SPEX By Ryan

I have put off wearing glasses permanently for years due to the fact that all shopping experiences pertaining to glasses feed the masses in cliche. I really looked for a place that was a little more European en vogue and when I walked into Spex By Ryan, I knew that I had finally found a place that was progressive. Each associate was personable and directed their all round knowledge towards my energy, wants and needs. In addition, the team went beyond service to find the frames that I wanted. I move provinces a lot with work but will always come back to friends that care about my eyes as much as I do.
Mar 2nd, 2023

Feb 16th, 2023

Max is always an amazing guy, friendly , helpful and professional.
Jul 11th, 2022

Such a great shop. Huge selection of very cool and unique frames, and an expert staff who are always happy to help out. I cant get enough. Im a Spex addict.
Feb 27th, 2022

Spex By Ryan: making childhood dreams come true. I have had a glasses obsession for as long as I can remember. Ive owned over 100 pairs. My prescription changes often, and each time it did, Id be in a new frame. This is to say, Ive dealt with every optician known to man and then some. Ryans outshines them all. As a young kid, I was in an opticians with my parents. On the shelf lived a Theo frame, purple, with what looked like massively hairy eyebrows coming off of it. I wanted it. No, I needed it. But my rents had more common sense than I and decided to not give a child frames of that price. Wise. Then and there I knew that when I was older and in a position to purchase such a thing, Id be buying a Theo. Patience is a virtue. Years ticked on and my eyes had nary a Theo within reach. The dream did not disappear. I was GOING to own that Theo if it was the last thing I did. Times waxed and waned, I visited Ryan for the first time in 2018. I left not with a Theo, but a fun Rapp number. I kicked myself at that time for not going for the more fun frames, but professional life at the time called against that. between the you-know-what virus and myself being out of the country on my last optical purchase, I wasnt able to see Ryan again until this year. Beholden to my own childhood dreams I went in with one requirement, I wanted a Theo frame, and I wanted it red and obnoxious. I actually have two prescriptions, and at my age, one is a bifocal. Ryan spent two hours with me, finding the frames that worked both with a difficult prescription, and that as an adult; Im Edna Mode sized. While most opticians would slither away, Ryan happily took on this task, with Max and Tanita swinging by to chat. People, at Spex By Ryan my dreams came true with a Theo, 17 years after I first laid eyes on them. They are not red, because I found another red frame I liked better, but they are a Theo and they are mine. I also snagged a red Kirk&Kirk. A beautifully made frame, in an awesome red shade that is to die. So thank you Ryan, for the experience, Ill be back soon!
Oct 31st, 2021