Back in February, a mere 5 months ago.... I found out about Warby Parker thru For Me, For You & immediately tried to order 5 pairs of glasses to try on at home. Alas, they were sold out. I signed up to be alerted when they re-stocked & kind of forgot about it. In May, desperate for new glasses, I asked for birthday money to put towards a new pair. I tried Warby Parker again, to no avail. I gave up & went to SEE, where my last pair of glasses came from. The pair I picked out at SEE would be $300 plus $50 for the eye exam (they don't accept insurance). I had heard good things about Optique & they accept my insurance, so I went there, had an eye exam & picked out new glasses, also for around $300.
I kid you not, the day I had the money & decided to go buy my glasses from Optique, an email from Warby Parker showed up in my inbox saying they finally had new stock in, & because I had been waiting so long, they were shipping my order out pronto. I just had to tell them which ones I wanted to try on. My internet was being weird, so I ended up calling & doing it over the phone & let me tell you, they have the nicest customer service in the world. Seriously. I don't know if they're outsourced or Warby Parker employees, but they were so nice & apologetic about how long I had to wait. Plus, the girl I talked to helped me decide on the 5 pairs & the colors. She was so helpful! I love these people.
Okay, I'm getting way off track. So my 5 pairs of try on at home glasses arrived yesterday. I've for sure crossed 2 off the list: Hudson & Huxley. They're just not right. I'm on the fence about the Coltons. I think it's the color that's throwing me. My favorite style is Zagg, with Japhy coming in at number 2. I put the pictures in order of which ones I like best, Zagg on top.
My problem with my 2nd choice, Japhy, is that they're really similar to the pair I currently have & I want it to be obvious that I'm wearing new/different glasses. Thoughts? Favorites?
So once I decide which ones I want, I ship these back, give them my prescription & they send me my new $95 glasses. She said the turn around is really fast, like 1-2 weeks fast. I'm so excited! And did I mention that for every pair they sale, they give a pair away to someone in need? How awesome is that?
P.S. If you click on the style name under each of the pictures, it'll take you to the glasses on Warby Parker - in case you want to see them alone, not on me.
P.P.S. For anyone looking for a place in Nashville, I do highly recommend Optique. Dr. Sonsino is awesome, the staff is great & they have nice glasses - good selection, good brands, reasonable prices.
8 comments:
I like Japhy and Colton. Japhy is a good safe bet, but people (I) would think you were so cool and stylish if you had the guts to pull off Colton.
Def. the Zaggs. However, I'm probably partial because they remind me alot of my glasses. The Colton is cool, but i don't like the coloring against your skin and hair because it makes you look a bit washed out, whereas the dark frames add some interesting contrast to your coloring. My 2 cents.
Japhy is my favorite, fits your face, eye shape, but still looks cool and different.
i kinda like the color of the colton's with your skin tone! i also like the japhy's.
japhy!! so cute!
i too, love optique!! :)
Oh! I used to see Dr. Sonsino when he was at Vandy. He's super! I go to Ducklo and love them (my Dr's name is Lemoncelli, which is very close to Limoncello).
I know everyone is partial to Zaphy, but I went with my first love, Zagg. After a week of making everyone I know look at me in these glasses, I realized that Zagg looks the best in person. It's weird because Zaphy does look better in the pics. Whatever, I bought Zagg. I should have them within 10 business days. I'm so excited!
Yay, Warby Parker!
thanks for posting this, i was so set on getting the huxley's, but seeing this the zagg's look so good!
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