Glazing-Only Service for Independent Opticians
The Glasses Basket offers a trade glazing-only service for independent opticians who keep dispensing in-house but want to outsource glazing. Approved partners send their own supplied frame with a prescription, and the lenses are glazed in a UK lab and returned ready to dispense — single vision, bifocal or varifocal, into rimless, metal or plastic mounts, dispatched within 24–48 hours. Single-vision reglazes start from £19 and varifocals from £49, coatings included, at wholesale trade rates visible once your account is approved. This lets independents protect margin and turnaround without investing in glazing equipment. Accounts are verified and approval is typically within 24 hours, often within 4–6 hours. Every job is tracked in real time in the partner dashboard with VAT invoices and job sheets generated automatically. To start sending frames for glazing, open a partner account at lenses.theglassesbasket.com.
Glazing-Only Service
Glazing-Only Service for Independent Opticians
Send your own frame, we fit the lenses. Our glazing-only service is ideal for independent opticians who want to outsource glazing without changing their dispensing workflow.
Single Vision
from £19
Per lens, coatings included, all prescriptions.
Varifocal
from £49
Per lens, coatings included, all designs and indices.
Turnaround
24–48h
Glazed and returned to your practice within 24–48 hours.
Account Approval
24h
Typically within 24 hours, often within 4–6 hours.
How to send a frame for glazing
- 1. Open a partner account — approved typically within 24 hours.
- 2. Place a glazing-only order — enter the prescription and frame details in the portal.
- 3. Post your frame — send the frame to us with your order reference included.
- 4. We glaze and return — lenses fitted, glazed frame returned to your practice within 24–48 hours of receiving the frame.
Supported mounts: full-rim, semi-rimless, rimless · metal and plastic · all standard and specialist prescriptions accepted
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Request a partner account today. Approval is straightforward — once verified, you'll have immediate access to wholesale prices, the full frame catalogue, and our complete glazing service.