Let’s talk about the frame selection. The shelves are packed with everything from trendy “I’m a writer” tortoiseshells to sleek titanium frames that look like they belong on a movie spy. I spent a solid 20 minutes trying on pairs, and not once did a staff member rush me. They even complimented my awful choices—like, “That neon green pair really brings out your eyes!” (Liar, but I appreciated the effort.)
What got me was the pricing. I’d braced myself for a bill that would require selling a kidney, but two pairs of glasses plus an anti-glare coating cost less than my last mediocre sushi dinner. Seriously, where do they find these deals? It’s like they’re running a charity for people who can’t see their own feet. And yes, they do that thing where you can get two pairs for one price—perfect for leaving one pair in the car and one in the bathroom, where you inevitably lose them anyway.
A Side Note on Convenience
The Sudbury branch is smack in the town centre, which means you can pop in between errands. I went on a Saturday morning and the wait was maybe ten minutes—short enough that I didn’t have to scroll through my entire Instagram archive. Plus, they’ve got a coffee machine for patients. Free coffee, people. That’s the kind of bribery I can get behind.
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I also noticed they do home visits for hearing tests if you can’t make it in. How cool is that? They’ll bring the audiologist to your living room, which means you can test your ears without putting on real pants. (Not that I’d know anything about that.) It’s the little touches that make you think, “Okay, these people actually care.”
