I like my optical doctor but I've never been happy with his selection of frames. Last year, I took my script and went to a new vendor in town, who had arrived with a great deal of fanfare, amusing tv spots, and falderal so I tried them. I never felt like I was taken care of properly nor properly fit with my frames.
So, this year, after getting a new script and not being able to read things with clarity, it was time to try someone new. Warby Parker seems to have rave reviews from my Yelp friends so I thought I'd give them a try. I downloaded their app to my cell phone and tried several frames virtually. Give it a try! You can pick WB frames and the app superimposes them on your gorgeous face using your cell phone camera! (I'd show you a sample, but I don't want to scare you.)
While the app and all that is very well and good (WB will actually send you five frames to try on at home, too) I feel better about being able to touch and feel the frames, then try them on, before committing to one. (Sounds like dating, doesn't it?) Off to WB I went. Note: It's a lot easier to find parking on Broadway during a weekday in the Covid-19 era than any given weekend!
I entered the store and was immediately greeted warmly, and still being the Covid-19 era, I had to answer the travel-contact-symptom questions that everyone asks these days. I was passed off to a knowledgeable rep who helped me select a frame from several I tried. We agreed that my choice was right for my face and had the lens size I desired. She even went into the back room and pulled out kind of an unusual color because I simply asked about it. (That color was a lot worse on my mug than I thought it could possibly be!)
All rejected frames were sanitized and returned to the rack for the next patron to try on.
I was quickly fitted by an expert, my script was recorded and before I knew it, I was all done, my credit card was charged and and all forms forwarded to my email address. Now all I have to do is wait for the delivery guy to bring them right to me, probably next week when I will finish this review.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch...fingers drumming...today, the Post Office put a sturdy, eyeglasses-sized box in my mailbox. After figuring out how to open the box, I read the little info blurb and proceeded to try on my new specs. I'm having aa lliitttllee ttroubbllee aaddjjuussttiinngg...wait a minute...I put the old ones back on to finish this. The blurb even says it takes awhile to eyes to adjust to the new script. If you see me walking around with my chin up in the air, you'll know I'm still getting adjusted to them. I'm headed to the Third Ward tomorrow to get the frames tweaked a little bit, and that should finish this up.
All foolishness aside for a moment, I'm very pleased with my experience with Warby Parker and will probably return next year when I get a new script to fill. read more