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> I am in market for new glasses I don't know where you are, but my go-to glasses provider is Owndays, the japanese chain. Decent range & fashion, competitive
by sho 8y ago
> I am in market for new glasses
I don't know where you are, but my go-to glasses provider is Owndays, the japanese chain. Decent range & fashion, competitive prices and - crucially! - they keep common prescription lenses in stock. I keep a photo of my prescription on my phone and I've been in and out of there in 20 minutes.
The idea of going to an old-style glasses shop where they want $500+ and then you have to wait a week to even get them just seems laughable now, and Warby can't compete either. I predict further mass extinctions in this vertical.
- ghaff 8y agoI'm sure it's fair that there's a level below Warby Parker. Heck, I buy reading glasses (which I need when I'm wearing contacts) by the 5-pack from Amazon for about $5 each. They're not optimized but they're close enough and I can scratch them and lose them and break them. It does depend what's available around where you live though. There's a Warby Parker in Cambridge MA and I'll probably get another pair of glasses there at some point. (Although it's complicated because I have good insurance I can use with my regular eye doctor/vision place.)
- UtilityDave 8y agoIf you get any of essilor's scratch coats (or any of unity's they offer a warranty your optician may not tell you about (so he has more wiggle room, or he may buy without warranty to save money)
- ghaff 8y agoThanks. I actually wear contacts most of the time--which is when I need readers. They're the ones that beaten up because I'm always taking them on and off and sticking them in pockets.
- UtilityDave 8y agoYeah, can't get much cheaper than readers, unless you want to get a pair with glass lenses for very long term (much harder to scratch, can shatter)
- ghaff 8y agoMaybe I’ll get a prescription for readers next time. I got progressives last time I was at the doctor and love them for when I’m around the house.
- UtilityDave 8y agoProgs are pretty great. Some minor downsides, but comparing them to a lined bifocal... Depends on personal preferences. Neat Sherlock Holmes Ian trick, at about halfway up your lens, near the nose, and temple, there are some laser etchings (your progressives) these should tell you what kind of lens they are and how much add power you have