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Vision Express Reviews

3.1 Rating 610 Reviews
49 %
of reviewers recommend Vision Express
3.1
Based on 610 reviews
Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods
Courier, Own Driver, Postal Service
Average Delivery Time
Over 7 Days
On-time Delivery
Greater than 38%
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 5 years ago
Excellent service from Elan and his team, well done.
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Posted 5 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 5 years ago
Dina at vision express in Colchester was amazing!!! I was absolutely terrified of the thought of contact lenses and touching my eyes. she was so so so patient and I wouldn't have been able to do it without her. she is an asset to the store.
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Posted 5 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 5 years ago
Vision express have been charging me £40 a pack for 10 freshlook one-day lenses. Everyone else I’ve found charge between £7.99 and £15.99 . This is outrageous. I’ve been a customer for 17 years and didn’t realise I was being ripped off so hugely .
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Posted 5 years ago
Staff are really understanding and helpful, isha is so nice at the silverburn store ,couldn't do any more for you,would highly recommend this store
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Posted 5 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 5 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 5 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 5 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 5 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 5 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 5 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 5 years ago
I had a refreshing professional experience from Curtis who booked me for eye test to Halima the optometrist and Kisty who did final tests. They did not charge me for eye test being diabetic and advised I did not need to change my lenses. Last year I was corralled and forced to buy glasses by Boots and they still charged me test with proof of being diabetic. I have gone on Sunday and the experience was amazing. My wife has decided to go for an eye test with Vision Express after putting off the idea for a while. I rate them 10 out of 10 A.
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Posted 5 years ago
I had appt with Vision Express Tesco Lincoln within the last 6 weeks. I found the experience below par leaving much to be desired at all points of delivery. The optometrist seemed disinterested and the appointment was hurried. I was not given enough time between switching lenses to see which one gave optimum vision. I did ask if the lenses exchange could be repeated many times but the same speed ensued. It was as quick as this: "which one is better No. 1 or .. No. 2?" I was not given the time to concentrate on the lenses at all. I did receive a prescription. Because I lacked confidence in the prescription I made an appointment elsewhere in Lincoln to have my eyesight re-tested. There I was given the time to distinguish between lenses, asked about my health and medications, received insight into a medical condition and I received advice on how to maximise sight potential. The service delivered was comfortable, meaningful and customer orientated. I received the recommended lenses which are spot on.
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Posted 5 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 5 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 5 years ago
Vision Express in Lichfield has been my regular opticians for years. They have always been very friendly and proffessional, particularly the optometrist who has been there for about 19 years. I have just paid over £800 for my 2 pairs of existing glasses to be reglazed with varifocal lenses. I visited the store this week to collect both pairs and upon being seated at a desk was surprised to see literature advertising a half price offer on the very lenses that I was being fitted with that day. When I questioned this I was told that this was a new offer and could not be applied to me. I asked to speak with the manager but she was out. Whilst I appreciate that there needs to be a cut off date, I did feel that an adjustment might be made as I had not even taken the glasses off the premises and bearing in mind my longterm loyalty {and my husbands} at no little expense over the years. If they can afford to make this type of offer maybe they are charging us too much in the first place!!
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Posted 5 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 5 years ago
Vision Express is rated 3.1 based on 610 reviews