New Non-Reflective Spectacles From Hatch End Eyecare! Trifocal, Reactolite

 

Angela's New Spectacles bought From Hatch End Eyecare

My new frames show more of my eyes. The lenses don't reflect light in photos and online on Zoom. Hatch End Eyecare has the most amazing and amusing shop.

My old glasses, slightly lopsided, had come apart several times. The right hand side had dropped the screw several times and finally, lost the grip of the thread and were superglued together by my helpful husband. We had looked at three shops in Singapore which offered only plain spectacle frames which looked like those offered on the UK's National Health Service to schoolchildren. I knew that a trip back to London might offer alternative frames.

The old glasses, before they broke. Photo by Sharot family.

Old and new spectacles turn dark in the sun. I don't want to carry two pairs.

The new spectacles turning dark in the sunlight. Photo by Trevor Sharot.

The broken frames had come from the other Hatch End opticians across the road. (Confusingly similarly named hatch End Studio.) But on this visit I found what I wanted at a more attractive price in Hatch End Eyecare.

In August 2021 the shops and restaurants in the High Street had hand sanitsers at the entrances and signs requesting the wearing of masks. 

I had to remove my mask briefly to see the spectacles and have them adjusted. But the receptionist taking the money was shielded. They were most particular that we used the sanitiser, and handed to them any spectacles we handled or which I tried on, because they had to wipe the frames clean before replacing them on the rack.

On a lighter note, the decor was a constant delight.

Outside, a giant spectacle frame on its side.

Inside, Winnie the Pooh, an aquarium, a spectacle display made of bent cutlery. A light fitting made of spectacle frames.

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