Our Story & Commitment

Who is ‘TillyEyes’

Meet Philippa, the founder of TillyEyes.

I am a mother of three daughters and grandmother of 12 gorgeous grandchildren. I am not an optician but I do know how frustrating it is to be constantly trying to find my reading glasses when I'm just wanting to quickly read something up close (like a text, or a price tag or a recipe...)  

"Stylish progressive glasses can cost $900+ from optometrists which got me thinking, why can't we buy these glasses off the shelf for a much cheaper price?"

Reading glasses have always been readily available from pharmacies and many fashion stores but no one sells affordable progressive reading glasses in New Zealand and so TillyEyes was born in 2019.

Here at TillyEyes, our philosophy is to provide quality, fashionable glasses at an affordable price. This means you can have several pairs of glasses in different colours to compliment your wardrobe and it doesn't cost the earth to keep up with the latest eyewear trends.

We are now able to offer prescription glasses for a very affordable price.  You just need to provide us with your prescription and choose your frames and we can do the rest!  

 At TillyEyes, family is important.  We have named our glasses after our amazing daughters, sons-in-laws, grandchildren and other extended family members. 

Our Commitment to you:

  • I have done a lot of research to find the quality of progressive glasses that I would be happy to wear and sell and I have personally worn every pair of glasses in my own trials to make sure they hold up well and are of a good quality.  Our aim is happy, satisfied customers with a premium, high quality product.
  • We will refund 100% if the glasses are faulty (of course) or replace them, your choice.

  • We will donate $5 of every pair of glasses sold to World ‘Vision’ as we believe in helping others who are less fortunate than ourselves and this sits well with our Christian worldview.

  • We will supply children's glasses at cost + postage to support families as children's eyes change and children lose and damage glasses more readily than adults so we want to help parents with the high cost of kids glasses.  It's our way of helping :)

  • What to do if they don’t fit quite right?  If your glasses need a small adjustment to fit your face/head, an optometrist can easily do that for you. We have found optometrists most helpful and for $5 they will happily adjust them for you on the spot with the exception of SpecSavers- they only touch their own glasses!!

    Kiwi DIY option: Place the arm of your glasses in freshly boiled water for 30 seconds to soften the plastic then carefully bend them to fit your head. Easy peasy!   

  •  Offsetting our Carbon Footprint

    Tilly Eyes is committed to offsetting carbon emissions from shipping and packaging by recognizing the environmental impact of these processes. With implementing sustainable packaging solutions and optimizing shipping routes, Tilly Eyes minimizes our carbon footprint wherever possible by using NZ Post for our shipping and where person to person sending is now carbon-neutral.

    Tilly Eyes dedication to offsetting carbon emissions aligns with our ethos of environmental responsibility, ensuring that their operations prioritize sustainability while delivering quality eyewear to their customers.