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A Visual Affair has 2 locations, listed below.

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    • A Visual Affair

      1101 S Joyce St Ste B7 Arlington, VA 22202-2091

    • A Visual Affair

      1150 Connecticut Ave NW Ste 107 Washington, DC 20036-4104

    Business ProfileforA Visual Affair

    Optical Repairs
    Multi Location Business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1/5stars

    Average of 1 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    2 complaints closed in last 3 years

    1 complaints closed in last 12 months

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    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    A Visual Affair has 2 locations, listed below.

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      • A Visual Affair

        1101 S Joyce St Ste B7 Arlington, VA 22202-2091

      • A Visual Affair

        1150 Connecticut Ave NW Ste 107 Washington, DC 20036-4104

      Location of This Business
      1101 S Joyce St Ste B7, Arlington, VA 22202-2091
      BBB File Opened:
      7/31/2003
      Years in Business:
      23
      Business Started:
      1/1/2001
      Business Incorporated:
      1/1/2001
      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Alternate Business Name
      • An Optical Affair
      Business Management
      • Mr. Neeraj Bindal, President
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Mr. Neeraj Bindal, President

      Customer Contact

      • Mr. Neeraj Bindal, President
      Additional Contact Information

      Phone Numbers

      Customer Complaints

      2 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      01/16/2023

      Complaint Type:
      Product Issues
      Status:
      Unanswered
      I visited Dr. ***************** in a Visual Affair on the 8th of August 2022.  Dr. ************ was "in network" for my insurance provider, meaning I was on the hook for a $20 copay, which I immediately paid. This should have been the end of the "affair", which, unfortunately, has since become an "ordeal". The latest development in the saga being a text message I received on Jan 10th, 2023 advising of an overdue balance and threatening that "you (sic!) will be sent to collections". I will post more detailed feedback warning clients about dealing with this business elsewhere (we're talking many hours wasted over the course of several months), so what follows is a summary. In short, the business issued an incorrect invoice, which was rejected by my insurer (the invoice was from "A Visual Affair" which is not "in network" for me, as opposed to coming from  Dr. *************** office, which would have been "in network" for me). "Visual Affair" staff clearly found the situation difficult to comprehend, so, despite being given step by step instructions (multiple times), it took them over three months of almost weekly interactions to finally issue the correct invoice. Once done (November), the claim was paid in full (I confirmed with my insurance provider that funds were wired to "A Visual Affair" on Nov 18th, 2022).Despite being sent emails providing evidence of payment (Dec 9th, 10:45am), and most recently (following receipt of the threatening text message), despite two phone calls to that effect, "Visual Affair" staff has failed to get back to me confirming the matter is settled. Which, based on my experience so far, leads me to believe that they have still failed to process the payment correctly.What I seek is: i) confirmation in writing from "A Visual Affair" that they have received payment in full and that matters are settled, and ii) if they have initiated any action to collect (what has already been paid), that all related activity has been terminated.

      Customer Reviews

      1 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Farah N

      1 star

      02/11/2023

      the optometrist Shannon L** incompetently wrote an incorrect prescription, then refused to provide corrected lenses unless I paid $262! All the same, they have a sign up that they will provide $25 gift cards to Target to anyone who gives them a good review on Yelp! Definitely a bunch of criminals.

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