warby parker frames look trendy but they're pretty low quality cheap plastic frames, and they're dramatically overpriced compared to comparable glasses from zenni or similar
They are not "cheap plastic frames" by any stretch. I'd put them up against the Luxxotica frames any day. They use the high-end plastics, with metal-reinforced stems. The Zenni's I tried, on the other hand, have no reinforcement, and the plastic is definitely more brittle.
If you want a specific frame for some reason, it's a good value. I bought a pair of Oakleys from glasses.com ( a luxottica online outlet) for a savings of about $50 from retail. I think the high index lenses were cheaper too. But if you buy $8 glasses, they are going to be junk.
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