Walmart carries a wide range of personal care products, including clothing, hygiene products, jewelry, and eyeglasses.
Repair services are available at Walmart for a wide range of personal and household items, many of which are known for their low prices. What about getting your eyeglasses repaired at Walmart? Here’s what I found out!
In 2022, will Walmart still be fixing glasses?
As of 2022, Walmart will offer in-store eyeglass repair at Walmart Vision Centers. The extent of the repair will be determined by the severity of the issue with your glasses and the materials available. Repairs at Walmart typically cost $7.50 or more and take anywhere from five minutes to thirty minutes.
Keep reading to find out more about Walmart’s eyeglass repair services, the costs, and other options!
Walmart is capable of repairing what kind of damage?
You may be able to get a minor repair done at Walmart’s Vision Center free of charge if you bring in your eyeglasses for repair.
It is possible that the Vision Center will be unable to salvage your glasses if the frame is completely broken or breaks during the repair process.
minor repairs like replacing a screw, putting a lens back in, or replacing the lens will not be a problem for Walmart, as long as the damage is minor.
And if you bought your glasses from Walmart’s Vision Center in the last year or so, Walmart will fix or replace them for free if they break.
How Long Do Walmart Glasses Repairs Take?
When it comes to your eyeglasses, this will depend on the extent of the damage. If you only need to replace or tighten the screws, it should be a simple task (5-10 minutes).
The longer your glasses frames are damaged or need to be reframed, the longer it will take to get them repaired.
In order to get a definitive answer, you can call your local Walmart Vision Center to inquire about your specific glasses repair needs.
Using the Walmart store locator and selecting “Details” next to the most convenient location will provide you with the phone number for your local store, as well as any opening hours that may differ from the store’s regular operating hours.
Is Walmart’s Glasses Repairing Service Expensive?
When I did some digging, I discovered that Walmart’s glasses repair service costs $7.50, which is the average cost for a normal repair at a store.
In most cases, Walmart does not charge for minor repairs like replacing or tightening screws, straightening bent frames, tightening loose lenses, or making minor adjustments to eyeglasses frames.
Walmart will not be able to fix a frame that is completely cracked or chipped. The Vision Center will reframe your old lenses even if you didn’t purchase them from Walmart.
A reframing fee varies from store to store, but it appears to be around $10 on average.
What Other Glasses Repair Options Are There?
If you don’t want to use Walmart’s Vision Center or glasses repair service, you have a few options for getting your glasses repaired and back in use.
In-store and online, you’ll find a wide selection of eyeglass repair kits from Walmart, so you can do it yourself at home! At-home glasses repairs are doable and surprisingly simple if you have a little time and patience.
Taking your glasses to an optician or eye doctor’s office is another option for getting them repaired.
These locations also offer glasses repair, but the cost may be higher than either the at-home or Walmart Vision Center options.
As an added bonus, if your current frames can’t be repaired, Walmart will put your old lenses in new frames.
Watch links can be removed and watch batteries can be replaced at Walmart, if that’s what you’re looking for.
Our posts on how long it takes Walmart to get glasses and whether Costco repairs glasses are also worth reading.
Bottom Line
Walmart’s Vision Center is able to repair customers’ eyeglasses. Depending on the extent of the damage and whether or not the frame can be saved, repair times and costs can vary greatly.
Their repair service, however, is convenient for customers because they can bring in non-Walmart glasses.
You can have your lenses reframed in-store for a low fee if the frame is beyond repair. You can now keep your glasses in top condition with Walmart!
