Glasses2You

Glasses2You: online optician with prescription glasses and sunglasses

Glasses2You is an optician that operates exclusively online and sells discounted prescription glasses, varifocals, bifocals and sunglasses. The company, active since 2005, presents itself as a low-cost glasses provider and offers free UK delivery, as well as international shipping under specific conditions.

Frame and lens catalogue

The range covers men's and women's frames, organised by style, material and shape. Style options include full-rim, rimless and semi-rimless frames; as for materials, metal, plastic, titanium, plastic and metal combinations, and TR90 are offered. Available shapes include aviator, square and rectangle, oval, round, wayfarer and cat eye.

The shop also sells glasses for different needs: single vision glasses, bifocals, varifocals, computer glasses, blue light glasses, reading glasses and prescription sunglasses. It also offers a reglaze service for your own frames (Reglaze Your Frames) to replace the lenses with prescription ones.

Designer brands

The catalogue includes designer glasses brands, among them Ray-Ban, Oakley, Ted Baker, Calvin Klein, David Beckham, Gant, Tommy Hilfiger, Diesel, Guess, Marciano, POLICE, Hugo Boss, Carrera, United Colors of Benetton, Polaroid, Under Armour, Just Cavalli, Hackett, Edward Scotts, Bowyer & Finch and Waterhaul Sustainable Eyewear. The company groups these brands under the heading of premium designer brands.

Shopping tools and advice

To make remote shopping easier, the website includes a virtual mirror that lets you try glasses on online and see how they look according to face shape. It also offers a Best Fit Guide and help resources such as instructions for measuring pupillary distance (PD), how to read your prescription and how to send your optical prescription. The support section includes FAQs, delivery information, returns policy, order tracking and contact.

Lens options and prices

Standard single vision lenses are included with every frame, along with a protective case and a cleaning cloth. The company offers other lens options, such as varifocals, bifocals, blue light lenses for screens and night driving, as well as prescription sunglasses. The site shows a catalogue with designer frame prices, for example Ray-Ban 5228 2000 at £136.95, Ray-Ban 5393 8178 at £146.95, HUGO 1307 in crystal grey at £109.95, Oakley Double Down 0OX8188D at £139.95, Oakley Hex Jector 0OX8032 at £99.95, Polaroid D562 in green crystal at £66.95, Tommy Hilfiger 1785 in dark blue and red at £94.95 and Under Armour 5077 in gunmetal at £149.95. There are also glasses sections by budget: under £20, under £30, under £40, under £50 and designer glasses under £60.

Shipping, returns and financing

The company offers free UK delivery on orders over £40, with tracked delivery, and free international shipping under specific conditions. It has a 30-day returns guarantee: the customer can try the glasses at home and return them within that period for a refund or exchange, subject to the published conditions. It also allows splitting payment with Klarna at checkout, subject to approval and terms, for orders over £50, excluding premium designer frames.

Customer rating and track record

The website shows an average rating of 4.8 out of 5 based on more than 16,000 reviews, and states it has sold more than a million pairs of glasses since 2005. The company presents itself as a business with its own customer care and tools to simplify buying glasses online.