Glasses from Warby Parker?
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Anonymous
from Warby Parker's faqs: To purchase a pair of prescription glasses, all you need is your eyeglass prescription or your doctor’s contact information (we’ll call your doctor for you). We also recommend that you provide your pupillary distance (or PD) if your eyeglass prescription has a combined Sphere and Cylinder measurement of ±2.00 in either eye. The pupillary distance is not part of your prescription. Many optical shops will do this measurement for free. However, I have an issue with Warby Parker relying on free measurements from their competition as part of their business plan when they claim to be an organization with an ethical mission. |
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Recently went to a Warby parker showroom and ordered new glasses. They shipped them to me within a few days and with thin lenses it came out to 125. I was definitely happy given the price. Trendy but not so much so that I felt silly wearing them.
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Most times at an eye exam they will give your pupillary distance. I got an exam at America's best and there is a spot on their prescription form for pupillary distance.
I ordered a pair from 39dollarglasses.com and have been very happy with them. I don't think there is anything wrong with getting a prescription and shopping around to find the best price/value on glasses. One should not be locked into buying glasses where one gets an eye exam. And it isn't like you are getting over on anyone, at most places, you pay for the eye exam only if you DON'T purchase glasses, so you aren't being a chest if you pay for an eye exam and then fill th prescription at warby Parker. It is the exact same business model that 1800 contacts has had since its inception |
Anonymous
| I love mine. After paying nearly 1000 for glasses and eyeglasses, I will never go to a brick and mortar store again. |
Anonymous
I am the PP that you are responding to. What you have described is not my experience. For one thing, I rarely buy glasses where I get an eye exam. My insurance always pays for my eye exam with an eye doctor. He gives me a prescription, which does not include pupillary distance. Then I go to an optical shop, where they measure pupillary distance and sell me glasses. They do not charge for this measurement because I am buying glasses from them. Maybe my experience is different because I have a very high prescription and go to a good eye doctor and high end optical shop. Of course there is nothing wrong with shopping around and getting the best price. Just don't walk into a business and ask them to provide you with a free measurement so that you can take your business elsewhere. |
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Do they not include the pupillary distance because you don't ask? I go to Kaiser for my eye exams and the prescription never included the pd until I asked for it to be included because I was getting Warby Parker glasses. I paid for the prescription so I don't see an issue in asking for one more measurement. I have a very high prescription as well and needed extra thin lenses, or I would otherwise looking like I was wearing coke bottles. I think the fact that you have to go to a second place - the optical shop- is a fail on your part and isn't really a reflection of most people's experience or a reflection of your "high end optical shop". Sorry. |
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| 10:02 this has nothing to do with you high prescription or high end optical shop. Fwiw I am blind as a bat and have an intense prescription. I've been to a variety of eye doctors from tony ones to the america's best across the street from Lexington Market in baltimore (somewhere that would make must DCUMs do mega pearl clutching). I have always had the pupillary distance done as part of my rX whether I got the glasses there or not because it is a necessary measurement to get glasses. |
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| NP here. I wouldn't have a problem asking the shop for a measurement because I have a wide face for a woman and they never stock frames that fit me. So I can't order frames and get the lenses there (which I've done in the past) unless I have that. |
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WP is a good concept but I've found it has a fatal flaw. When you browse through the site to pick which glasses you want to try on, there are waaaaaay too many pairs that are "out with other customers and unavailable for home try-on.". You can't even get on a wait list, you just can't get them. I called WP and they were able to "locate" two of the pairs I wanted to try, but in different colors than I wanted. I got the 5 pairs to try on but didn't love any of them, and it's too annoying to start the process again.
I think I'm going to try eyefly.com (affiliated with bluefly). Similar prices to WP and although they don't offer the "free" try-on, I'm fine with putting a few frames on my credit card and then just sending them back for a return, which has the same effect as WP's try-on function, except that with WP they don't charge your card unless you don't send the frames back in 5 days. Eyefly also has wire frames in addition to plastic, which WP does not. I can't vouch for eyefly's services but it looks interesting. |
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Re: pupillary distance:
1. If optical shops choose to measure it for free that's up to them. They are welcome to charge for the service. 2. You can actually measure it yourself pretty easily--google it. Then have a friend or spouse measure you again to make sure you guys come up with the same number. |
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Male here: decided to see what the fuss is about and bought a pair. I would suggest going to a showroom/store to try the frames out in person since they have a ton.
I went to their 'store in a store' in philly at it was a decent experience. I'm sure their NY stores are much better. I can't comment on their titanium frames, but their selection of acetate frames is ok. For the price i'm satisfied...120 for frame and high index 1.67 lenses. Very fast shipping/turn around time. Still prefer lindberg or silhouette but these are very decent for a pair that I don't mind beating up on. The frames don't have spring hinges and they are far from barton perreira quality, but I think they are pretty good value and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend WP to anyone on a budget. |
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| How do you get them adjusted after you buy? Like the part that goes over your ears? |
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| Has anyone gotten them with a really high prescription? I just received my five to try on and actually really like two of the pairs, but I am -7.5 in contacts and usually have to get lightweight lenses. Wondering how that would affect the price and/or if they are even available. |
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Try to input your prescription and see if it'll take it. I'm much higher than you, with bad astigmatism to boot. None of the online places will cut my lenses. Because my eyesight is so bad with a more complicated prescription and b/c I have an optical center that is not standard, I can't buy online (even if there was a place that would take my prescription). |
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the ones I bought (and most WP's) are acetate...opticians can adjust the arms I believe in terms of them being too tight to your temple, but not sure if they can adjust the ear 'hooks' on models like these. mine feel great out of the box, no adjustments required. |