Anonymous wrote:OP here -- Thanks for all of the great feedback! For the poster who commented on the glasses not being super high quality, I have terrible eyesight but keep my contacts in for about 15-16 hours a day. Glasses go on right before bed and that's really it, but I'd love to have a pair of glasses that I actually like. Since my eyesight is so terrible and our vision insurance is not that good, I always end up paying around $300+ for a new pair of glasses. Ridiculous given that I hardly wear them, so Warby Parker might be the way to go.

Can't wait to order 5 pairs to try on! I also had fun when I uploaded a picture of myself and virtually tried on the glasses.

OP, I'm just like you, a terrible prescription!! Don't order online, they won't get the prescription right. Trust me, I've tried twice and ended up with headaches with both pairs.

PP here - also wanted to mention that they don't have smaller frames, so if you need 138 temple length or less, Warby Parker is not the place for you.

I ordered from Warby Parker and returned them, I just couldn't get them to fit properly (went to Target to adjust them for free) and the material the frames are made out of is just cheap feeling compared to the other pair of glasses I had (from Costco!). I was not impressed so I returned them.

PP here - was in an ultra high end spectacle store in seattle yesterday (akin to georgetown optician) and the a cute young blonde thing working there and surrounded by high-end frames day in day out asked if I was wearing Oliver People's -

So for those concerned about the value/price - I have to say it is pretty good.

almost 6 months in of daily wear and they have held up well

Have two pair Love Warby Parker!

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Anonymous wrote: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

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.

Former optician here. It does annoy offices when we have people ask for this and I have had coworkers flat out say no on the principle that you weren't buying from them. It is a measurement and is not part of your eye exam. I liken it to going to a suit maker and asking him to measure you so that you can buy online. THAT SAID, I always provided the measurement because I'm a nice person and it takes 20 seconds - and I have always felt guilty knowing the markup on frames (3x wholesale at a minimum) and lenses (a CR-39 plastic lens with scratch is around $5 wholesale) and really do not blame people at all for shopping online.

Eye doctors should offer nicer/trendier frames for less like Parker Warby. I have REALLY bad eyesight and now must get bifocals. There have been many times in my life where I have had to just live with my bad eyesight because I couldn't afford new glasses. I suffered through headaches due to the eye strain. I would have been thrilled with options like Parker Warby. I don't feel bad for ophthalmologists, I doubt they have money problems.

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Anonymous wrote:I have a pair. It was very easy except I had to go to a shop to have my pupil distance measured because my doctor's office hadn't done that for my prescription. They also have a limited selection - I only found one pair that worked for me, but at least I found one.

I would feel guilty asking a shop to measure my pupil distance so that I could buy from an online business. Does that strike anyone else as wrong?

My husband had to go back into the eye doctor's to have his pupillary distance measured after the exam. Inconvenient.

sorry for all the typos above but I don't have my glasses on and typing on my ipad !

I recently ordered some WP glasses and got an email back that I needed the pupillary distance measurement. They have an online camera device for measureing pd on the website. I did the online measurement but also called my eye doctor ( who by the way does not sell glasses or contacts). I told them I was buying eyeglasses on line and that they did not fill in the pd on my prescription. They pulled my file and told me what it was. They said they usually take that measurment but don't write it down because the eyeglass shop does it again. They had no problem providing the measurement. By the way the measuerement I took using WP on line kit was different then my doctors meausrement. We used the doctors PD. My glasses turned out great! They are also progressives which WP has just started doing on a limited basis. My first pair of progressives I purchased at Costco and could never get used to them. I always had to take them off to read a menu or other items up close. I don't think they did them correctly. I got better glasses on line then in person. The progressives were expensive ! But they are wonderful!

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Anonymous wrote: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

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.

Former optician here. It does annoy offices when we have people ask for this and I have had coworkers flat out say no on the principle that you weren't buying from them. It is a measurement and is not part of your eye exam. I liken it to going to a suit maker and asking him to measure you so that you can buy online. THAT SAID, I always provided the measurement because I'm a nice person and it takes 20 seconds - and I have always felt guilty knowing the markup on frames (3x wholesale at a minimum) and lenses (a CR-39 plastic lens with scratch is around $5 wholesale) and really do not blame people at all for shopping online.

do you think WP, Zenni, and Coastal can destroy the stranglehold Luxottica has?

I don't mind paying optician prices on lindberg, silhouette, barton perreira, mykita, etc. and with very highest end lenses.

But Luxottica and Safilo conglomerate frame brand markup is insane.

I wonder if like many things, the internet will destroy brick & mortar for poor and middle class consumers and the only B&M's that will thrive are places like Georgetown Optician (where you can easily drop 1000 on spectacles).

Yes, I have a pair and I love them. It's super easy to buy/try on.

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Anonymous wrote: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

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.

Former optician here. It does annoy offices when we have people ask for this and I have had coworkers flat out say no on the principle that you weren't buying from them. It is a measurement and is not part of your eye exam. I liken it to going to a suit maker and asking him to measure you so that you can buy online. THAT SAID, I always provided the measurement because I'm a nice person and it takes 20 seconds - and I have always felt guilty knowing the markup on frames (3x wholesale at a minimum) and lenses (a CR-39 plastic lens with scratch is around $5 wholesale) and really do not blame people at all for shopping online.

On their website FAQ, they list the prescription strength they can do. They can go pretty high -9 and -10. I love mine!!

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Anonymous wrote: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.

high index (what I got) adds 30 bucks. should be able to find 5$ off promo codes to bring the price to 120.

my scprit is -4 right, -6 left...with slight astigmatism in my left eye. they had no issues with it and the lenses are pretty decent. not Nikon or hoya quality but I can barely tell a difference.

call them up and ask nonetheless.

Thanks!

Anonymous wrote: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.

high index (what I got) adds 30 bucks. should be able to find 5$ off promo codes to bring the price to 120.

my scprit is -4 right, -6 left...with slight astigmatism in my left eye. they had no issues with it and the lenses are pretty decent. not Nikon or hoya quality but I can barely tell a difference.

call them up and ask nonetheless.