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Vision Express Reviews

3.0 Rating 619 Reviews
49 %
of reviewers recommend Vision Express
3.0
Based on 619 reviews
Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods
Courier, Own Driver
Average Delivery Time
Over A Month
On-time Delivery
Greater than 37%
Accurate And Undamaged Orders
Greater than 73%
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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Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
Made appointment then called us to arrive earlier than our original appointment. Nobody there to greet or talk to us about our appointment. Waited over half an hour and no one came. Left after that and never coming back. Staff looked miserable and acted annoyed upon seeing us.
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Posted 1 year ago
Had a parcel delivered today from them and when I opened it they had sent me some leads for something instead of my prescription varifocal reactolite glasses which aren’t cheap. Rang store told can’t do anything till tomorrow as the managers not in. The branch I have used over the last few years for my eye tests has been the one in Northgate Street Chester. Not happy as I spent over £600 on two pairs of glasses. Unless they compensate me I will not be going back due to poor service and unhelpful member of staff dealing with my problem. Also they addressed me as a Mrs when I’m single.
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Posted 1 year ago
Dear Mr Onur Köksal, I am client of vision express Swiss Cottage branch. I am finalising the contact lenses process of trials. I was very happy with Priya the optometrist and Ash sales assistant and wrote a brilliant google review accordingly. They are also well aware that I am a cancer patient. Unfortunately on Saturday 20th Jan I went to the branch and the front desk lady couldn’t find my appointment in the computer , I showed her the email confirmation and text confirmation and took me to another computer to check. A colleague came to assist and eventually I was told I had to wait as they couldn’t find me but the will fit me in between appointments. Unfortunately some of the undesirable side effects of cancer treatments is incontinence, bladder and bowel problems. After a while waiting I felt in real need of a toilet and asked to please let me use the toilet explaining that I am a cancer patient and I was really desperate, I was told NO by not one but 3 of your employees. Two said said the toilets are for the staff and not for public use, I implored to make an exception taking into account my disability and I was refused and invited to walk out of the shop and visit a nearby McDonalds. By this time any sudden move felt very risky and I was getting increasingly stressed second by second, physically sick and humiliated by the refusal of your staff and by the fact that not one person from vision express staff was able to make an exception considering my condition. I find this inhuman, unkind, and shows that they were unable to take a decision to make an exception to their toilet company policy of staff only use. By then I was in tears, incredibly upset, I open the door to leave the premises but it was too late. I was already soiled . Then I gave a thought and came back into the shop and told them it was too late and the damage was already done, so I was going to have my appointment done as I wasn’t intending to come back to the shop again. I am writing to you to let you know that I find disgraceful the behaviour of your staff towards a client clearly in need, this tells you clearly the lack of empathy and absolute disregard towards a disabled ill person with cancer. I do understand they are not obliged to let clients use the toilet as staff only use is the company policy, however sometimes a little bit of kindness goes a long way when there is a person in need, they showed a lack of decision making as one of them ( I.e. shop manager could have make an exception). To clarify the appointment was at 9:30 am on a Saturday morning and the shop was not busy at all, in fact I think I was the only client left when I was about to leave. When I sat back on the chair the optometrist mentioned that she couldn’t carry out the test because of the tears on my eyes. I was given some tissues dried my eyes and continue with my appointment in such a state. Not very pleasant at all, left me feeling really low and disheartened about how this society has become so ill and selfish.
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Posted 1 year ago
I played order for progressive lens ay Viman Nagar outlet in Pune, India Horrible product they made. I cannot see except blur near and distance . They are refusing to listen to feedback and not refusing money. Telling me various process or approval, technical review, testing etc etc. Do i need to run behind these people to get refund ??? They are asking me wear that horrible product for week to test, what non sense is this , messing up with vision. Do not go to Vision express . They have horrible customer service .
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Posted 1 year ago
I brought my sun glasses from vision express pune in somewhere October 2022. I kept them in my collection but want to use them in summer because I was travelling that time. After 4-5 months i checked to use them but it's was cracked from 2 place. I brought that in almost 5000 I was surprised to see the quality I was not expecting this from big brand. I will never go to vision express.
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Posted 1 year ago
Now I remember why in 2020 I left Vision Express. Arrived on time for appointment but so far sitting in reception for 20 mins. Doesn't look like I'll be seen anytime soon. All the memories of previous poor service came flooding back. I decided to try again because I got a voucher / credit for an eye test. This isn't worth the excruciatingly bad service. I'm off. I'm not giving them a penny more of my money.
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Posted 1 year ago
Having to wait 5 weeks for an order, only to find out the order wasn't even put through! Then I waited another week till today when my lense finally arrived to find out its fir the wrong eye! Well done vision express manchester!
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Posted 1 year ago
Absolutely awful, even 1 star is too much. Reglazed my frames with the highest specification lenses from these guys that cost close to £300. Within 6 months, the scratch proof coating had come off. Went back to them and they said there’s nothing they can do about it as it's not within their 100-day guarantee. This company used to be good but is now awful. Hiked-up prices - do yourself a favour and get lenses online - Vision Express will try and tell you online lenses will be low quality, but they are far better than the rubbish these guys sell!
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Posted 1 year ago
My glasses weren’t correct, and my eyes had difficulty focusing. I went back to tell them. They checked the glasses against their prescription, and told me they were correct. I said my left eye struggled to focus, and their answer was to say if I could see with both eyes at once, then that was ok! Cost me over £400 for lenses only. Go forward a year, and got my eyes checked at Asda, and given new glasses. Had to go back as I felt eye strain after 2 weeks. Was thoroughly checked again and previous glasses reviewed, to be told the alignment on the vision express glasses was totally out… worst she has seen, and my eyes had been permanently altered/ damaged as a result.
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Posted 1 year ago
I arrived for my appointment with seconds to spare, this ws due to a traffic problem involving the police and a car chase....we all had to pull over and wait a while.....I really needed the toilet when I got there but they said no......so I had to go and find a toilet before I had my appointment making me even later.....so I was stressed....during the appointment I needed the toilet again...probably because I'd rushed it the first time and not properly emptied my bladder......at the final stage where I had to choose new specs I was unable to concentrate as I was getting desperate for the toilet.....the assistant told me to go over Starbucks...saying that's were she goes to the loo...I didn't go back to chose my new specs and I won't be going back either ....for goodness sake how can they refuse the use of the toilet....I was desperate....I've used that branch for 15 years.
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Posted 1 year ago
Very bad service. We ordered lenses for the child. A month and a half has passed and there is still no news.
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Posted 1 year ago
I bought a pair of Rayban branded frames, two years ago, with prescription lenses, cost about £400 plus. Had my eyes tested two weeks ago, but told no need to change glasses as my prescription had not changed. This week I broke the arm off one side, it just came apart at the join. Took them in and asked for a repair, but told that it was not possible, despite previously having been told that “We don’t offer repairs, you’ll have to buy a new pair of frames…” So, not very happy. I looked online and it seems a number of companies offer paid repaired for about £20. Vision express need to stop treating customers as a “ Revenue Stream” Very unhappy, and my wife and family won’t be buying our future glasses there.
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Posted 1 year ago
Mere paise abhi tak refund nahi hua, chor company
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Posted 1 year ago
Did not answer the phone for TWENTY FIVE MINUTES!!!
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Posted 1 year ago
What a horrible company! We had our eyes tests and I had my glasses done by them. The test was ok but getting the glasses was a nightmare. They tell you in person it'll take up to a week and that they'll send a message to let you know they're done. None of that happened and when you call them, they never pick up (at any time in the day). And when my partner managed to contact their Headoffice, spoke to someone called Paul who was very dismissive and didn't want to hear anything we had to say and then hang up the phone. And that was the Headoffice!! Shocking!! But I suppose that reflects the entire company. I regretted going to them and will avoid them in the future. My partner had the glasses done at Specsavers and has got them, while two weeks now and I'm still waiting.
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Posted 1 year ago
This is the second time I have had the most horrible experience as a customer. in 2021 I came for first time to change my glasses and I got sold varifocal glasses, nearly 3 times more expensive that the standard glasses £315.50, and it was using my own frames. After 2-3 weeks I returned asking to change it as the varifocal make my vision tired as there is not focus on the both sides' vision. Now this Saturday 2nd september 2023 I came for test and glasses change again. There was a young lady that wasted my time for 3 hours as she forgot the password in the system, then changed the prices of the chosen frames twice she changed the price (writing with a pen) from £85 to £99 on the product’s tag, at the end I have accepted to go with one frame for £85 and the second one for £99. As she had problems in the system and could not complete my credit pass, then I accept to pay all the money for the first frame and eye test and the lady said that the price of the frame is £99. Off course I paid just the test and left the place. Very disappointed as Vision Express do not care about the client.
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Posted 1 year ago
Dishonest and arrogant staff. I had an appointment of contact lenses on 10/08/2023 at 2:45 PM at Canary Wharf. When I booked the appointment, it said contact lens free assessment and trial. But doctor asked me to pay 35 pounds for an appointment and additionally the contact lens charge of what I buy. When I told him, while booking the appointment, it said free trial, he became rude and said we are not working for charity. When I told him I need to buy a particular contact lens, he said we have to place an order for the same and you have to book an appointment again where you will try the lens by paying 35 pounds and pay lens cost which you will buy. While leaving when I asked them where I can provide feedback, person at the reception asked for an email address and said sometimes link to provide feedback may not come. As they knew they were fooling around and trying to make money which they can put into their pocket, hence, they were anxious about the feedback.
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Posted 2 years ago
Enfield town branch. I mentionrd that the vision was poor on the day that I picked up my glasses and was persuaded to persevere. Later noticed that the vision was very poor in left eye so went back to shop. Was informed by optician that this was because my cataract had suddenly worsened since my test and I would have to live with the problem. Went home and checked against my old pair to discover that I saw well out of the old glasses. Went back and got a refund
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Posted 2 years ago
Shockingly dishonest arrogant and greedy company. Showed me a hologram and tried to sell me expensive coatings at the till. The coatings didn't work. This company and the buchanan galleries branch are a joke. Asda do 5 coatings for free and charge considerably less.
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Posted 2 years ago
I had a not-so-great experience recently that I wanted to share. My family has been going there for over two years, but this time was quite disappointing. We arrived 10 minutes late to our appointment due to unexpected traffic. Despite our efforts to rush to the shop, the optician, Mr. Aneeq Sawar, refused to do the eye check for us and didn’t care our situation but just focused on ready his stuff for leaving earlier as we were the last appointment of the day. 😔 I filed a complaint and provided the requested details, but it's been over a week with no response. 😒 The rescheduled appointment didn't go any smoother. I received conflicting information about payment for my kids' eye check, and the staff seemed disorganized and inability to provide consistent information. 🤔 I'm really bummed that our loyalty hasn't been valued. It's a shame they didn't take my complaints seriously. 😞 Honestly, I wouldn't recommend Vision Express based on this experience. Customer service needs a big improvement! I'll be looking elsewhere for eye care from now on. 🤷‍♀️
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Posted 2 years ago
Vision Express is rated 3.0 based on 619 reviews