Hey Ben, I'm the CEO of William Painter. Thanks for this great review! We really appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts and experience on the purchase process and the product! We are ALWAYS improving the products and experience. The Hook that you have there is on the 13th iteration. It's pretty cool to see how you noticed the weight, the balance and the molding effects of the acetate. A few other things to note. The silver piece should not be out, so if you have an issue with that in the future we will happily replace the pair for free. Second, on the metallic lenses (the blue and red) you can easily wipe off the white logo with your fingernail if you don't like it there. Thanks again for being a great customer. We really do love our customers more than you could possibly imagine and will always do the right thing for you. Thanks again for sharing the experience.

@BenGeldreich

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Matt!! Thanks for reaching out! Wow, I had no idea that one could use a fingernail to remove the logo from the metallic lens! Wish I would have known that before I returned the sunglasses. :/ Either way, the silver piece fell out again just after shooting the footage for this video. So I thought it was best to return the hooks and opted for a full return. In the end, I was still wavering on wether or not to keep the hooks and needed to make a choice. Thanks again for reaching out! Appreciate the comment and support!

@tinasurplus1066

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Matt. Great idea, but can they be done for prescription lenses and different frames or not. If they do then the taxpayer wins.

@BenGeldreich

4 жыл бұрын

Hey @@tinasurplus1066! I know you addressed your comment to Matt but I thought I may be able to help clarify a few things. William Painter has a few customers who have put prescription lenses in their frames. I've seen a few photos and reviews on their website from customers who have had that done. I don't believe William Painter offer prescription lenses, but your local Optometrist should be able to do that. What I don't know is if William Painter will stand by their frames if prescription lenses are inserted into the frames. For that, you'd have to email customer service or wait to potentially hear back from Matt. Enjoy your day!

@alexfraser88

4 жыл бұрын

Where does the name William Painter come from?

@BenGeldreich

4 жыл бұрын

@@alexfraser88 My understanding is that William Painter was an engineer who invented the bottle opener. I'm sure Wikipedia has more details ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Painter_(inventor)

This caught my eye I was drawn to the video. Great Demonstration, i’ll have to check it out!

@BenGeldreich

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Excellent work Ben, and I enjoyed your review, great attention to detail. Keep up the great work.

@BenGeldreich

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jimza!!! Appreciate the comment!

Very good and detailed review but I think that if you wanted to do a thorough, detailed review (which you did anyway) you should have used the “The Bottle opener option” and opened up a bottle. (I know these days they are not that necessary but still I would have liked to have seen you open up a bottle with them). I have purchased the sunglasses just recently and so I definitely am interested in the bottle opener option. I congratulate the company on making such a wonderful sunglasses. Take care, still a great, explanatory video though.

@BenGeldreich

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Warwick! Thank you for the thorough feedback! I really appreciate you taking the time to share it. Thinking back to when I shot the review, I seem to remember not having access to a non twist top bottle and not wanting to scuff up the sunglasses as I wasn't 100% sure if I was going to keep them. I do agree with you though, demonstrating the bottle opener would have added to my review especially for those, like yourself, who are intending to use that feature of the sunglasses. Do you use the bottle opener feature on the hooks a lot? Thanks again for sharing. Enjoy the day!

Hey Ben, ive been lookin at getting these as i have the black lense hooks from years ago but i like the blue they have available now.... just wondering if you could tell me, do the lenses show dust and smudge marks easily wen u touch them? They looked pretty clean in the video

@BenGeldreich

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Stuggy! Thanks for the comment. The blue tint WP glasses do well with fingerprints and dust. I think that’s due to how WP adds the blue tint the sunglasses. I’m not 100% sure but I believe the blue tint isn’t the top layer of the lens which is why it doesn’t pick up fingerprints. To be safe thought I’d write William Painter and ask them before ordering. Hope that helps!!

@Trub1e5hooter

3 жыл бұрын

@@BenGeldreich yeah already have... the answer was not very helpful from them.... the other question i didnt get a good answer to was whether the blue tint blocks the view of your eyes.... i dont wanna look like im wearing blue tinted glasses like sum flamboyant popstar... they look quite hard to see thru and quite reflective in ur video... is that accurate?

@BenGeldreich

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Stuggy! No the blue tint isn’t that dark. In most lighting situation you can still see your eyes. It was actually one of my only complaints about the WP sunglasses. I wanted them to be a tad darker as I do find myself squinting when it’s really bright out. Honestly I don’t think you’ll notice too much of a difference between the black and blue tinted hooks. Maybe slightly darker due to the tint. Rest assured it’s a very mild tint. Or at least was on the set I had abs reviewed. Hope that helps.

I bought a pair of William Painter glasses (knock offs/ Foster Grant) for $14.99. I love them, but I'm curious why the price difference.

@BenGeldreich

3 жыл бұрын

If you own a pair of WP then you can tell us the differences.

Hey Ben, You say you like the glasses a lot. You don't love them. Do you love ANY sunglasses ?

@BenGeldreich

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Conrad!. Yes of course! My favourite pair of sunglasses that I’ve ever owned was a pair of Ray Ban lightforce in steel blue. Absolutely loved those sunglasses! They looked good fit my face well etc etc. I’ve also recently enjoyed wearing a pair Mustang sunglasses. Unfortunately I can’t find much info on them so don’t think they are available anymore. Do you have a favourite pair of sunglasses?

Video starts at 2:34

@BenGeldreich

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Zombie Crafter! Thanks for sharing the time stamp! I put time stamps in the description of most of my videos for those who want to jump ahead to a specific section.

when you use your books to make a tripod for your review video

@BenGeldreich

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Joshua! What ever works to get the job done right?! One doesn't need to have all the fancy gear to share a video! Things may not be pretty at first, but they sure do get better with time and experience!

@joshuadyar1233

4 жыл бұрын

Haha! I know, I was just playing. I can relate to doing stuff like that too.

@joshuadyar1233

4 жыл бұрын

It was a really good review

@BenGeldreich

4 жыл бұрын

@@joshuadyar1233 I remember when I first used the Harry Potter books and looked at the footage. I was actually quite thrilled that it actually looked pretty good. LOL! It's humbling looking back at the beginning of a process!

@BenGeldreich

4 жыл бұрын

@@joshuadyar1233 Thanks!

I love their hypocrisy. They disparage companies for making overpriced glasses, yet these are now $300. You can get a premium pair of brand name glasses for half that, and get a superior product. These are decent glasses, but I hated the hook frame style. Super uncomfortable. Their Hughes frames fit well. Overall, mid level sunglasses that are wildly overpriced.

@BenGeldreich

3 жыл бұрын

I too found the Hooks a tad uncomfortable at first! The longer I wore them the more comfortable they got as the arms started to loosen up and mold to my face. That said I'm not a huge fan of the price increase, I got mine for under $200 during a WP promotion. I probably wouldn't have bought them or at least wouldn't have kept them had I paid full price

I feel like the material is mat black because you called it soft

@BenGeldreich

4 жыл бұрын

LOL!! Did I? Well it is flat back so I guess it’s a soft flat black.

@monkiea7639

4 жыл бұрын

Haha lol

337 follow lmao that's actually my favourite number (I see u judging me)

@BenGeldreich

4 жыл бұрын

LOL! Nothing wrong with 337!

why the hell would you need a bottle opener, everything is plastic with a twist cap or a glass bottle with guess what a twist cap also! Beverage companies solved the "i dont have a bottle opener" problem a long time ago!

@BenGeldreich

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Albino Viper! I thought the same thing and definitely don’t need a bottle opener on my sunglasses. However, my brother, who’s into micro breweries, informed me that a lot of beer companies are still using pop tops. Again, still don’t need one on my sunglasses, but I do believe bottle openers are still needed.I know William Painter makes a lot of other styles of sunglasses. The hooks are the models that happen to fit my face the bests.

About 800 dollars for sunglasses Me: I Rather buy 5 dollar sunglasses

@BenGeldreich

4 жыл бұрын

Fair enough!

Sorry do not agree. Frames are ok but I did not think titanium would not s ratch up. The worse part is black tint on lenses bubbled up. I always store the sunglasses in the case. So I decided to try out their warranty, I found out you have to pay a fee of $49. When paying over $200 that is ridiculous. Chalk it up as another rip-off. I have bought better convience store cheap sunglasses. I contacted customer service and got their pat answer. Live and learn- BUYER BEWARE!

@BenGeldreich

6 ай бұрын

Sorry to hear about your poor experience! I returned my sun glasses early on and had no issue but haven't followed the company so unclear if they have shifted their policies.

It is not smart at all to price sunglasses that are unknown at a higher price than ray bans. I mean look at Diff. They were smart enough to make it lower than ray ban. In other words..stickin to ray bans!

@BenGeldreich

4 жыл бұрын

Thats cool!

Harry Potter?

@BenGeldreich

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Alex Fraser! I don’t understand your question or reference. Can you be a bit more specific?

@alexfraser88

4 жыл бұрын

@@BenGeldreich oh I might be wrong but the books used to hold up the camera. One looked like Harry Potter?

@BenGeldreich

4 жыл бұрын

Hey @@alexfraser88! Why Yes those are the Harry Potter Books. I totally forgot that I needed those books for that review hence my confusion on your first comment. Good eye!

@alexfraser88

4 жыл бұрын

@@BenGeldreich cheers man! I was doubting myself after you were confused =]

You got ripped off bro. They are nothing special

@BenGeldreich

2 жыл бұрын

As I mentioned in my review, they just didn’t fit right so I returned them and got my money back.

Lol 185 dollars for heavier glasses that look like new wayfarers? Na. I prefer real ray bans. I get em for 100 usd.

@BenGeldreich

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Eckhart V! Where do you get your wayfarers for $100?! That’s a great deal!

@iamunity7717

4 жыл бұрын

You do know the minimum price for Ray-Ban Wayfares (non-polarized) is 150 usd right? If you saw them for 100 usd somewhere they are most certainly fakes.

@BenGeldreich

4 жыл бұрын

Hey@@iamunity7717! That's my thought too.

@zeusrhea3819

4 жыл бұрын

I compared prices { ray bans are cheaper }

@joshuadyar1233

4 жыл бұрын

@@zeusrhea3819 well they're still made out of cheap plastic.

He likes them? Does not love them ? Yet he purchased 3 pairs? Sounds like a Biden voter to me.

@BenGeldreich

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Jack. I try not to keep material things in my life which I don’t love. So with my experiments with the three different styles of William painter sunglasses I returned all three. William Painter has a great return policy and so I had no issues getting a full refund. Out of curiosity how does one choice on purchasing sunglasses to review correspond with ones political views?