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Re:Warby Parker built a 1,400-employee company by focusing o... by heywire on Wednesday January 02, 2019 @02:53PM (#18809505)
Wasn't Zenni Optical years ahead of Warby Parker in the reasonably priced mail-order prescription eyewear game?
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Re:Warby Parker built a 1,400-employee company by focusing o... by barbecue_sauce on Wednesday January 02, 2019 @03:07PM (#18809650)
In my experience, Zenni doesn't have as consistent an aesthetic across their product. Warby Parker is about paying for a "taste" proxy, rather than giving you a wide selection (much like Apple).
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Re:Warby Parker built a 1,400-employee company by focusing o... by prklmn on Wednesday January 02, 2019 @03:56PM (#18810114)
Not to mention Warby Parker glasses are 2-14x more expensive than Zenni.
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Re:Warby Parker built a 1,400-employee company by focusing o... by jonlucc on Wednesday January 02, 2019 @05:23PM (#18810899)
Which pays for a lot of marketing. That's not insignificant.
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Re:Warby Parker built a 1,400-employee company by focusing o... by pm90 on Wednesday January 02, 2019 @03:02PM (#18809608)
Zenni is pretty amazing but seemingly not well known. Many of my friends with kids buy many cheaper frames from them (kids tend to accidentally destroy glasses it seems)
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Re:Warby Parker built a 1,400-employee company by focusing o... by gowld on Wednesday January 02, 2019 @03:19PM (#18809782)
Zenni never could manufacture accurate lenses for me. They are have a horribl trapezoid effect.
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