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Isn't this basically the same as many/most glasses shops, at least the ones that are in independent eye doctor offices? Every time I've gotten glasses I've alwa
by astura 8y ago
Isn't this basically the same as many/most glasses shops, at least the ones that are in independent eye doctor offices? Every time I've gotten glasses I've always just tried on the frames, gotten my pupillary distance measured, and then they put in the order. A week or so later they'd call me to tell me my glasses are in and I'd go pick them up. I guess it was always implied they come from a factory somewhere.
Lately I've just been ordering the frames online and I'd bring them the frames and they'd measure my pupillary distance, and put the order in.
- slg 8y agoIt depends on who you feel they are competing with. The traditional independent optometrist office glasses stores normally function the same way. Yet I don't see those as the true competitor since those get you into the door with the doctor's appointment (and also don't necessarily have to support themselves purely through sales). I think Warby Parker is more competing with the mass market mall glasses stores like Lenscrafters or Pearle Vision which do everything in house and can turn around a pair of prescription lenses in an hour or so.
- astura 8y agoWeird thing is, I've bought glasses at Lenscrafters before, and I've had the same experience as the independent eye doctor, they took the order and it took around a week to fill. I do have a strong prescription with astigmatism, so maybe that's the reason? I do recall hearing about "glasses in an hour" on commercials but I've never been offered the "hour" version. Maybe they can only make some of the most common prescriptions in an hour?