The Search For Glasses | Say Hello To David Kind
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Last month I received an email with an invitation to try a different way to purchase eyeglasses from a new company called David Kind.
Here's the deal: I don't love that I need to wear glasses and I don't particularly like the process of picking out new glasses. I find I'm usually in a hurry - get in, get out. I also tend to wear my glasses for a long time until they are riddled with scratches or I need a new prescription. I rarely have more than one pair at once.
When this invite came through I thought it sounded like a fun way to test out some new frames and they have a super classy website and I like the idea of this kind of service and let's be honest, I can almost always use a style update.
David Kind is set up a bit like Stitch Fix.
After you sign up you upload a photo of yourself and any information you want them to know and enter your credit card information and then a stylist chooses six different pairs of glasses for you and mails them to your home. Free styling and free shipping.
And I loved their mission statement: Our mission is to provide the highest quality frames and lenses, hand selected to match your facial features and personal style by a friendly, qualified, real person. We provide people with glasses they look great in, lenses they see better through, all via unparalleled customer service.
Yes.
They arrive in a beautiful box (felt like Christmas) and then the fun of trying them on begins.
Now here's where I'd like some help from you guys. Which one do you like on me?
After trying them on and writing a couple notes on each pair on the cards provided you can pick one (or more) pairs to purchase.
You send the box and the glasses back and include your prescription and they will send you back your new glasses.
Trying them on was super fun. Having them here in my house for a few days was a much better experience than the pressure of being in the glasses store and feeling like I needed to make a quick decision.
So what do you think? I've got my personal favorite and so does Katie. I'll share the final result after I hear from you guys.
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5 and 6.
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I choose #3. When they are in place your eyes are in the middle of the lenses. The others ones have your eyes placed to the far top or almost looking over the glasses.
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I can completely relate! I have had the same frames for at least 10 years and when my prescription has changed, I just have them put new lenses into the same old frames. I've been lucky so far because they have not discontinued the frame style (they say once the frame style has been discontinued they can't make lenses for them any longer). All that said, I like # 1 because they will go with anything and aren't a distraction on your face like colored frames can be (personal preference - I want to notice a persons face first, not their glasses).
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I originally thought 1 from the first look at the photos. Then I liked 3. Then I read the comments. Still really like 1 the best, followed by 3. But I'm not good at this sort of thing, I always need help with mine, and it's usually the optician who has to. Cool option. Michelle t
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cool idea...may have to try it. especially useful when you live on an island like I do!
I like #2
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2, 3, or 5.
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I'm torn between 2 and 3 :)
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2 or 3
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I like 4 and 6!
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I love 2 then 3 on you
Kris
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If you're going for an update then go for frame number 1.
If you're going for a style update then go for frame number 5.
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Great idea! I love no 4 & 6 on you :)
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2!
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# 2 !!!!
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#1 loooks similar to the glasses you wear now (to me), and #5 looks like a hip new you! =)
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Glasses 1 & 3
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I like #3! I also need new glasses for the same reasons... Though I bet mine are older—at least since we lived in VA, possibly before (5? 6? years old). Will have to check them out, curious about cost. Now that there are three glasses-wearing people in this house, that optical shop bill hurts.
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#6 followed closely by #4. What a fun way to choose new frames shopping for them in a store is always confusing for me. Too many choices.
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Buy 'em all!
As someone who wears glasses all the time, I get 2-3 pairs at a time. I wear them everyday, so I should have a couple different "looks" to go with different outfits and such.
They all look good. Like 2&3 the best but they are similiar. Pick one of those and then go for something fun..like the green pair. :)
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1 or 3!
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