Prescription Lenses replacement cost??

[Steve-O-Mountain]

Hi all,
I accidentally scratched my clear plastic spectacle lenses the other day so need to have them replaced, frame is fine. I have a moderately high degree of astigmatism.
Went in and they are charging me R2200 for the two lenses - I was a bit shocked! Should I be? Nothing fancy, no tints, no colours, no shading, nada. No special mount either.
I wonder, with such a massive industry such as this why the cost of manufacturing these simple plastic lenses is so high?
Thanks!
S

 

[backstreetboy]

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

going to be pricey, thats why its better to try and find a nice special from spec savers and go in on that.

or try get yourself another frame and lenses as a spare should things like this happen.

 

[Steve-O-Mountain]

Eeeish...cheaper for a full set of frames an' all! Crazy world

 

[maumau]

Astigmatism is a bugger.

 

[reactor_sa]

Lens are ridiculous. You get dirt cheap and ridiculous. No inbetween. My last pair cost me just short of R4k just for the lenses.

 

[Aharon]

Did they put anti reflective? That seems to be pricey too.

 

[Amberstorn]

Zenni Optical

Try there, i ordered three pairs, total was way less than over here. Lenses and frames are excellent

 

[NeBo]

The biggest cost for my glasses is the thinning of the lenses. Just ordered a new pair and total was R10k, discounted to just over R5k from SpecSavers. The two new lenses came to roughly R4k.

 

[patrick123]

An insurance against damage was costed into my specs from Spec savers about 1.5 years ago, not that I've ever tried to claim.

 

[NeBo]

An insurance against damage was costed into my specs from Spec savers about 1.5 years ago, not that I've ever tried to claim.

I had a scratched lens about a year old and they replaced it. I had to pay in R500 out of +- R2500.

 

[CamiKaze]

Try Spectacle Warehouse.
They run promotions where you can get prescription sunglasses as well.

 

[3Gee]

You will be shocked at the profit margins on lenses. Optics market has become very lucrative.

Go to just about any mall, you will find 2 to 3 Optical Stored / Opticians.

 

[Marsie27]

It all depends on how much you rely on your glasses as to how much it is worth spending on lenses (provided money isn't a huge issue). I put my glasses on first thing in the morning and they more or less stay on all day except when I am driving, bathing etc. They are multifocals and I wanted ones with a wide field of vision (whatever the term is). In cheap multifocals this is much narrower. I got them in mid 2014 with the anti-glare, anti-scratch etc, and my ophthalmologist says they are still fine, so I don't regret spending money on good lenses. If I only used them for part of the time, I might well feel differently.