Comment by Randomn3sss on 26/01/2025 at 15:58 UTC

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View submission: Are opticians just glorified salesman's now?

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Same here. My prescription hasn’t changed for years and I’ve never felt pressured to buy new frames. Eye examinations have always been very thorough. As with all franchises, I imagine some branches of Specsavers may be better than others.

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Comment by CalligrapherShort121 at 26/01/2025 at 19:52 UTC

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Exactly this. Different financial pressures on stores. The one I was in was busy as hell. Around the corner, Boots was empty - I imagine they have more reason to sell profitable add-ons.