Discount Prescription Glasses Online

Glasses Direct is an online retailer based in the United Kingdom that supplies discount-priced spectacles.
It was founded by James Murray Wells in 2004 joining the small existing sector of online retailers. It has recently received investment from two major venture capital firms.
It is also notable for the legal and regulatory attempts to close it down by several major bricks and mortar competitors.
In the UK a customer can go to an opticians (shop) on the high street and purchase a fixed price eye examination, from which the optician will issue a written prescription. This can then be used at any opticians to have spectacles made.
A common complaint is that the prices UK opticians charge for spectacles are too high. Such claims about UK prices are common in many...

Juneau Lions members talk club experience | Juneau Empire ... - Juneau Empire (subscription)

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With the coming of the Gold Medal Invitational Basketball Tournament to prepare for, the Juneau Lions Club has been busy. Some members took some time to tell the Juneau Empire about their experiences with the club and why they think volunteering is important. Born in Juneau, he left for a time and returned in 2009. A colleague of his told him about the club, and thinking it was an opportunity to give back, Andrew joined. I needed glasses and we couldn’t afford it,” he said. Fortunately, Andrew received the much-needed glasses from a donation. Every year the club collects old glasses which can be refurbished to be given to people with eye sight issues but who otherwise couldn’t afford them.

[via juneauempire.com]

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