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We Witnessed the Demolition of Richborough Power Station
Last Sunday morning, we got to witness the the demolition of our largest local landmark – The Richborough Power Station near Sandwich in Kent. The three massive cooling towers and giant chimney stack had stood solidly on the horizon for 50 years and were a major landmark, which could be seen from all over the…
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The Mind’s Eye
So, is it really moving or not? Well if you’re reading this, you’ve probably worked out that it’s not, that it’s just an optical illusion, created using perspective and colour to disorientate your mind and trick your senses into believing that it is really moving. In this instance, our mind’s eye, or our sense of…
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Top Specs to Make You Stand Out From the Crowd in 2012
The New Year might be well under way now, but it’s not too late to get a new look to go with it, that’s why we’ve created a page of specially selected prescription glasses to help you stand out from the crowd in 2012. Why not try something completely different this year, make a statement…
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Merry Christmas & Happy New Year
We’d like to wish all our customers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New year from the whole team at SelectSpecs.com Thanks for making 2010 our best year ever.
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Successful Glasses Wearing Celebrities
We’ve taken a look at some popular celebrities in the public eye from historically to the current day to bring you a list of some of the most popular glasses wearing celebrities. Buddy Holly In his short 22 year life, Buddy Holly made an unforgettable impression on the new music called rock ‘n’ roll in…
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Even Heroes Wear Glasses
Heroes is back on our TV at long last with the continuation of the 3rd season, titled Volume Four: Fugitives. As big fans of the show, we decided to look back at the characters of the top NBC / BBC show, paying special attention to Heroes who have perhaps less-than-heroic eyesight. It seems that despite…
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SelectSpecs Rocks!
We receive parcels everyday containing customer’s own glasses that they have sent to us either to be re-glazed to replace damaged lenses or updated with their new prescription from a recent eye test, or because they would like us to perform a PD (Pupillary Distance) Check on an old pair of prescription glasses when ordering…
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Who would seriously own 20,000 pairs of glasses?
Elton John of course. According to a recent poll carried out by Specsavers Elton John has been named as Britain’s most iconic glasses wearer admitting to buying over 20,000 pairs of his trademark spectacles, including novelty glasses with windscreen wipers and flashing lights. Elton John beat competition from John Lennon and Dame Edna Everage to…