Went to build a board for the first time, service was amazing and the staff was so helpful. Came…read moreout with a sick board and was so grateful for the welcoming experience!

I like Freeride. I like it in the way that you "like" an acquaintance who casually lets you know…read morethat you're too big to be wearing that and those shoes are totally out of date, and if you're going wear that crap shouldn't you have waxed first? Still though, they were my first experience with higher-end bikinis when I came to college, and when I was thin enough to wear those things I was too broke and when I was comfortable enough to afford them I was too fat. Isn't that usually the way? Since graduating UF, I rarely come down 13th Street, but today I figured I could re-visit. (Plus I had a 50% coupon from some nice peeps on Twitter--thanks!) The store is still laid back, surfboards akimbo, sunglasses flaring in their cases, shoes languidly hanging. There are no mannequins, and usually no more than two people at a time working behind the sales counter. The stuff is there, and the staff will only interact with you if you speak to them. They do not upsell, they do not follow you around. The merchandise is all there for you to browse at will. You either want it or you don't. The bikini situation was the same as always--the uglier they are, the more likely they are to fit. The cute, sassy ones? ... yeah, not quite made for someone of my proportions. Groan. Things haven't changed all that much, have they, Freeride? I guess I'll have to blow that coupon on a nice shirt or two ...

Dr. Monahan is incredible. I highly recommend her if you need an Optometrist. She is amazing with…read morechildren. She made my 7 year old daughter feel safe and comfortable. My daughter kept having recurring pink eye. The urgent cares would prescribe medicine for bacterial pink eye. Dr. Monahan found she had viral pink eye and that was why it would get better then come back. She prescribed us a different medication and it cleared up. I couldn't get my daughter back for her follow up and it was a few weeks after when I was supposed to take her there. The lady that answers the phone told me I would have to pay for another appointment because of the delay in getting her back for the follow up. Dr. Monahan did the eye exam, told me my daughters eye was 95% healed. She prescribed us some more of the medication that got her eye healed to have on hand if it flares up again and to put 1 drop in for the next 2 weeks. After the exam she walked us out, she saw me going over to pay for the appointment and told me that I didn't have to pay because it was a follow up (which wasn't what the phone lady told me). She is so kind. I am completely blown away by the whole operation! I was paying $150-200 for at the Urgent Care places to get medication and they weren't even treating the right problem. Dr. Monahan was $68 for the appointment, the follow up and a new prescription to have on hand if I needed it. Nothing I can say will express the level at which I recommend Dr. Monahan especially if you have a young child. I give her a 11/10!

Dr Monihan is awesome---Pleasant and professional! Great value for expert care. I did not buy my…read moreframes there but they had an amazing deal going. Convenient location in Butler Plaza area. Expert staff in eyeglass area as well!

Because in my experience, anti-glare coating seems to come off and cloud them up, I requested that…read moreno coatings be put on my new lenses. My lenses started to deteriorate almost immediately after walking out of their shop. A few months later, after they had gotten to a point were they were just getting unusable, I came back to UO to see what could be done about this. I was basically told there was nothing they could do and, ha ha, if I actually HAD gotten the anti-glare coating, they would have been covered by a warrantee. So there was no "warrantee" for the lenses in general?!! I guess that's tough luck for me. Awesome... This place sucks.

On November 22, 2022, I placed an order for prescription glasses with the University Opticians,…read moreInc. Gainesville, Florida. After the paperwork was done and $209 paid, I advised an optician, Mr. Fredrik Wood that I wished my new glasses lenses would be the same high quality as my old ones, from New York. On these words, Mr. Wood requested to borrow my old glasses to be sent for a pattern reference along with the order to a lab that will work with the order. For unknown reasons, it took them the whole month to complete the order. On arrival at the University Opticians office, to my dismay, I discovered that there were no more of my old glasses in existence: its 8-year-old dilapidated frame was used to install new lenses, and high-quality old lenses had been discarded by Mr Wood. On all my perplexed questions, he just shrugged his shoulders and mumbled. The new product was incapable of being worn by kept slipping down my nose. That's not all: if the right lens was hardly acceptable, the left lens seemed to be out of visual focus at all. I demonstrated to Mr. Wood that I can read smaller letters with my left naked eye than with new glasses. Yet on my request to reorder the lens, Mr. Wood continued going on that something is wrong with my left eye, or my prescription that I brought in was not accurate: "You need to see Doctor Barber. He has worked for me for 12 years. It's right here in the office." Now, as a side note, I am a 78-year-old man, not good at proving my point, easily losing train of thought, and gullible enough to follow deceiving recommendations. At that point, I said: "OK, let's get to the bottom of it". So on December 26th, I paid another $69 to Mr. Wood for seeing the doctor. At the beginning of the eye exam session, on my request to check my vision with the new glasses, Dr. Barber kind of ignored my request, and changed the subject by replying with some medical terms of which I don't have any knowledge. He proceeded with dilating the eye pupils. My vision got blurry, so it wouldn't make much sense to repeat my request. He examined the retina and told me that the prescription I brought in was correct, and he couldn't FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH MY LEFT EYE. Though eventually, he made vague references to some other clinics where I could check my eyes, "just in case." Afterward, I think, the first thing Dr. Barber was supposed to do was to check my vision with the new glasses on, but he didn't. Once again, I see with my naked left eye better than with these new glasses on. My guess is, that Mr. Wood had instructed Dr. Barber not to involve the glasses in the problem and to send me to some other clinic so that they would buy some time and get rid of the annoying customer. After the exam, on my request to correct the situation by reordering glasses with a new frame and the correct left lens, Mr. Wood produced a slip of paper with some clinic phone numbers suggesting that I must first to head over there to check my retina. Secondly, on my return from the clinic, I must pay for the recorder. At this point, it occurred to me, that these people don't wish me any good. As a result of it all, a heated argument developed that wound up with Mr. Wood bluntly saying to me "Get the f**k out of here." To sum up the whole ordeal, I believe, Mr. Wood committed fraud by covertly installing new lenses in the worn-out frame and discarding high-quality lenses. All in all, I feel, I have been taken advantage of by dishonest people. The place doesn't have any connection with the University of Florida Eye Clinic, they just exploit the name. Joseph Zacharow.

We had a really good experience and the prices are great. The doctor was virtual which was fine and…read morewe did have to wait a bit but it's easy to get an appointment and their prices are great. If you need glasses in a pinch this place does the trick. Don't hesitate to call and just talk to someone. Their sales team when you checked out was great too. No issues and will be coming back.

I picked up a pair of sun glasses I bought just to get our of the door after 2 complete exams and…read morethey are both must be wrong because I see better withour glasses at all.. 99 $ wasted and a whole afternoon. 79 $ for exam and 2 single vision glasses are advertised.

Only offered simple focus lens. Staff attentive. Easy to find in the new Butler Plaza.read more

From the owner: Stop by for high-quality prescription glasses starting $95, plus sunglasses, progressives, contact…read morelenses, and eye exams. Plus, meet friendly advisors and top-notch optometrists to help you find the perfect pair.

Excellent service and quality once again and also one of the few if any that will take my…read moreins..thankful to find myeyedoc Gainesville.

I won't be making them my "go to" eyewear any time soon. Called me to pick up my completed order…read more The gal, customer service, gave me my glasses, I put them on and she gave me a card to read. Looked great but most optical stores do adjustments to make sure they fit properly. She did none of that. I agree with the review that if they don't do better for their customer's , they're going to end up like a lot of other optical stores ..........out of business!!!!!

They helped repair a missing screw on my glasses at no charge with a cleaning, very kindread more

They have no idea of how to make glasses. Four times for a pair of reading glasses and they still…read morecannot make the lenses correctly. They continue to give me a run around and now I need my money back. I've used the Oaks Mall store for over 25 years but never again.