Thursday, February 24, 2011

NICE Stuff: Warby Parker

You guys know I'm a big fan of nice company, TOMS, for their generous One for One movement (aka buy one pair and TOMS donates one pair to a person in need). Well, there's another company with a similar philosophy, and a similarly delicious product. Warby Parker.


As a nerd, glasses are my staple accessory. The bigger the better! The weirder the cooler! Or maybe that's just me. Well, Warby Parker makes some sexy frames that are über-affordable. But what really wins me over is how their goal is to help people who don't have access to something as important as a pair of glasses.

From their website:
"Through our Buy a Pair, Give a Pair program, we hope to serve the one billion people on earth who do not have access to glasses. A pair of glasses can often define one's path either as a contributing member of the community or one subject to poverty. Imagine what glasses mean to a farmer who needs to separate seeds to plant or a tailor who needs to thread a needle."

Since I just so happened to get a new eye exam and was in the market for a fresh set of frames, I requested some pairs for home try-on.


They are awesome! I couldn't narrow it down, and since these three pairs of glasses are cheaper than the one pair I bought last year, I decided to just get them all. :) Plus, that means Warby Parker will donate three pairs to people who need them.

So if you're considering some new specs, check Warby Parker out and support a business with NICE values!

1 comments:

JaphyHarper said...

Warby Parker does have some sexy frames, don't they? I just got my Nedwin's in the mail and I love them! And what a great company too, for donating a pair for every pair sold. I would definitely recommend them!

-Japhy Harper
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