Price Difference Opticians North V South

irishmoss

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I needed to get new glasses and decided to keep the frames but just get the lenses changed. I originally bought them in an Irish opticians so went back for a quote. They quoted me €650, shocking price but they are top of the range lenses made by Ellisor. I decided to ring an opticians in Newry and got quoted £300. I went up and got them. They provided a certicate to say they were genuine Ellissor lenses and have given me the exact brand so the difference in price has nothing to do with the lenses.

I want to support Irish business, There was a huge sign in the store asking people to buy Irish but how can they expect people to buy at those prices!

I got these before the vat hike here but even taking into account that and higher labour costs we are still talking a substancial saving
 
Price differences of this scale can sometimes arise amongst opticians in the same town, not just cross-border.
 
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