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WP has good CS, but the quality of their offerings is lacking in my experience. The frames are nothing special, either in terms of design or construction. A lot

by wyclif 8y ago

WP has good CS, but the quality of their offerings is lacking in my experience. The frames are nothing special, either in terms of design or construction. A lot of the frames are constructed from cheap plastic. And I don't think many WP frames offer features essential to durability like 5 barrel hinges instead of flimsy spring hinges. I'd recommend Shuron over WP any day of the week. Made in the USA by a company that's been in business since 1865. Frames in acetate, and they offer real sizing to fit your head instead of a choice of "small" and "big" options. Barrel hinges, too: http://www.shuron.com/ http://www.shuron.com/ Shuron has great customer service, but they sure could use some help with their site which seems to be stuck in a 1998 web design paradigm. Quality frames at a good price, though! Where WP has innovated is in online sales of "good enough" glasses for young people, as a taste proxy, and in fluffy content marketing like this article. But you can break out of the Luxottica eyeglass cartel of high prices and low quality by avoiding WP completely and going to Shuron and getting yourself a pair of Ronsir, Freeway, or Sidewinder frames. You'll save money, too.

Kihashi 8y ago
Hmm. I'm in the market for new glasses as I think my prescription has changed. I purchased my previous pair from WP and I found the experience to be quite nice. I was able to get on their site and sort/filter by men's/women's styles, color, shape, and size. I was able to easily select 5 that were the right shape for my face and the right size and then try them on at home and get the one I wanted. Does Shuron offer that sort of experience? Looking at their site, I just see a list of glasses. I don't see a way to easily filter that down to ones that apply to me (narrow, rectangular). Part of the appeal of WP to me was the ease of getting something that I thought looked good and fit good at a reasonable price. Without some sort of way to search/curate, I don't think Shuron competes with that. Of xourse, that's only the buying experience and doesn't pertain to the quality of the product and the customer service after buying. > they offer real sizing to fit your head instead of a choice of "small" and "big" options I'm confused by this. Is that not what something like WP[1] has (see the measurements details)? [1]: https://www.warbyparker.com/eyeglasses/men/oliver-lbf/whiskey-tortoise https://www.warbyparker.com/eyeglasses/men/oliver-lbf/whiske...
- wyclif 8y ago
  Yeah, I'm only talking about the quality of the frames. WP has a pretty slick buying experience, I'll give them that. Shuron needs to get with 21st century UX. But...their frames are objectively higher quality than WP.
  - Kihashi 8y ago
    Ah yeah. That makes sense. I primarily wear contacts, so I haven't really had a problem with durability. The buying experience and cost were more important to me.
  - apple4ever 8y ago
    That slick buying experience is pretty helpful. After years of paying $200+ for glasses, I decided to go with WP. It was a little nerve wracking- but having the home try on (and the option of a store try on) helped. Sure, maybe the glasses aren't as nice as the ones I had. But they are $100 cheaper. And that's a decent chuck of change.

by wyclif 8y ago

Kihashi 8y ago

Hmm. I'm in the market for new glasses as I think my prescription has changed. I purchased my previous pair from WP and I found the experience to be quite nice. I was able to get on their site and sort/filter by men's/women's styles, color, shape, and size. I was able to easily select 5 that were the right shape for my face and the right size and then try them on at home and get the one I wanted. Does Shuron offer that sort of experience? Looking at their site, I just see a list of glasses. I don't see a way to easily filter that down to ones that apply to me (narrow, rectangular). Part of the appeal of WP to me was the ease of getting something that I thought looked good and fit good at a reasonable price. Without some sort of way to search/curate, I don't think Shuron competes with that. Of xourse, that's only the buying experience and doesn't pertain to the quality of the product and the customer service after buying. > they offer real sizing to fit your head instead of a choice of "small" and "big" options I'm confused by this. Is that not what something like WP[1] has (see the measurements details)? [1]: https://www.warbyparker.com/eyeglasses/men/oliver-lbf/whiskey-tortoise https://www.warbyparker.com/eyeglasses/men/oliver-lbf/whiske...

wyclif 8y ago
Yeah, I'm only talking about the quality of the frames. WP has a pretty slick buying experience, I'll give them that. Shuron needs to get with 21st century UX. But...their frames are objectively higher quality than WP.
- Kihashi 8y ago
  Ah yeah. That makes sense. I primarily wear contacts, so I haven't really had a problem with durability. The buying experience and cost were more important to me.
- apple4ever 8y ago
  That slick buying experience is pretty helpful. After years of paying $200+ for glasses, I decided to go with WP. It was a little nerve wracking- but having the home try on (and the option of a store try on) helped. Sure, maybe the glasses aren't as nice as the ones I had. But they are $100 cheaper. And that's a decent chuck of change.