Boots Opticians Reviews 10,080

On the 18/01 at the branch in 35/47 Donegall Place in Belfast, I ordered and paid a set of contact lenses, precisely AIR OPTIX plus HydraGlyde, And as I did for 8 years now, I asked to collect them at the store.

Except that one of their employees did the order with the home delivery, which I found out only 3 weeks later since that I didn't receive any call from them and the parcel wasn't delivered.

The same employee did the same order with the home delivery again, because, apparently the system doesn't allow to change the delivery method.

Needless to say that the second order wasn't delivered either.

I decided to go the aforementioned branch, complaining that contact lenses hadn't been delivered at all.
The manager replied that, according to their system, the order had been correctly delivered and she told me to contact Royal Mail for a refund; something that I find really unfair, given that I paid Boots for this service and not Royal Mail.

Despite that I contacted the Royal Mail customer care, which informed me that both orders had been sent back to the sender due to incomplete address.

At this point I sent an email to Boots Customer care, explaining the whole situation, providing the screenshot of my conversation with Royal Mail and asking to send me once for all these blasted contact lenses which I paid 39£.

For 12 days I haven't received any reply, only by chance I found out that the 2 emails sent were detected as spam by Gmail.

I find quite embarrassing that such a big company is not able to equip itself with a serious email service, and I find quite bizarre that the email addresses used for replying to complaints (contactlenses[at]boots-opticians.co.uk and csc.replies[at]boots.co.uk) are detected as spam.

Anyway, I replied to their email communicating my DOB and my address (data required for proceeding with my case) and after a couple of days they replied, and I quote their words,
"As a cash?paying customer, you don’t receive the same benefits as those on our Contact Lens Reward Plan. Because you’re not part of the plan, we’re unable to cover the cost of replacing lost lenses or sending free replacements".

Instead of asking more details or trying to clarify, they just didn't care and took the chance to promote their "Reward plan".

I've been their customer for 8 years, during which I made eye tests, tests for contact lenses, I bought my glasses, no need to mention all the contact lenses and solution I purchased, I never had any issue and I would have never expected such a poor service by them.

I am, to say the least, dumbfounded by the indifference and lack of respect they showed on this occasion, the whole experience was really frustrating and I'm extremely p***ed off about that!!

Edit 27/04/26:
As requested by Boots in their reply, I sent an email to boots.customercare[at]boots.co.uk, again, they sent an automatic reply which unsurprisingly went straight to spam and with the exact same text of the last email, where they promote this damn "Contact Lenses Reward Plan" and saying they cannot replace lost lenses.
Besides that, they ask for a copy of my review, not clue what they mean, but surely they have all the needed data in their system and I provided all the details in the previous email I sent to their customer service.

They even wrote: "we understand how disappointing and upsetting this situation has been".
I could not imagine if they don't.

I wish it was a joke.

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I had my eye test elsewhere but went to Boots for my lenses and frames as they have a very good range of frames and were the best for more unusual designs. I was fortunate to be assisted by Matt in the Tunbridge Wells store. He is very professional and knowledgeable and a very good communicator. At no time did I feel he was pushing a particular product/lens and was keen to help me get the best solution for my needs. He has a very nice sense of humour and I did not feel rushed to make decisions. Well done Matt and thank you!

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Poor communication, changed appointment times, felt like they were just after more money and not interested in doing the right thing. Staff were all polite and professional but feel like I've been messed about and fobbed off again.
I initially went in to the branch to see if I could get some new lenses in some old sunglasses. It was going to be nearly as much as new glasses so decided to purchase new glasses instead. While I was there I mentioned having issues with my right eye, I suffer from dry eyes but this was beyond the usual symptoms. I spoke to the optometrist and agreed I should come for an eye health check through PEARS scheme. When he left I made the appointment with the optician who was dealing with my new glasses, I said I'll carry on with my dry eye treatment and come back for my appointment when I pick my new glasses up in approx 10 days. I received email/SMS confirmation.
Turned up on time but was told the appointment was 30min later than original booking. I couldn't stay due to parking issues so agreed to come back the next day.
When I got home I checked my emails and realised that, what I thought were appointment reminders, were a further 2 emails changing the appointment time from 3.10pm then 3.20pm and then 3.40pm. These were received on the day before the appointment (Sunday) and labelled 'Booking Confirmation' so I didn't check the details.
When I turned up the next day I was told I'd have to pay for eye test as the issues were not urgent as went beyond 4 weeks of symptoms. I was then told I should have been seen within 3 day to qualify for the scheme ?! At no point had I been told this during the previous conversations.
Also, the new glasses have so much glare from lights I can't wear them indoors. I mentioned I wanted these mainly for driving and paid extra for reaction lenses but I assumed they could be worn anytime. Extra £50 if I want some other coating.
This isn't the first time I've had issues with the branch in Huddersfield and starting to feel like they have issues with me for daring to complain previously. Very disappointed and won't be going back.

The service was consistently excellent and provided with a friendly attitude. All the staff members—Alzcola, Rafaqat, and Stephen—made me feel truly welcomed.

The service was absolutely terrible.
They lost my glasses when sent away for new lenses,and then tried to give someone else’s glasses because they had my name on them the is the second problem we have had with this store in Clapham.

Went for my eye test at the Weymouth branch.. the the man that did my test was absolutely brilliant his name was absalom.. told me everything I needed to know.. and to all the staff in the shop marcelle and pinnie was kind and courteous. and the man called grant he seen to my new glasses he’s just amazing. Tried some good glasses on helped me pick them what suits me what didn’t. All I can say is a had a wonderful time going there.. just waiting on the new glasses coming.. I would fully recommend going there. all staff got time for you.. thank you boots Optitions Weymouth