Salem’s Eye Professionals Huggett Darek OD & Associates

After a very disappointing experience with the huge eye exam place on Liberty Street I found Dr. Huggett. Below are just a few bullet points comparing the two places:
Liberty Street:
* Waited 15 minutes to meet with doctor for scheduled exam.
* Notified front desk that I had a scheduled appointment and I expected to be helped immediately after waiting 8 minutes beyond scheduled time. No assurances I would be helped as requested.
* Left after waiting 15 minutes informing front desk not to bill me. No follow-​up from Doctor or company to apologize for keeping me waiting and missing scheduled time.
Dr. Huggett:
* Was able to meet with me on a Saturday to provide eye exam.
* Dr. Huggett was punctual, professional, personable, and very thorough during the eye exam.
* Dr Huggett’s staff was very pleasant.
* I am very pleased with the prescription provided by Dr. Huggett.
In short I plan on visiting Dr. Huggett and his staff for future eye exams. Based on my experience between Dr Huggett and Liberty Street I much prefer Dr. Huggett.

I’ve been been getting eye exams and buying glasses for over 40 years and always going for the «bargains» and always getting what I paid for… 10 minute exams and cheap glasses.
THEN a friend recommended Dr. Darek Huggett in Salem, OR.
«SALEM!» I complained. «I’m not driving 50 miles to Salem for glasses»
My friend assured me I wouldn’t regret it. So I made an appointment and…
I FOUND MY EYE DOCTOR!
I did not know eye exams could be so high tech and exhaustive. Dr. Huggett checked EVERYTHING! He treated me as if he really cares because he does care.
BUT THAT WAS JUST THE BEGINNING!!! After the exam his staff took over. They not only have an incredible amount of product knowledge, but an excellent sense of style. With thousands of frames to choose from, they helped find the perfect frames within my budget.
ONE MORE THING… they make the lenses right there with some kind of new state-​of-​the-​art technology. I LOVE MY GLASSES, I LOVE MY PRESCRIPTION SUNGLASSES, and I LOVE SALEM’S EYE PROFESSIONALS.

This guy is great– very caring and enthusiastic. A nice plus is that his office carries a wide variety of frames.
I definitely recommend going to see him and his staff whether you need an exam or just some new eyewear.

I have been to quite a few eye doctors in my life. I’ve never found one worth being loyal to until Dr. Huggett! I first had an experience with his awesomeness a few years back when I randomly went into LensCrafters in Salem. He was working there at the time. When I went back the next year her was gone and I had some not-​as-​awesome Dr. Fast.
I decided to look for Dr. Huggett to see if he had opened a practice — he had! It’s such a cute little office on Commercial street right where liberty street and commercial street start to merge into just commercial street (cross street is Superior.) They share a building with a law firm.
Dr. Hugget is so friendly! I swear the guy is always happy and positive. His energy is contagious and just nice to be around. His receptionist, Emily, I believe, totally knows her stuff. (I’m going to feel so bad if I got her name wrong, because she is just so fantastic at her job!)
The doctor seriously wants to get your prescription right. If you aren’t satisfied, come back in. Some lenses can be back to you in just a couple of days. They have a good selection of frames and do offer contact lenses.
I have my husband and my mother hooked on Huggett!