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View Poll Results: My sunglasses buying philosophy
I don't wear them. I have god given auto-darkening corneas. 14 9.03%
Buy em cheap, I'll lose em. 12 7.74%
Buy em cheap, I'll break em. 27 17.42%
Buy em cheap, I AM cheap. 17 10.97%
I'm a midrange guy. Nothing but the best Walmart/Target/Cracker Barrell shades for these orbs. 13 8.39%
I'm Mr. Upscale, there really is a difference. 63 40.65%
Top end Timmy. Slave to fashion. Always broke, but lookin better than you. 7 4.52%
Gaz went blind. 2 1.29%
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Old 04-10-2012, 10:52 PM  
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Sunglasses buying philosophy
I'm getting old, and I love it, mostly.

Never been a sunglasses wearer, thus never been a sunglasses buyer.

Don't know where I'll land. I am sunglasses-agnostic.

Which are you? Why?
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Old 06-05-2012, 01:02 PM   #121
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A good pair of shades costs the same as a Friday night bar tab and is a whole lot more useful.
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Old 06-05-2012, 01:02 PM   #122
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Back in my youth (before bills) I was all about the $100 Oakleys. Now I hit the dollar store and generally lose them in about a week. The only exception is a pair of Ray bans I found at an airport parking lot in October. I've still got them and they're holding up well to date.
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Old 06-05-2012, 02:37 PM   #123
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Cheap shades give me headaches and dont fit properly. Oakley all the way. Just got these in flat black http://www.oakley.com/products/2222/25704 for my birf day.
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Old 06-05-2012, 04:27 PM   #124
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I broke down and spent $68 on a nice pair of polarized sunglasses at Sams last week. Anti-glare on both sides of the lens. They are very nice. Will use them for recreational wear and keep them off the jobsite though.

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Old 07-02-2012, 10:09 AM   #125
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I ended up getting this pair of Oakley's, which are kick ass. As someone who has never had a nice pair of sunglasses, I definitely feel it was worth the money.
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Old 07-02-2012, 11:31 AM   #126
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I'm not sure I have ever spent more than $5 on a pair of sunglasses. In fact, I am still wearing a $5 pair of sunglasses that I bought in Cancún 7 years ago.
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Old 07-02-2012, 01:38 PM   #127
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They were not cheap...at all. But I was trying different pairs on without looking at price tags first and these were just easily the most comfortable. And with the brown polarized lenses, things are incredibly sharp in them (much better than the black Oakley's or Ray Ban's that preceded them). It really makes a difference in contrasts when you have them on. Beyond that, the titanium frames make them a ton lighter and dammit I just liked 'em.
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Old 07-02-2012, 01:43 PM   #128
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Don't cheap out on sunglasses. You only get one set of eyes and you don't want to F them up by being cheap.

This is my 3rd pair of the same BR sunglasses. Lost the first, lens fell out/were scratched for the second. But they look good and are polarized.. so whatever. I get them when they're on sale and usually get another 40% off so they're around $50-60 shipped.



I also have them in the gunmetal color, but like the brown/gold pair more.

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Old 07-02-2012, 02:02 PM   #129
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This thread helped me realize a while back I need to buy a nice pair. I have light sensitive eyes so getting the UV protection really makes a huge difference, as does the polarization. That plus the fact that the lens quality on nice ones is so much better and makes everything look so much sharper and clearer than cheap ones. I do think the best lenses I tried on were the Maui Jims but they were really REALLY expensive and they didn't really have my style.

I got these Ray-Bans about a month ago and I love them. They even came with a 90 day no questions asked free replacement warranty as well as a year long manufacturers defect free replacement warranty.
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Old 07-02-2012, 02:08 PM   #130
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Ok, for the crowd that spends good money on shades. Do you then have an el cheapo pair for real active things you do? Honest question. I wear shades all day, every day, when I'm outside. I'm very active and wear them fishing, hunting, golfing, swimming, canoeing, playing softball, playing flag football, running, gardening, working on the jeep, etc. How in the hell do you not break them? I'm very lucky if a pair lasts me 6 months, therefore I just buy two el cheapo pair every year. confused
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Old 07-02-2012, 02:14 PM   #131
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Ok, for the crowd that spends good money on shades. Do you then have an el cheapo pair for real active things you do? Honest question. I wear shades all day, every day, when I'm outside. I'm very active and wear them fishing, hunting, golfing, swimming, canoeing, playing softball, playing flag football, running, gardening, working on the jeep, etc. How in the hell do you not break them? I'm very lucky if a pair lasts me 6 months, therefore I just buy two el cheapo pair every year. confused
No el cheapos, just rotate. Like shoes.
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Old 07-02-2012, 02:15 PM   #132
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Ok, for the crowd that spends good money on shades. Do you then have an el cheapo pair for real active things you do? Honest question. I wear shades all day, every day, when I'm outside. I'm very active and wear them fishing, hunting, golfing, swimming, canoeing, playing softball, playing flag football, running, gardening, working on the jeep, etc. How in the hell do you not break them? I'm very lucky if a pair lasts me 6 months, therefore I just buy two el cheapo pair every year. confused
Yeah, I still use my $10 pair for softball, but I use my nice ones for golf or most other outdoor things that aren't around water (tailgates, baseball games, mowing, etc...).

My expensive ones will go to the lake when I have some crokies for them, but I haven't gotten around to buying any.
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Ok, for the crowd that spends good money on shades. Do you then have an el cheapo pair for real active things you do? Honest question. I wear shades all day, every day, when I'm outside. I'm very active and wear them fishing, hunting, golfing, swimming, canoeing, playing softball, playing flag football, running, gardening, working on the jeep, etc. How in the hell do you not break them? I'm very lucky if a pair lasts me 6 months, therefore I just buy two el cheapo pair every year. confused
I wear the same pair of Oakleys for doing all those things you listed. I did break an arm on my Oakleys once when I had a collision with a dipshit on the softball field. But I contacted Oakley and they sent me a replacement set of arms. Never broke a pair other than that. My current pair I've had for 4 years.
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No el cheapos, just rotate. Like shoes.
I've trashed, broken, or lost too many over the years to not have el cheapos. I am considering a pair of maui jims I like, but they will be strickly for driving, tailgating, and golfing.
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I've trashed, broken, or lost too many over the years to not have el cheapos. I am considering a pair of maui jims I like, but they will be strickly for driving, tailgating, and golfing.
Cool. I was just responding to your question. If you wear shades all day long (like we do here in AZ) seems like even more reason not to wear low-quality.
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