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As with everything, you pays your money and you takes your chances. As a general rule, I would try and find a bricks and mortar store with an on-sight lab. If you can, find an SMC qualified technician.
An increasing number of multiple Opticians use giant off-premises labs, that process enormous volumes, and are really set up for glazing in house products. The prescriptions are extremely, extremely rarely incorrect but to a trained eye the lens fitment can suffer, especially if the frame is unfamiliar.
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Cheers, went into the wee place I get my eyes tested and yeah, they’re happy to get the frames glazed if I provide them.
It’s just a wee family business place so no on site lab but they seem to have a good rapport with the lab that they use and I’ve always been happy with the glasses I’ve had from them so I’m confident I’ll get a good result.
Now to find the frames at the best price possible!
M_V
Came here to ask if anyone knew of a place I can send frames and my prescription and get them glazed but @DisappointingBob your post there makes it seem like this might not be the best way to go.
I want some Tom Fords but they are a bit spenny. I can find them online for a variety of prices but invariably, the places that can do them with prescription lenses are considerably more expensive that the sunglass places that sell them without a prescription lens option.
They are available as optical frames and sunnies btw and can defo be glazed.
I have found them in one local brick and mortar optician so far so I could get them done in person but that's another rung or two up the price ladder.
Could pop into my usual local optician and see if they'd be up for glazing them if I buy them elsewhere as I don't think they'll stock them. I did that years ago when I wanted some prescription Oakleys. Online price for the frames plus paying a premium for glazing would probably still be cheaper than the one place I've found that had them and could glaze them.