6 -9 months to pay
Interest-free payment plans / debit orders are credit-score dependent.
Please note: Discovery Health discount applies to cash payments or claims processed through your medical aid. Payment arrangements (e.g., debit orders) are not eligible for discounted pricing.
Buy a Pair. Give a Pair (also advertised as Christmas in July at Mellins)
Valid from 1 July – 31 July 2026.
Who can give a free pair?
A QUALIFYING PATIENT IS SOMEONE WHO HAS:
• Purchased a pair of ZEISS/Synchrony lenses and
• Purchased a new frame.
NON-QUALIFYING PATIENTS:
• Someone who only received a visual examination or
• Someone who did not purchase a new frame or
• A person buying a reader or a pair of sunglasses off the shelf.
How will the qualifying person be informed?
We will distribute an email message to qualifying patients
once their order is placed.
• The e-mail is from info@mellins.co.za
• The e-mail will read:
Because you’ve had an eye examination and bought a pair of lenses and a frame from us in July, you can share the gift of sight with someone in need/someone you love, or donate it to one of our approved charities.
IMPORTANT! Please ensure that your e-mail address is correctly captured on our system.
WHAT WILL THE PERSON WHO IS NOMINATED / GIVEN A FREE PAIR, GET?
• a FREE visual examination and, if required, a Free pair of ZEISS Synchrony single vision (SV) white stock or surfaced lenses with an HMC coating and a qualifying Sightique frame. Hard-coated lenses are not included in this promotion.
The person gifted the free pair may not use their own frame.
No extra tints or other coatings are allowed on the free lenses.
Bifocal and progressive lenses are excluded from the promotion.
The nominated person/recipient of the free pair has until 30 September 2026 to claim their free pair.
O-SIX Lifetime Warranty
Eye Examination & Lens Requirement
A comprehensive eye examination must be completed with Mellins every 25 months.
Please note: Your warranty will lapse if you are outside your 25-month eye examination cycle – i..e you have not tested your eyes with us during the past 25 months.
You will not be able to reinstate your warranty once the period has lapsed and/or if your eye examination has not been invoiced.
If new lenses are required (i.e., lenses are too damaged to re-fit or the prescription is outdated), new lenses must be purchased at a Mellins Branch; frames will not be supplied without lenses.
Same Frame Guarantee
The warranty applies to the exact O-Six frame originally purchased.
Replacement will be in the same model, colour and design.
No upgrades, style changes or colour variations apply.
Fair Use Policy
The warranty covers manufacturing defects and accidental damage (yes, even if your dog chews your frame or you sit on your spectacles, for example).
The warranty does not cover loss, theft, or unauthorised repairs or alterations.
Please note that a one replacement frame limit per 25-month eye examination cycle will be applied.
Warranty Assessment
All warranty claims are subject to evaluation.
Mellins reserves the right to determine whether the damage falls within the fair use policy. You are welcome to contact us at info@mellins.co.za to discuss this.
Mellins Family Loyalty
Loyalty activates & grows with each eye exam.
Up to five family members can be included in a family loyalty account.
Second pair discount on the Family Loyalty plan:
The discount applies only to the Mellins lens*, with a hard or anti-reflective coating. Upgrades possible.
The discount is subject to a frame purchase.
*single vision, multi-focal, bifocal, office, and sunlenses.
Please note: Limited high-index options included.
Free Mellins Lenses for patients who haven’t tested with us in the LAST 5 YEARS
All you need to do is book an eye exam and purchase a branded frame — the Mellins lenses with a hard coat or HMC coating (single vision, multifocal, bifocal, and office) are free of charge.
Important: A previous eye exam with Mellins is required. Dating back to 2021 and earlier.
What is not free?
The branded frame (no M-frames allowed), the eye exam (R499 for non-medical-aid patients), the dispensing fee, and the extended warranty.
Not sure if you qualify? Fill in this form, and we’ll be in touch, or pop into your nearest branch and ask a staff member to confirm your last test with us.
