After some indepth testing last week (closing one eye then the other, note blurriness, rinse, repeat), I suspect it’s time for me to get some new glasses.
I get new specs every other year or so: partly because with the ones I pick, it’s about the same cost to get completely new glasses as it is to get lenses replaced in my existing glasses and partly because after wearing them for at least 12 hours a day, every day, after a couple of years I fancy a change.
Anyway, I have a number of old pairs hanging around the house - as spares and for wearing when decorating etc. But what else can I do with them?
I have a feeling some charities collect them for redistribution overseas - anyone know of any charities in particular?
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James
November 14th, 2006 at 10:19 am
You can take your old glasses into D+A opticians and they are sent to a charity i think it’s wold vision.
James
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christine
February 19th, 2008 at 11:40 am
James wrote:
thankyou James,Been wondering what to do with TWENTY pairs i found among my late parents belongings,they were forgetful,poor guys,just kept ordering new ones.
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allan
November 14th, 2006 at 12:52 pm
lions interntional will receive and recycle
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Christine Gupta
November 16th, 2006 at 1:55 pm
Vision Aid Overseas, in association with KODAK Lens, have a spectacle recycling scheme called the Second Sight Project.
You can donate your old glasses to the scheme via your nearest KODAK Lens Vision Centre, your local Vision Express, or you can request a donation envelope.
Please note that they can’t accept: spectacles that are broken, bifocals or varifocals, or spectacle cases.
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Milly
November 20th, 2006 at 6:22 pm
Hello Louisa, I too have several pairs of old specs and have discovered that most opticians will take them to be re-used in the Third World. Also Help the Aged shops will take them.
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Lauren
December 5th, 2006 at 7:30 pm
Yah, I found a pair of glasses at a thrift store (Goodwill I think) and my optician just put in new lenses for me. Kinda rare to find a snazzy set of frames, but as someone on the receiving end of a donated pair of glasses, I can say that the idea works.
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Ryan
February 22nd, 2007 at 5:08 am
Perhaps an old stuffed animal could use some specs.
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Diane
February 23rd, 2007 at 12:37 am
Costco also collects frames for charity
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Camron
July 27th, 2007 at 4:23 pm
Specs-Store.co.uk is another place who are accepting frames on behalf of Vision Aid. Being a frames specialist they also refurbish the frames for free before sending them on the VA.
http://www.specs-store.co.uk/recycle-frames.asp
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Lizard
March 5th, 2008 at 4:38 pm
Vision Aid receive specs from many opticians and ensure that they are porperly prescribed in developing countries but they can’t take the specs cases as the add to transport costs. The also use prison workers to refurbish the glasses and test the strength but I think they don’t take them if they are too damaged. Any suggestions for the cases?
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Stephen
September 5th, 2008 at 11:11 am
please see http://www.vao.org.uk/spectacles/ to see how to recycle your unwanted spectacles
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