I used Top Charoen about 10 years ago after using another company and although they were double the price of the other company they were and still are functioning perfectly including the scratch resistant part of the lenses....you get what you pay for imho and the service was excellent.
About the same as the UK. You can pay up to £500 if you go for all the 'bells and whistles'. I saved money by buying on-line and they come from the USA!
I think what Vee ended up with is a very good pair of everyday glasses that also doubles as sunglasses...for 11k that's a good deal 👍Cheers for the video 🙏
Here in India, you can get very decent mid to high ranges antiglare glasses in 50USD. This can even go as low as 25-30 USD if you're not so choosy. If you prefer some European branded glasses, then also you can manage it in about 100USD. The eye checking etc. the process remains the same, no extra charge for that.
I went to Top Chaoren in two occasions. One time I bought a pair, I visited second time couple of years after and did not buy the second time. I have figured it out since then. I will need another pair within weeks and I plan to ditch Top Chaoren and go elsewhere.
Yes. The equipment is up to date. I just had my eyes checked at Costco in San Juan Capistrano, CA and they had the exact same equipment as the place you're at getting an eye exam. Good Luck!
You're a great guy for footing the bill on veer's glasses. You seem like a honest gentleman.. super nice guy. Buyiny glasses is a pain in the butt, it's all about finding competent staff who know their stuff. The prices are all nearly the same.
Hi Lucas, you should also ask for others experience here before you buy. I just bought 2 pair of progressive lens glasses, one pair ordinary and one pair sunglasses. Total cost for the 2 pair was 9,500 baht. This particulat Optometrist is in Pratumnak.
Great share! Thanks again; am going for new glasses soon here in US; but V chose well, and if you need glasses; you have to do the best you can, as vision is precious... All the best and Cheers! :)
Good if you are satisfied with the quality and price. No need to compare once you already paid. Things will differ depending on various factors and different countries. FYI.... Ray ban frame with custom/tailor made branded lenses 2400-2500 Thb. Blue layer is anti glare coating. If the person wearing and the person paying for the glasses both are happy then don't bother how much is spent. However majority of your other videos are very informative and elaborated in terms of quality and pricing.
My extra thin ultra high density multi-focal lenses and frames cost over AUD 1,000 three years ago in Australia so the upper range of USD 600 is not much cheaper in Thailand. The lenses are made elsewhere in Asia and flown in so you would only be saving on the labour in fitting them to the frames in Thailand.
Around the same price as the U.S., but you get an actual doctor doing the eye exam. Doctor will look into the eyeballs to see if you have any medical conditions.
Perhaps the reason why the salesgirls in the shop wore flight attendant uniforms is to make sure your seat belt was fastened as they took you and your wallet for a ride.
Good video, I just had my eyes checked and purchased new lenses and a frame in the US paid about the same, only difference is I was examined by an Optician, I have never heard of picking out frames before the exam it is always after
As usual Awesome content. Keep up the good work Lucas. Looking for review of Five Star J restaurant in Pattaya....Hope when you will move Pattaya we can get more such videos. Love from India..
I switched to progressive and never looked back. Great for a bike, scooter or outdoors. In the car, not so much. They require UV light to change and automobile glass blocks UV light, along with most structured glass facades. The upsell is BS and unneeded. Good job V... hope you enjoy them.
Great vlog Lucas, nice to see the cost of glasses because people of a certain age need them and I'm in that group. I did find myself growling at the screen unconsciously every time we had a bum shot. Going to bed happy tonight!
As soon as you said there was another store Vee wanted to go to I immediately thought Top Charoen, of course it is the only eye place I can think of there. The process looks pretty much like you'd find in the states. Only test I didn't see was the glaucoma test, that is the one were they send a puff of air at your eyeball. The thinner lenses make more sense the worse your prescription. Last pair I got before I got laser surgery I didn't opt for them and the glasses were really thick but I was only going to use them for about 6 months so it didn't matter. I went cheapest lenses and frames and they were still around $80. Mine was around -2.5 I think which isn't good but I know people who are much worse.
I paid 9000 baht in Pattaya last year at a Japanese company and they made my glasses in about an hour, I was back on soi bukhao eyeing the bargirls .. price is about the same in California.
Oh ! " It is going to be a while because she hasn't tried on every pair in the shop." I almost snorted my coffee in laughter. Great informative video. The attendants do look like Airline Flight Crew. The lady who escorted you back to the shop was a Hottie.
I am in toronto canada. those same glasses here would be probably 650-750 cad. those ray ban frames are expensive. but it is the progressive lenses with anti scratch coating and anti glare coating and the tinting that also drives up the price. she chose a great frame. lovely on her. 👍 good job. i watch all your clips! love the channel.
Yes, look like flight attendants, but looked very professional about the service and exam. About half the price compared to Chicago. Good choice on the frames.
I found Top Chareon franchises the best value, the one I used on Soi Bukhao had a very helpful young guy that looked after us. My girlfriend even picked out cheaper frames than I was going to get her.
Here in central Pennsylvania new lenses in my frame runs around $250. You are right about the frame prices, i think they are excessive. A good quality frame lasts me 3-4 years.
I buy my glasses on line and they are delivered to me in Thailand. I just priced out a pair of deluxe progressive glasses with anti scratch etc. They were $130.00 delivered. The outfit is Eye Buy direct. And they have frames as cheap as $15 and lens are pretty cheap too is you don't need progressive etc.
Nice informative and entertaining vlog Lucus. Thanks. Reminds me of a story. My brother was suing Lensotica. The parent company of almost all the major brands. They control the market. The case was a slam dunk for my brother so they wanted to settle out of court. Which is also a slam dunk for my brother. Before the settlement hearing my brother bought a pair of RayBans on the beach in Mexico for $8.00 and wore the into the settlement hearing. Funny touch.
I broke my glasses and got a pair of replacement in Ubon Central Plaza last year and yes, definitely more expensive than my home country Singapore considering I got the same brand frame and lenses. They told me already given 30% discount LOL. Btw, nice video bro!
That kind of lenses(progressive) here in Portugal cost around 100€ (basic) to a maximum of 700€. Frames from around 100€ you get them in a nice material . Cool video Lucas Tks
They appear to be around about the same price as in UK, not really very much difference. I think Vee's new glasses suit her much better then the old ones!
I bought my last pair of glasses about 2 years ago and paid over $350, even with my insurance (I live in New York, but bought my glasses in New Jersey, near my job).. The 3 things that brought the price up were: 1. Progressive lenses, 2. Scratch resistant (and they scratched after the 1 year protection plan) and 3. thinner lenses, because my eyesight is pretty bad. I didn't go for the lenses that darken in the sun, maybe next time.
The company I work for does a lot of automation in the states at the facilities that make the glasses. Its a pretty cool process, using several different types of machines. 5 days isn't bad at all, and I am sure it is done with the same level of high tech machinery there as it is here. Stay healthy!
Progressive lenses are actually built in bio-focals or in some cases tri-focals...transition lenses are the lenses that become sun glasses when exposed to sun light. I just got a new pair here in the US yesterday...progressives with transition lenses...total cost was $267 USD and thats AFTER insurance.
I went to owndays in Bangkok got 2 pairs of glasses with the exam and the blue light filter on one of the pairs and it was $200. When I was living in Tokyo I got a pair with the blue light filter and name brand frames since it was the only one to fit my face and that was a little over $200
This place a bit like a Thai version of Specsavers, which is the big glasses place in England. In UK you would have your eyes tested before picking a frame. I have quite a strong prescription and I also have the lenses that go darker in the sun and thinner lenses. I usually pay about 250 to 300 GBP, so if anything I'd say that glasses are a little bit more expensive in Thailand than UK, but not much in it. Definitely not cheaper than UK prices, although it all depends on the frame
for eyeglass shops that is pretty normal pricing for the USA too, but that seems high for Thailand, here, I just had cataract surgery last year, and for that they build your prescription into the lens they insert into the eye (I'm early average is age 72) Seeing again clearly and only needing readers is amazing. For my family glasses- we have been using an online eyeglass store (there are several and none slip me payments/ the one we used was eyebuydirect) and there again, frames are everywhere from 9 bucks to much more expensive, and lenses have all the same options, but I'm usually checking out either for myself in the past or wife or daughter for $150 for two pairs of glasses. **have to have your prescription done locally at your eye doctor. I think there must be some online option for Thailand too, but service after the sale is important too as you mentioned- those stores are everywhere in Thailand so if you need a adjustment or lens popped back in or whatever, they will take care of you.
Interesting, here in the Netherlands they don't do the check-up after one recieves the glasses - so it's very nice to see that they are doing that in Thailand
Hi Lucas - I very much enjoy your videos. I have just gone through the same experience getting new glasses here in the UK. Professional eye test with an optician was 35 pounds. So I bought a pair of glasses through his store, designer brand - 230 quid. Took the prescription and ordered designer glasses through a web-based retailer - 35 pounds. Both very nice glasses but I think you can see where the mark-ups are.
My first pair of spectacles was nearly $700 but that was a 'ray ban' frame and full multifocal transitional lenses. After a trip to Thailand I have regular glasses for reading and distances and pairs of sunglasses for the same at a fraction of the cost. Got to love Thailand.
Thankfully i dont wear glasses myself but it seemed like a very fair price to me R4K especially if they are original Rays (they looked it). The service you get in the prof thai establishments is usually better than elsewhere in my opinion so i think thats where the real 'value' of buying over there comes into play. Its the same deal with the dentists sometimes roughly the same price for certain treatments but maybe you get slightly more for your money and better service over there. Good choice by Vee i thought and more substantial than the last ones and kind of you to pay too (i got the feeling you sorted that side of it out for her). All the best from the UK 🇬🇧
I paid about the same for my GF’s glasses last month (12k). I wish I could’ve gone with her. Since you went to a reputable shop I’m sure the RayBans are genuine. You are so lucky not being stuck in an alternate universe where lunacy reigns supreme.
My Family use to run a Specs Shop, Family run biz. All the Testing and Equip is Legit. You just need to know that the Coating for Lenses will faded after a few years and also washing your Glasses with Soapy water will degrade the coating faster.
$350 for progressive lenses with anti reflective coating and if they were transition is almost half the price of the USA. I've worn progressive lenses since the 80"s
So just got new glasses in San Francisco with vision insurance, progressive lenses, tinted for sun and a designer sport Oakley Frame... my cost after insurance was $370. So basically same cost in Thailand except no insurance needed. Thanks for the video :)
I tried that shop years ago, didn't have a good experience. Recently went to a locally owned shop here in Korat for prescription distanc/reading glasses, brilliant (but same price as in Aust).
progressive lenses are ok when they work, after a whilst they do not fully go back to clear, which made it bad at night, so I changed to clear and shaded glasses individually
You have the wrong description progressive is the focus not going light or dark so your post is discredited because you don't know what you are talking about.
In Australia I get 2 pairs 1 reading 1 long distance for 7000 baht at specsavers after a few years of wearing glasses I worked out that you don't get talked into anything that you don't need or want.
*That was average cost. I've bought new glasses in 2 different major cities and once here in Chaiyaphum and they all were that same price when everything was done. 12-13,000 ThB. I think they all use the word "discount" to make everyone feel better* ;)
Compare to Swedish price, wee got a good deal and ok price.I had glasses made this summer that cost 30,000:- bath. So everything cost threefold times more here in Sweden!
I paid nearly $800 USD (about 24,000 baht) for my new frames/progressive lenses in Arizona. So it sounds like glasses in Thailand are a little cheaper than in the US.
In July this year I got some new glasses from Vision Express, a nationwide chain of opticians here in the UK. I had an eye test first and then I got two pairs of glasses. First pair was for computer/reading work and the second pair was for driving. Different lens types in each. Total cost was £465 and that included a £120 discount. £200 for one of the frames; £130 for the other; £40 for one pair of lenses and £170 for the other pair of lenses. The eye test and a few other bits and pieces make up the total price. My only comment about the opticians that you visited was that the eye exam equipment and procedure looked a bit outdated.
You guys are funny but you got it done. Quite the ordeal to go through the hole rigmarole but V got some very stylish glasses! Those Ray-Bans are expensive in the US just for the sunglasses! Nice job guys thanks again. Stay safe. From the US
My friend gets a eye test at walmart for a cheap price then takes the prescription and orders a pair off amazon for like 30-60 dollars depending on what you get. I was looking at them they look as good as anything else. He swears by them.
I saw on a program, all the frames are made in the same factory in china doesn't matter if it is Ray-ban, Gucci or whatever they just throw in different boxes depending on the brand. Luxottica controls 80% of the glasses market, and 70 % are made in the same factory.
I was in Vietnam after it opened in the '90s and got few cheap pair of glasses ,and there was a selection cool looking frames from the soviet era, (they had boxes of frames )One frame was thick unbreakable plastic, that you could fold in half. I guess Luxottica moved in there too.
In 2018 I had a eye test and got 2 pairs of reading glasses for $218 AUD in Changmai. Still using the glasses today, just waiting to get back to get eyes checked again.
Top Charoen - you pay for the air line hostesses and glitzy service. Owned by one of the richest family in Thailand. I bought frames from them many years ago. Many issues. Never been back. Always use a local private owned shop. Lenses all come from same 'factory'.
I did get some new prescription classes in Jomtian. Progressive lenses and I paid $ 240.00 without the eye exam. Always depending on Frames. $350 is a good Price. In Canada I paid close $ 600.00 Canadian.
Wow you paid top dollar. I buy frames online for under $50 and go to a mom and pop opticians near me and get Hoya progressive lenses for under 2k. I'm in bkk by the way. They also have the eye test machines :) zennioptical is a reasonable place to start.
Absolutely! I only ever go "looking" with the other half. We both scope out what we like, and the she goes shopping on her own or with friends later for both of us.
Yea that sounds correct price Here in the States, but I would think they will be cheaper in Thailand!! Of course, go with Ray Bans due to high quality frames.... The Blue tint is the antiglare coating and use the lens cleaning solutions with the micro cloth..
Two things I liked that I never got here in the US. The trying on with lenses before the actual making of the glasses and the eye exam after the glasses arrive. As for price, about the same as here - insurance usual give from $100 to $150 for frames and lenses start at around $100 and go up depending on the changes for progressive, coatings, etc. Can sometimes do better at the warehouse stores (Costco, BJs, Sams).
Vee looked very posh in her new glasses. You pay what you have to pay. I think uk prices are a bit cheaper, but I'm like you lucky in the eyesight department. Vee seemed very happy with her glasses so that's all that counts. Good insight there Lucas (pardon the pun). Bri and frei east Yorkshire.
Congrats on the new glasses, they look great, I can confirm that the tests look the same as what we do here in Finland but the prices are insane considering its Thailand :D You can get a pair for 200-300 EUR with the same lenses with actual name brand frames here easily, not to mention when there is a discount going on.
Thanks for always filming the girls from behind !
Lol Always seems the camera gets a little 'heavy' at those times as well. Haha Love it! Atta boy Lucas! ; )
Lucas. I have a lot of respect for you, the way you look after Vee. You are a true gentle man. I wish you both all the very best.
I must have exceptional eyesight as I could read all the letters on the test and I'm 6000 miles away 😱
Too Funny!
Is this the Brian Jones who use to work at NCR Australia?
@@gemmel3197 no sorry I’m a pom 🏴
I used Top Charoen about 10 years ago after using another company and although they were double the price of the other company they were and still are functioning perfectly including the scratch resistant part of the lenses....you get what you pay for imho and the service was excellent.
I got that impression too 👍
Do you wear glasses? “Yes but only for reading and for seeing things” - Ronnie Barker.
Mustard 😂😂😂👌
About the same as the UK. You can pay up to £500 if you go for all the 'bells and whistles'. I saved money by buying on-line and they come from the USA!
I think what Vee ended up with is a very good pair of everyday glasses that also doubles as sunglasses...for 11k that's a good deal 👍Cheers for the video 🙏
Can't beat paying nothing for free glasses.
Here in India, you can get very decent mid to high ranges antiglare glasses in 50USD. This can even go as low as 25-30 USD if you're not so choosy. If you prefer some European branded glasses, then also you can manage it in about 100USD. The eye checking etc. the process remains the same, no extra charge for that.
That was really nice of you to get Vie New Glasses.
I am glad you went there to shop. Eyesight is not something you bargain shop for!
Great video
Really nice job
Hope Vee wears them in good health!
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I went to Top Chaoren in two occasions. One time I bought a pair, I visited second time couple of years after and did not buy the second time. I have figured it out since then.
I will need another pair within weeks and I plan to ditch Top Chaoren and go elsewhere.
Yes. The equipment is up to date. I just had my eyes checked at Costco in San Juan Capistrano, CA and they had the exact same equipment as the place you're at getting an eye exam. Good Luck!
Great vid.. this is where I buy my specs.. Japanese Franchise Store.. Owndays Terminal 21 Pattaya.. half the price !
The monthly budget is been blown away! You’ll survive. Keep the videos flowing Lou....😋💆🏻♀️
You're a great guy for footing the bill on veer's glasses. You seem like a honest gentleman.. super nice guy.
Buyiny glasses is a pain in the butt, it's all about finding competent staff who know their stuff. The prices are all nearly the same.
That is not a bad price at all. I spent that much when I went thru Costco a couple of years ago. Go for Vee!
From my experience in buying glasses I was a little surprised...that is a similar price to what they would be in the US. Interesting video Lucas!
Hi Lucas, you should also ask for others experience here before you buy. I just bought 2 pair of progressive lens glasses, one pair ordinary and one pair sunglasses. Total cost for the 2 pair was 9,500 baht. This particulat Optometrist is in Pratumnak.
Great share! Thanks again; am going for new glasses soon here in US; but V chose well, and if you need glasses; you have to do the best you can, as vision is precious... All the best and Cheers! :)
Good if you are satisfied with the quality and price. No need to compare once you already paid. Things will differ depending on various factors and different countries.
FYI....
Ray ban frame with custom/tailor made branded lenses 2400-2500 Thb.
Blue layer is anti glare coating.
If the person wearing and the person paying for the glasses both are happy then don't bother how much is spent.
However majority of your other videos are very informative and elaborated in terms of quality and pricing.
Your a nice and generous man, it’s a great gesture for you to buy her a new pair of glasses when she already had one albeit an old one. Well done sir.
I have used there shops before, great service,
My extra thin ultra high density multi-focal lenses and frames cost over AUD 1,000 three years ago in Australia so the upper range of USD 600 is not much cheaper in Thailand. The lenses are made elsewhere in Asia and flown in so you would only be saving on the labour in fitting them to the frames in Thailand.
Around the same price as the U.S., but you get an actual doctor doing the eye exam. Doctor will look into the eyeballs to see if you have any medical conditions.
Yes - same in Australia - they do a comprehensive eye examination
I think it's a fair price. The frame is genuine from my point of view and the lenses are good quality. Good choice...
Should have gone to Specsavers. Seriously Thailand is not that cheap
true - i have found that with my health fund its cheaper to get glasses in Australia rather than Thailand
I went to specsavers and then had to go to a proper Optometrist to get the glasses sorted out with new lenses.
Perhaps the reason why the salesgirls in the shop wore flight attendant uniforms is to make sure your seat belt was fastened as they took you and your wallet for a ride.
Good video, I just had my eyes checked and purchased new lenses and a frame in the US paid about the same, only difference is I was examined by an Optician, I have never heard of picking out frames before the exam it is always after
As usual Awesome content.
Keep up the good work Lucas.
Looking for review of Five Star J restaurant in Pattaya....Hope when you will move Pattaya we can get more such videos.
Love from India..
For the service it’s a good price. I also have done the same in Chiangmai
I switched to progressive and never looked back. Great for a bike, scooter or outdoors. In the car, not so much. They require UV light to change and automobile glass blocks UV light, along with most structured glass facades. The upsell is BS and unneeded. Good job V... hope you enjoy them.
Great vlog Lucas, nice to see the cost of glasses because people of a certain age need them and I'm in that group.
I did find myself growling at the screen unconsciously every time we had a bum shot.
Going to bed happy tonight!
Wow Vee, they look great. Good choice
As soon as you said there was another store Vee wanted to go to I immediately thought Top Charoen, of course it is the only eye place I can think of there. The process looks pretty much like you'd find in the states. Only test I didn't see was the glaucoma test, that is the one were they send a puff of air at your eyeball. The thinner lenses make more sense the worse your prescription. Last pair I got before I got laser surgery I didn't opt for them and the glasses were really thick but I was only going to use them for about 6 months so it didn't matter. I went cheapest lenses and frames and they were still around $80. Mine was around -2.5 I think which isn't good but I know people who are much worse.
Those glasses were worth every penny. Damn, Vee! 😍
I like the way they are able to do the final test with an actual representation of the lenses. Never seen that before.
very good choice of glasses look beautiful
I got my prescription sunglasses made up by the same Top Charoen chain in Phuket. Was very impressed with the service and price.
Very informative video. Prices about the same as in US, however, service was a lot better. Thanks for the update.😎
I paid 9000 baht in Pattaya last year at a Japanese company and they made my glasses in about an hour, I was back on soi bukhao eyeing the bargirls .. price is about the same in California.
I just had an eye exam yesterday and the equipment used was the same as that being used
Oh ! " It is going to be a while because she hasn't tried on every pair in the shop."
I almost snorted my coffee in laughter.
Great informative video. The attendants do look like Airline Flight Crew. The lady who escorted you back to the shop was a Hottie.
I am in toronto canada. those same glasses here would be probably 650-750 cad. those ray ban frames are expensive. but it is the progressive lenses with anti scratch coating and anti glare coating and the tinting that also drives up the price. she chose a great frame. lovely on her. 👍 good job. i watch all your clips! love the channel.
Yes, look like flight attendants, but looked very professional about the service and exam. About half the price compared to Chicago. Good choice on the frames.
I found Top Chareon franchises the best value, the one I used on Soi Bukhao had a very helpful young guy that looked after us. My girlfriend even picked out cheaper frames than I was going to get her.
Forgot to add, do not go to any of the flash malls...period!
Good to know. I
Here in central Pennsylvania new lenses in my frame runs around $250. You are right about the frame prices, i think they are excessive. A good quality frame lasts me 3-4 years.
it is a fair price.. here to in Hawaii is about the same. frames can go even higher then what u were priced..
I buy my glasses on line and they are delivered to me in Thailand. I just priced out a pair of deluxe progressive glasses with anti scratch etc. They were $130.00 delivered. The outfit is Eye Buy direct. And they have frames as cheap as $15 and lens are pretty cheap too is you don't need progressive etc.
Nice informative and entertaining vlog Lucus. Thanks.
Reminds me of a story.
My brother was suing Lensotica. The parent company of almost all the major brands. They control the market. The case was a slam dunk for my brother so they wanted to settle out of court. Which is also a slam dunk for my brother. Before the settlement hearing my brother bought a pair of RayBans on the beach in Mexico for $8.00 and wore the into the settlement hearing. Funny touch.
I broke my glasses and got a pair of replacement in Ubon Central Plaza last year and yes, definitely more expensive than my home country Singapore considering I got the same brand frame and lenses. They told me already given 30% discount LOL. Btw, nice video bro!
That kind of lenses(progressive) here in Portugal cost around 100€ (basic) to a maximum of 700€. Frames from around 100€ you get them in a nice material . Cool video Lucas Tks
Welcome 🙏
New video every night at the moment, keep up the good work. 👍👍
They appear to be around about the same price as in UK, not really very much difference. I think Vee's new glasses suit her much better then the old ones!
I bought my last pair of glasses about 2 years ago and paid over $350, even with my insurance (I live in New York, but bought my glasses in New Jersey, near my job).. The 3 things that brought the price up were: 1. Progressive lenses, 2. Scratch resistant (and they scratched after the 1 year protection plan) and 3. thinner lenses, because my eyesight is pretty bad. I didn't go for the lenses that darken in the sun, maybe next time.
The company I work for does a lot of automation in the states at the facilities that make the glasses. Its a pretty cool process, using several different types of machines. 5 days isn't bad at all, and I am sure it is done with the same level of high tech machinery there as it is here. Stay healthy!
The price is about the same for that sort of glasses here in the UK. You can get cheaper or free ones if you qualify for NHS eye test.
Progressive lenses are actually built in bio-focals or in some cases tri-focals...transition lenses are the lenses that become sun glasses when exposed to sun light. I just got a new pair here in the US yesterday...progressives with transition lenses...total cost was $267 USD and thats AFTER insurance.
Yeah that sort of lens seems to be costly
I went to owndays in Bangkok got 2 pairs of glasses with the exam and the blue light filter on one of the pairs and it was $200. When I was living in Tokyo I got a pair with the blue light filter and name brand frames since it was the only one to fit my face and that was a little over $200
This place a bit like a Thai version of Specsavers, which is the big glasses place in England.
In UK you would have your eyes tested before picking a frame.
I have quite a strong prescription and I also have the lenses that go darker in the sun and thinner lenses. I usually pay about 250 to 300 GBP, so if anything I'd say that glasses are a little bit more expensive in Thailand than UK, but not much in it. Definitely not cheaper than UK prices, although it all depends on the frame
Wow! Vee really loves the greens! My wife said there is no way she emptied that plate. lol
for eyeglass shops that is pretty normal pricing for the USA too, but that seems high for Thailand, here, I just had cataract surgery last year, and for that they build your prescription into the lens they insert into the eye (I'm early average is age 72) Seeing again clearly and only needing readers is amazing.
For my family glasses- we have been using an online eyeglass store (there are several and none slip me payments/ the one we used was eyebuydirect) and there again, frames are everywhere from 9 bucks to much more expensive, and lenses have all the same options, but I'm usually checking out either for myself in the past or wife or daughter for $150 for two pairs of glasses. **have to have your prescription done locally at your eye doctor.
I think there must be some online option for Thailand too, but service after the sale is important too as you mentioned- those stores are everywhere in Thailand so if you need a adjustment or lens popped back in or whatever, they will take care of you.
Interesting, here in the Netherlands they don't do the check-up after one recieves the glasses - so it's very nice to see that they are doing that in Thailand
Hi Lucas - I very much enjoy your videos. I have just gone through the same experience getting new glasses here in the UK. Professional eye test with an optician was 35 pounds. So I bought a pair of glasses through his store, designer brand - 230 quid. Took the prescription and ordered designer glasses through a web-based retailer - 35 pounds. Both very nice glasses but I think you can see where the mark-ups are.
My first pair of spectacles was nearly $700 but that was a 'ray ban' frame and full multifocal transitional lenses. After a trip to Thailand I have regular glasses for reading and distances and pairs of sunglasses for the same at a fraction of the cost. Got to love Thailand.
Thankfully i dont wear glasses myself but it seemed like a very fair price to me R4K especially if they are original Rays (they looked it).
The service you get in the prof thai establishments is usually better than elsewhere in my opinion so i think thats where the real 'value' of buying over there comes into play. Its the same deal with the dentists sometimes roughly the same price for certain treatments but maybe you get slightly more for your money and better service over there.
Good choice by Vee i thought and more substantial than the last ones and kind of you to pay too (i got the feeling you sorted that side of it out for her).
All the best from the UK 🇬🇧
3 years ago I was in Vietnam where I bye new glasses, very nice looking including the glass and I only payed 10 $ 🇩🇰👍
I paid about the same for my GF’s glasses last month (12k). I wish I could’ve gone with her. Since you went to a reputable shop I’m sure the RayBans are genuine. You are so lucky not being stuck in an alternate universe where lunacy reigns supreme.
You are the only one having fun even during these times... I'm jealous 😀
My Family use to run a Specs Shop, Family run biz.
All the Testing and Equip is Legit.
You just need to know that the Coating for Lenses will faded after a few years and also washing your Glasses with Soapy water will degrade the coating faster.
$350 for progressive lenses with anti reflective coating and if they were transition is almost half the price of the USA. I've worn progressive lenses since the 80"s
Yes,having good glasses and a spare pair is very important.
So just got new glasses in San Francisco with vision insurance, progressive lenses, tinted for sun and a designer sport Oakley Frame... my cost after insurance was $370. So basically same cost in Thailand except no insurance needed. Thanks for the video :)
I tried that shop years ago, didn't have a good experience. Recently went to a locally owned shop here in Korat for prescription distanc/reading glasses, brilliant (but same price as in Aust).
progressive lenses are ok when they work, after a whilst they do not fully go back to clear, which made it bad at night, so I changed to clear and shaded glasses individually
You have the wrong description progressive is the focus not going light or dark so your post is discredited because you don't know what you are talking about.
In Australia I get 2 pairs 1 reading 1 long distance for 7000 baht at specsavers after a few years of wearing glasses I worked out that you don't get talked into anything that you don't need or want.
*That was average cost. I've bought new glasses in 2 different major cities and once here in Chaiyaphum and they all were that same price when everything was done. 12-13,000 ThB. I think they all use the word "discount" to make everyone feel better* ;)
Compare to Swedish price, wee got a good deal and ok price.I had glasses made this summer that cost 30,000:- bath. So everything cost threefold times more here in Sweden!
I paid nearly $800 USD (about 24,000 baht) for my new frames/progressive lenses in Arizona. So it sounds like glasses in Thailand are a little cheaper than in the US.
Very interesting video !
In July this year I got some new glasses from Vision Express, a nationwide chain of opticians here in the UK. I had an eye test first and then I got two pairs of glasses. First pair was for computer/reading work and the second pair was for driving. Different lens types in each. Total cost was £465 and that included a £120 discount. £200 for one of the frames; £130 for the other; £40 for one pair of lenses and £170 for the other pair of lenses. The eye test and a few other bits and pieces make up the total price.
My only comment about the opticians that you visited was that the eye exam equipment and procedure looked a bit outdated.
Thanks was wondering about that 👍
You guys are funny but you got it done. Quite the ordeal to go through the hole rigmarole but V got some very stylish glasses! Those Ray-Bans are expensive in the US just for the sunglasses! Nice job guys thanks again. Stay safe. From the US
The equipment looks to me modern and up to date. The workers are very appealing to this old coot.
Nice behind!
If I retire in Thailand do I keep all my hair, like you?
My friend gets a eye test at walmart for a cheap price then takes the prescription and orders a pair off amazon for like 30-60 dollars depending on what you get. I was looking at them they look as good as anything else. He swears by them.
Interesting that the price is about the same I paid here in Minnesota for a very similar pair.
I saw on a program, all the frames are made in the same factory in china doesn't matter if it is Ray-ban, Gucci or whatever they just throw in different boxes depending on the brand. Luxottica controls 80% of the glasses market, and 70 % are made in the same factory.
If you think that is interesting, this channel is for you.
@@pepelemoko01 Yup, I saw the same program. It's basically a monopoly rivaling others such as the Debeers diamond company.
I live in California and was thinking the same thing.
I was in Vietnam after it opened in the '90s and got few cheap pair of glasses ,and there was a selection cool looking frames from the soviet era, (they had boxes of frames )One frame was thick unbreakable plastic, that you could fold in half. I guess Luxottica moved in there too.
The glasses were around Uk prices certainly not cheaper - having said that they looked good on her 👌🏻
It all depends on the frames she had fairly expensive frames, my glasses I bought were one third of the price I paid for similar in Specsavers.
In 2018 I had a eye test and got 2 pairs of reading glasses for $218 AUD in Changmai. Still using the glasses today, just waiting to get back to get eyes checked again.
Top Charoen - you pay for the air line hostesses and glitzy service. Owned by one of the richest family in Thailand. I bought frames from them many years ago. Many issues. Never been back. Always use a local private owned shop. Lenses all come from same 'factory'.
I did get some new prescription classes in Jomtian. Progressive lenses and I paid $ 240.00 without the eye exam.
Always depending on Frames. $350 is a good Price. In Canada I paid close $ 600.00 Canadian.
Wow you paid top dollar. I buy frames online for under $50 and go to a mom and pop opticians near me and get Hoya progressive lenses for under 2k. I'm in bkk by the way. They also have the eye test machines :) zennioptical is a reasonable place to start.
Free In the UK over 65 always best to get your eyes checked regardless especially before you go to Asia, it can save you plenty!!!
Took GF to the Mall .....b7000 !
GF went alone to Darkside....b750 ...!
They see a falang and up goes the price...
This is so true
Absolutely! I only ever go "looking" with the other half. We both scope out what we like, and the she goes shopping on her own or with friends later for both of us.
@David Each yet But then who would pay for it?
Yea that sounds correct price Here in the States, but I would think they will be cheaper in Thailand!! Of course, go with Ray Bans due to high quality frames.... The Blue tint is the antiglare coating and use the lens cleaning solutions with the micro cloth..
Good choice. They look good.
Two things I liked that I never got here in the US. The trying on with lenses before the actual making of the glasses and the eye exam after the glasses arrive.
As for price, about the same as here - insurance usual give from $100 to $150 for frames and lenses start at around $100 and go up depending on the changes for progressive, coatings, etc.
Can sometimes do better at the warehouse stores (Costco, BJs, Sams).
Vee looked very posh in her new glasses. You pay what you have to pay. I think uk prices are a bit cheaper, but I'm like you lucky in the eyesight department. Vee seemed very happy with her glasses so that's all that counts. Good insight there Lucas (pardon the pun). Bri and frei east Yorkshire.
Yeah she’s had them a couple weeks already, just got around to posting, but yes she likes them very much
Congrats on the new glasses, they look great, I can confirm that the tests look the same as what we do here in Finland but the prices are insane considering its Thailand :D You can get a pair for 200-300 EUR with the same lenses with actual name brand frames here easily, not to mention when there is a discount going on.
Zenni optical on line. Frames with photogrey lenses and all the options. Under $100.00 for everything, delivered.
Nice frames! Mid-range progressive glasses cost about the same here in Barcelona, Spain. US$400
They look really good.