Originally posted on: Nov 19th, 2024
I typically don’t like writing negative reviews, but this experience left me no choice. I ordered glasses from Warby Parker over two weeks ago, and they haven’t even been made yet—let alone shipped. Despite their promise of delivery within 5-7 business days, it has now passed 12 business days, and there’s no progress.
A week ago, I received an update stating that there’s a delay at the lab. However, the lab doesn’t respond to inquiries, and both the store and customer support claim they can’t do anything except ask me to keep waiting—for an unspecified amount of time.
As someone who needs glasses to drive, this level of service is incredibly frustrating and disappointing. I had read negative reviews about Warby Parker before but decided to give them a chance. Unfortunately, my experience confirms those reviews, and I won’t be using their services again.
Update: December 4th, 2024
It’s been over 30 days since I ordered my glasses, and the experience has been nothing short of frustrating. After writing my first review, I visited the store and was informed that the delay was due to a silly mistake—the team or lab forgot to press “confirm” on their end. This oversight caused a two-week delay, and no one noticed the mistake, despite the fact that I visited the store and called customer support at least five times to check on my order. While the store staff apologized and assured me my glasses would be delivered within 4-6 business days, things only went downhill from there.
Five days later, I received an email stating that my order had just been reordered! When I called customer support, they asked me to wait another 4 days. Then, with the Thanksgiving holiday, everything was delayed by an additional 3-4 business days.
On December 2, I received yet another email informing me that my order was again stuck at the lab and would be delayed indefinitely. After receiving this email, I called customer support multiple times. They told me the order had been shipped, but when I asked for a tracking number, they said they didn’t have one. Meanwhile, my account status showed “frames in the making.” When I pressed further, the customer support representative said the order was in the lab.
Completely confused, I asked for clarification: Is it shipped or still in the lab? The response was, “Ma’am, I don’t know. I can’t help.”
If customer support can’t help and the in-store team can’t help, then who can?
This is beyond unacceptable. Warby Parker, i I will NEVER be coming back!
Response from Warby Parker
November 21, 2024
Hi Kassiyet,
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us, and I'm truly sorry to hear about the delays and frustration you've encountered with your order. We understand how important timely delivery is, especially when it comes to something as essential as glasses for driving.
Your feedback is very valuable to us, and we take it seriously. We are currently looking into the issues you've mentioned to understand what went wrong and how we can improve our processes to prevent this from happening in the future.
Again, I apologize for the inconvenience and frustration this has caused you. If you have any further concerns or questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to us directly by calling 888-492-7297.
Best,
Jaylin (The Warby Parker Team)