New Glasses One of the first posts I ever made on this site, over a year ago, was a feature on avant-garde eyewear designer Warby Parker. This was shortly after GQ first featured them on their site, back before their brand was as well known as it is now. I spoke about how I planned to cop a pair or two from Warby Parker, once I was in the market for a new pair of glasses. Well after my former frames met an untimely demise this summer, I waltzed over to WP’s website and began the process of ordering new glasses. For those who don’t know, Warby Parker has a very peculiar way of selling their wares. You can find a detailed description on their website. But essentially, Warby Parker cuts out the middle man, unlike most (or maybe all other) eyewear retailers. The result is originally designed frames at a fraction of the cost of traditional glasses. To top it off, they allow you to ship home up to five frames for free to try on. As if all of that wasn’t great enough, for every pair you buy, they donate a pair to somebody in need. After I went through the entire try home process, I eventually settled on the Begley Greystone and the Begley Whiskey Tortoise. On my online Warby Parker account, it says that I have donated two pairs of glasses to date. WP is like the TOMS of eyewear. You know, if TOMS actually made products that were worth buying in of themselves.
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New Glasses

One of the first posts I ever made on this site, over a year ago, was a feature on avant-garde eyewear designer Warby Parker. This was shortly after GQ first featured them on their site, back before their brand was as well known as it is now. I spoke about how I planned to cop a pair or two from Warby Parker, once I was in the market for a new pair of glasses. Well after my former frames met an untimely demise this summer, I waltzed over to WP’s website and began the process of ordering new glasses.

For those who don’t know, Warby Parker has a very peculiar way of selling their wares. You can find a detailed description on their website. But essentially, Warby Parker cuts out the middle man, unlike most (or maybe all other) eyewear retailers. The result is originally designed frames at a fraction of the cost of traditional glasses. To top it off, they allow you to ship home up to five frames for free to try on. As if all of that wasn’t great enough, for every pair you buy, they donate a pair to somebody in need.

After I went through the entire try home process, I eventually settled on the Begley Greystone and the Begley Whiskey Tortoise. On my online Warby Parker account, it says that I have donated two pairs of glasses to date. WP is like the TOMS of eyewear. You know, if TOMS actually made products that were worth buying in of themselves.

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  2. facesofboston said: i’m a big fan of how they do business, soon when i get my new perscrip I’ll be getting some WP frames. and they’re so cheap i can get two or three pair for the price of one at an optometrist!
  3. venusprobe said: you look so good in those! I have a pair of glasses from them, thinking about getting another sometime soon
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