[slfnflctd]

After seeing one of the earlier viral videos and a blog-article or two, my S.O. and I scraped together enough money to buy a pair of the Enchroma glasses for an older relative a couple years ago (it was somewhere close to $800 if I recall right, I got another relative to chip in but it was still tough for us to afford)-- the reaction was underwhelming to say the least. We've never spoken of it since.

I would caution people not to expect anything. Unless the high price of these things is pocket change for you, don't do it. Maybe find a way to demo them, or assume up front that you may end up needing to ask for a refund.

[jiofih]

I was under the impression they had a 30-day return guarantee, no questions asked?

The effect depends a lot on the specific color deficiency each person has.

[slfnflctd]

If we had prepared them in advance that this was just a trial thing and not made it out as a big deal, things would have gone differently. These viral clips kind of encourage you to make an occasion of it, though, which is the part that stings.

It became too awkward for the recipient to return it after such a fuss was made, I think (also we waited for a particular holiday, which ate into the return window). It was left with an "I'll keep trying them out", and that was that. There was a vague mention a few weeks later about how it made some flowers maybe look a tiny bit different, but if there was any real effect it was not significantly life enhancing for this person, and certainly not worth all the hullaballo or expense.