Best Sunglasses For the $$

In the market for a new pair. I've had a nice pair of Spys for like four years but they're on their last legs.

I like the Rayban Aviators ($150). Oakleys are ok.....seem like they've kinda gotten a little goofy in recent years. Any good values out there that I'm missing?

Every time I buy a pair of sunglasses for over 20 bucks, or a watch for over 50, it is 100% guaranteed that I will either a). lose them, or 2). scratch them all to hell.

Sunglasses: The only thing I buy at Walmart.

Seriously, go with some cheap ones that look decent at a local store. I've learned not to pay a lot for sunglasses. You'll probably end up regretting it.

Oakleys and Rayban and a high percent of the high end sun glasses are all owned by the same parent company.

I get prescription ones at Costco and have been extremely happy for the last several years..and they magically break right about at the one-year mark before the warrantee expires..  

Carrera's are nice.  Bought a pair about 30 years ago...lost them 6 months later.

Carrera

Bought a pair of Raybans about 15 years ago.  They went through a couple repairs at the local eyeglass store, including after being severely mangled in a pullout bed in my old pop-up trailer.  Still have them.

steveschneider wrote:Oakleys and Rayban and a high percent of the high end sun glasses are all owned by the same parent company.

Thank-you, Cliff Claven.

Punisher98 wrote:In the market for a new pair. I've had a nice pair of Spys for like four years but they're on their last legs.

I like the Rayban Aviators ($150). Oakleys are ok.....seem like they've kinda gotten a little goofy in recent years. Any good values out there that I'm missing?

I buy my Ray-Bans direct from their website and I'm pretty sure Aviators are less than $150, though it's been a year since I was last on the site.

Had Oakley's in HS for baseball. Just get cheap prescription ones online now that I only wear them while driving.

Maui Jim's. Costco. Retail around $230. You can find a pair there for $90-100.

Great lenses for the $.

[quote="Rocinante"]Every time I buy a pair of sunglasses for over 20 bucks, or a watch for over 50, it is 100% guaranteed that I will either a). lose them, or 2). scratch them all to hell



Lol. Yeah, I agree. Same shit. I could drop a pair of $15 glasses overboard at sea and a diver would return them. Spend a couple hundred and they're scratched or lost in a month or two.

Rocinante wrote:Every time I buy a pair of sunglasses for over 20 bucks, or a watch for over 50, it is 100% guaranteed that I will either a). lose them, or 2). scratch them all to hell.

Sunglasses:  The only thing I buy at Walmart.

This. I must have hundred pair of the cheap shit and have lost all of the good raybans. Etc.

tGreenWay wrote:

Thank-you, Cliff Claven.  

Luxottica Group S.p.A. is the world's largest eyewear company, controlling over 80% of the world's major eyewear brands.[2][3]

The house brands include:[17][18]

Alain Mikli
Arnette
Eye Safety Systems (ESS)
K&L (formerly Killer Loop)
Oakley
Oliver Peoples
Persol
Ray-Ban
Sferoflex
Vogue

The company also makes eyewear under license for designer labels such as:[17][19]

Armani[20]
Brooks Brothers
Bulgari
Burberry
Chanel
Chaps
Coach
Dolce & Gabbana
DKNY
Donna Karan eyewear
Fox Eyewear
Miu Miu
Polo Ralph Lauren
Paul Smith Spectacles
Prada
Ralph Lauren Purple Label
Ralph Lauren
Reed Krakoff
Stella McCartney
Tiffany & Co.
Tory Burch
Versace
Versus[21]

Found these next to the time machine in the garage. Threw them in the car for when I need sunglasses in the car.

Rocinante wrote:Every time I buy a pair of sunglasses for over 20 bucks, or a watch for over 50, it is 100% guaranteed that I will either a). lose them, or 2). scratch them all to hell.

Sunglasses:  The only thing I buy at Walmart.

Haha, a lot of truth to that. I'm letting myself go a little bigger I think though since I've hung onto this pair so long.

A couple of my buddies have suggested rowdy straps to help avoid loss and scratches. I might have to try one out

Punisher98 wrote:In the market for a new pair. I've had a nice pair of Spys for like four years but they're on their last legs.

I like the Rayban Aviators ($150). Oakleys are ok.....seem like they've kinda gotten a little goofy in recent years. Any good values out there that I'm missing?

I lied and came back, now my posts will be edited for accuracy.

I have a pair of Ray Ban and a pair of Maui Jim's. Both jave polarized lenses. The Maui Jims are a much better lense for the additional money. I think I paid $80 more for the Jim's.

For the people saying buy cheap ones because you will lose them, destroy them, etc. I have found that when you drop $200-300 on sunglasses you tend to take take better care of them. I guess thats true with most things in life, though.

Also,

SpartanDawgs265 wrote:

I just bought the mark cavendish limited edition oakley flap jackets. 250 dollars (green and white frame with green tinted lenses..BALLER) but they are amazing and by far the best out there.

Most BALLERS call them flak jackets. But, I like your made up name better.

Rocinante wrote:Every time I buy a pair of sunglasses for over 20 bucks, or a watch for over 50, it is 100% guaranteed that I will either a). lose them, or 2). scratch them all to hell.

Sunglasses:  The only thing I buy at Walmart.

I've learned over the years to usually buy nice things and that's what i do now with clothes, cars, houses, and most all other things. When it comes to watches and sunglasses, I have different strategies.

Best thing for watches is buy a nice watch with a saphire crystal face ... it won't scratch. seriously. Outside of the face ... it really doesn't matter and it's a matter of how much you want to spend and how important is the brand. Warning ... do NOT buy mineral crystal. That does scratch ... only Saphire. You can have it the rest of your life. I'm working on an ebel watch for 9 years. I still love it and that face still sparkles. Stainless steal looks good too ... a nick or two but looks great overall.

Sunglasses is a different story. I was fixing    to spend 100 bucks on some glasses and the sales guys said recommended me to a pair for $30. Poloroid, light, 1 year warranty. I liked them so much i bought another pair and have them in the other car. I'll edit post later with the brand.

If you're a grown man and don't know how to take care of something better/consistently lose something of value, you deserve to buy crap from Wal Mart and look like a cheese dick.

Got a pair of sunglasses for 20 bucks at target that you can wear while being active. Pretty resistant to being dropped or stepped on. I would never spend more than 20 bucks.

MSUisbetterthanu wrote:If you're a grown man and don't know how to take care of something better/consistently lose something of value, you deserve to buy crap from Wal Mart and look like a cheese dick.

Sorry that I work and get in the dirt and somehow that challenges your masculinity, brother, but to each his own. Hope your pressed slacks are working for you

I love my Ambervision sunglasses.

Last year I had cataract surgery, and it eliminated my need for prescription sunglasses. I went to Sunglass Hut in the mall to buy my first pair of real sunglasses since I was a teenager. I settled on a pair of Rayban Clubmasters and somehow let myself get talked into polarized lenses. Going to Sunglass Hut was probably a mistake, because in the end I felt this weird satisfaction with my purchase but wish they used lube.

Tanfan! wrote:

This. I must have  hundred pair of the cheap shit and have lost all of the good raybans. Etc.

The wife got pissed at how I don't take care of sunglasses and gave me the look when I'd buy a new pair each spring only to lose them or ruin them. I used to have to be cool with the shades and have the name brand yada yada yada. Now, in my old and wise age, I have a dress up pair of Ray bans I wear to outdoor parties, gatherings social events etc. Keep them in good shape. The day to day stuff I just throw on some cheap knock offs and usually have to buy some cheap ones each summer cause I have no clue what I do with them. Pretty feminine I guess that I have a "dress up" pair of glasses.

Floyd Robertson wrote:Last year I had cataract surgery, .

I had my rinkin operated on, need new gasket.

seriously, how did you know you had cataracts? I've noticed my "floaters" in my eyes are getting worse. You know what "floaters" are? I haven't been to an eye doctor in 7 years. Probably should go.

I currently wear classic Ray-Ban wrap-around polarized and I absolutely love them $130 +/-. I also have pair of 80's vintage Vaurnet cat-eyes that I bought on eBay for $60.00.

I have never had a problem losing sunglasses or having them get scratched because I value them and take good care of them. I did wreck a pair of Smiths once with sun screen though. Watch out for sun screen and insect repellent.

Floyd Robertson wrote:Last year I had cataract surgery, and it eliminated my need for prescription sunglasses.

Asian guy walks into the opthamologist's office. Doctor says "I hear you have a cataract?" Asian guy responds: "No I drive a Rincoln"

I just get mine at Target/CVS. When they float around in a purse like mine do, they're going to get trashed. Sometimes I'll go to TJ Maxx or Marshall's and get a nicer pair on the cheap--I found some from Nine West for $10 once.

DWags wrote:

I had my rinkin operated on, need new gasket.

seriously, how did you know you had cataracts?   I've noticed my "floaters" in my eyes are getting worse.  You know what "floaters" are?  I haven't been to an eye doctor in 7 years.  Probably should go.  

I didn't "know" that I had cataracts. I went to the eye doctor for the first time in about four years because I noticed the vision in one eye was deteriorating. I figured after four years it was time for a new prescription. The optometrist, this hot young thing at Costco, tells me otherwise and says it's time to see an ophthalmologist because I had cataract in that eye.

DroppedByADime wrote:Maui Jim's.    Costco.    Retail around $230.   You can find a pair there for $90-100.  

Great lenses for the $.    

This. Maui Jim's are amazing. I had no idea they sold at Costco for so cheap?

I've had the same pair of Ray Bans for about 7 years now. Not sure what you guys are doing to your sunglasses to trash them.

It's not that hard to keep them scratch free and I have a few pairs of cheap sunglasses for times when I'm doing things like juggling chainsaws, rebuilding the gearbox on my monster truck and wrestling alligators.

2 for $25 at the mall kiosk (NYS or something like that).

I like cheap ones that I can wear to the beach, in the water, or wherever without losing them or scratching them.

MiamiSpartan wrote:2 for $25 at the mall kiosk (NYS or something like that).  

I like cheap ones that I can wear to the beach, in the water, or wherever without losing them or scratching them.  

I found a pair of Ray Bans floating in the Gulf of Mexico last year. I never did find the owner.

9Five CAPS ...I look like I'm in the future when I wear these

Jake from State Farm wrote:

I found a pair of Ray Bans floating in the Gulf of Mexico last year. I never did find the owner.

Are you my beautiful, smart, talented wife (no pics)? Seriously, my wife found a pair of Ray Bans in the Gulf of Mexico last year.   

MiamiSpartan wrote:

Are you my beautiful, smart, talented wife (no pics)?  Seriously, my wife found a pair of Ray Bans in the Gulf of Mexico last year.   

Last I checked I was still a guy.  But who loses a $150 pair of sunglasses, twice?

Jake from State Farm wrote:

Last I checked I was still a guy.  But who loses a $150 pair of sunglasses, twice?

Ballers, that's who.  Straight up ballers, like those that populate tRCMB and tSwill.

Glad you're a guy.  I was afraid that I had to watch what I post and go back and edit some older posts.   

MiamiSpartan wrote:

Are you my beautiful, smart, talented wife (no pics)?  Seriously, my wife found a pair of Ray Bans in the Gulf of Mexico last year.   

She sounds hideous.