have your glass reglazed and your flame get damage....You will not be able to have it replaced..and..that is the risk of having your glass reglazed "....then...told by different staff that yes, I will have it replaced the value of amount paid ....then two different prices told by two different staff....yet..somehow they manage to make me feel stupid for their incompetent. Were going to have the second pair done..but..decided to do business somewhere else... No thank to Vision express*
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Posted 6 years ago
After waiting the usual 7to10 plus days after eye test and like me order 2 pair discount reading and distance specs so after a couple of weeks I went to VandE Tesco store to pick up specs but on arrival only distance specs were in. So was told maybe a week readers will be in,but after another week I was told frame was broken during manufacturing so could be another week. But over 3weeks with new distance specs whilst cleaning with free cloth supplied with case I felt movement like the lens was going to pop out. So this week visit again to question what was going on with my reading glasses and was told still not ready,,, So refund total was granted. Will not ever use this company again...
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Posted 6 years ago
Ordered my glasses 1/10/19 everything okay today went to pick them up assistant took them and cleaned when I put them on noticed that I could see something in my eyeline thought it was a mark but it was the the bridging piece that was intruding into my vision the assistant basically said was my eyes she wasn't bothered I wanted them thinned was shown how thin they would be but they are so thick I don't think they have been done, assistant said to pick new glasses only ones were half framed mens asked for ladies like this told no don't do them, So annoyed by treatment given refund was asked to sign a form but not to fill in anything else as she woukd do it on reason I ticked other box. Not impressed by this, I went to two other opticians who said I should not have rimless with my prescription. But your optician said it's okay. On arriving home I called your on complaints line who not only took ages to ask questions he also put me on hold for 20 minutes I hung up, He did call back and said I got what I ordered I disagree. He said as I wasn't happy with the Store he would forward onto manger and area manger I asked if area manager would phone me he said no as he couldn't talk to me because of data protection how stupid, so no I do not like yoUr company,
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Posted 6 years ago
Truly awful. Unqualified untrained sales staff. No clue how to properly fit glasses. Very pushy, no interest in customer needs, just final price. Poor quality glasses the colour chipping off after 1 week, screw falls out repeatedly. Overpriced rubbish.
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Posted 6 years ago
Absolutely useless. Poor customer service, can’t action basic administrative task. Never pick up there phones. Do these people know the are eye DOCTORS, errors are serious. If you want professionalism, go to specsavers
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Posted 6 years ago
So little customer care. Over the last twelve months I have chased up my hospital referral and they never get back to me. They messed up my booking for my eye test. Left me waiting forever & I wasn’t seen. Now telling me that my second pair of lenses may not be able to be fitted in my existing glasses. Note this is after they were checked and paid for two weeks ago. Too many issues!
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Posted 6 years ago
Ordered two sets of glasses (Meadowhall Store): quoted 7 -10 days for collection. After 10 days called store - told not ready for collection. After 14 days called store - told not ready for collection. After 17 days called store - rudely told not ready for collection. Appalled by my treatment I asked to speak to the store Manager - told they were on holiday. Asked to speak to Manager's deputy - told not available. Asked to speak to anyone in charge - told no one was in charge. Asked for Vision Express customer service number. Told they didn't know it. I googled it and complained to Customer Service. Eventually told it would be three weeks before my glasses were ready. Complained to CEO about rude service. Won't be going to this firm again.
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Posted 6 years ago
Purchased two pairs of reading glasses from the Cleveleys store 20 months ago. I was informed due to the amount I was paying the eye test would be free. This did not stop them trying to charge me for same at the time of payment. I found the quality of the glasses very poor and have not lasted, this despite them only being used in the home for reading. I was hoping they would certainly last until bi-annual eye test. I took the second pair to the store yesterday as the frame had fractured and was informed it would cost me approximately £20.00 for repair and this may only be a temporary solution. First and last time I use Vision express.
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Posted 6 years ago
I bought myself and my mrs sunglasses from Stratford Westfield spend over £300 and the sunglasses was not that great condition. They said they can order new one for me it will take 2-3 weeks and they order I got the text from VISIO EXPESS says my sunglasses is ready to collect I went to collect ( drive more then 40 miles) sunglasses was wrong I told them that I can’t comeback again just for sunglasses and they said they can post it for me. I will get by 1/7 but today is 19/7 never got nothing. Try to call the store never answer try customer service they said they will get back to me but till today I spoke customer service 8 times ( not same day) every time I call customer service tell me that they will gat back to me but still nothing not even my money. Feel like I got robbed from vision express I won’t ever go back to vision express at all I won’t even think them
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Posted 6 years ago
Vision Express Brent Cross used to be a good store hence why I gave it 1 stars. now I would give it nothing if I could. the staff now do not care about the customers. I walked into the store today. Stood in front of the 'Welcome Desk' had the staff ignore me for a good 10-15 minutes even though several members of staff had come to the desk. I was eventually served. I had previously bought a pair of ray-ban sunglasses from them. I asked to have new lenses places into the glasses and the current ones that I own are peeling and flaking. I asked the member of staff the cost of replacement lenses (the member of staff did not look at the screen) and was told instantly that the cost of the lenses were three times the cost of the glasses at full price on the Ray-Ban website. I also went to Ben Mirkin in Brent Cross and was told the replacement lenses including fitting would cost me £70 Clearly the staff no longer care about there customers. I will no longer recommend vision express.
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Posted 6 years ago
I paid over £100 for 2 pairs of glasses, 1 DVB and the other Calvin Clein Jeans from the Leicester Store in Tesco at the Beaumont Leys shopping center. My husband also paid for 2 pairs of glasses on the same day. We were told it would take around a week at the beginning of March 2019, we received the text on 25th March to tell us they were ready but by this time we were out of the country on holiday without any new glasses. When we did collect them they did not have the cases to go with the glasses and gave me Ralph Lauren cases instead. Does this now mean that some poor sucker will purchase Ralph Lauren glasses and have no cases? I complained to customer services who in all fairness took action and had the store correct the error. However, the store sent me 2 replacement cases without packaging and lens cleaners, one of the cases had 2 scratches on. The stores service is below par, when you pay for new in mint condition products you expect just that. Not only did they send me what looks like none new cases they put them in a carrier bag they give you when you get glasses in store and sellotaped it and put it in the post, how unprofessional. Appalling, vision express need to correct the actions and service of this particular store asap. It is giving them a bad name and as it is in a Tesco score it is reflecting on them also. I have contacted their customer services again today and will be posting the outcome on here too.
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Posted 6 years ago
i ordered my sons glasses 2 weeks ago and paid for them at the same time was told it takes up to 10 working days for them to come to store and they would phone me when they came in I told them its urgent as his glasses are completely broken beyond repair and he cannot see anything without them .I phoned the store on Friday 12 april was told they would be here today 17th april so just phoned them now to be told they haven't come in so they phoned labs who make there glasses to be told that the lenses wasn't any good and they knew this 3 days ago but didn't bother to let the store or anyone know so now they are saying another week if the next lenses are ok I thought VISION EXPRESS ment fast not waiting weeks once I receive these glasses my son urgently needs I will not use vision express again and will not recommend them to anyone I am due for my eyes testing and new glasses but will not be using vision express ever again when I spoke to store manager adam Blackburn he apologised but he could not give me the labs phone number so I could complain to them direct as I think its disgusting that the labs have not informed the store about this so maybe vision express need to sort there supplier out
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Posted 6 years ago
Been bullied and discriminated by the optician Ayesha Suleman, and when complaining to the manager Donna McMahon,from Leicester,I was fired.Very discriminating and humiliating .They wanna keeping in the family,if you’re not English, and you are immigrant ,they fire you!!Very bad service with customers too,Very unprofessional,stay away
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Posted 6 years ago
Vision Express is rated 3.0 based on 633 reviews