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Re:Warby Parker built a 1,400-employee company by focusing o... by Kihashi on Thursday January 03, 2019 @12:00PM (#18816657)
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/whiske...

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Re:Warby Parker built a 1,400-employee company by focusing o... by wyclif on Thursday January 03, 2019 @09:31PM (#18821497)
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.
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Re:Warby Parker built a 1,400-employee company by focusing o... by apple4ever on Friday January 04, 2019 @08:44PM (#18829358)
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.

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Re:Warby Parker built a 1,400-employee company by focusing o... by Kihashi on Friday January 04, 2019 @03:46PM (#18827444)
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.
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