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Welshwife Thu 05-Oct-17 09:45:23

No not about eating carrots - but DH came back from a trip to Lidl (but it could have been Aldi as he mixes them up!) and he had bought himself a pair of reading glasses with LED lights - one either side on the front of the frame. He is always complaining of bad lighting and when we are out and these seem to get over the problem. He put them on when reading a menu the other evening and one of my friends we were with tried them on and found them great - said she will go and buy some for when she wants to read in the middle of the night and not wake her DH by putting the light on.
They cost about £4.

ninathenana Thu 05-Oct-17 11:24:15

Funnily enough a friend of a friend used a pair of these when we all went out for a meal a couple of weeks ago.
They caused great hillarity amongst the waiting staff, not in a rude way I might add.
I thought they were a great idea.

JackyB Thu 05-Oct-17 12:11:23

Nothing to do with the OP, but I was out at a local restaurant with our reps from the UK. One of them (even though he was sitting next to me and only had to ask) got out his mobile to put in translations of the menu.

The waiter thought he was having trouble reading and brought a huge magnifying glass, which they obviously keep for the elderly and visually impaired.

The rep was only about his mid-thirties - we had a giggle.

Smithy Thu 05-Oct-17 12:17:27

The glasses with lights sound a great idea! Trouble is I have to wear prescription lenses so would be no good for me.

KatyK Thu 05-Oct-17 12:26:49

Wow what a good idea. We buy all our reading glasses from the pound shop and have several pairs lying around the house. I might add a pair of these to our collection smile

Willow500 Thu 05-Oct-17 18:12:29

Great idea for crafters too - they've been around for a while but much more expensive.

Welshwife Thu 05-Oct-17 18:15:12

I haven't tried them but if your prescription is for reading they would be fine - DH has prescription readers.

Welshwife Thu 05-Oct-17 18:16:54

Son of DH is a plumber/ central heating installer and whatever Corgi chaps do - he says they would be great for looking into dark corners at the joints and things!