Thread: Fancy Sunglasses... Worth it?

so ive got a limited tiem connecion on designer sunglasses, i can get oakleys and versace's and what not for less than half price, less than what they go for on ebay.
do you guys think i should take them up on the offer?
they got some nice oakley crosshairs i like for under 70 bucks. there goin for 100 on the bay.
didnt see any others i like, they all look like 80's style japanese glasses.

lol... who wears those besides kanye west and this guy.

I'd say that if you think they'll look good, it's worth it. IIRC, all Oakleys come with a lifetime warranty, and they're supposed to be well constructed (at least the ones I had years ago were). Think about it this way; a good pair will last years and years, so it may well be worth the money.

First an HDTV for $65, and now discount oakleys? (insert your favorite "I know a guy" or "fell off a truck joke" here)


My personal opinion, is that oakleys/etc are a waste of money. I'm not suggesting $5 sunglasses from the convenience store, but $20-$30 will get you good looking glasses with proper polarization and no distortion that look just fine. $35 will get you all that, and "look" just like oakleys.




On the other hand once, I once had a guy at a pipe shop explain how to keep from ever losing another lighter (which I was complaining about), and the same could be applied to sunglasses.

After I finished my well-worn rant about not being able to keep track of a lighter for more than 3 days, he told me he could sell me a lighter I would never lose.

When I asked him how on earth he could manage that, he pulled out a $600.00 gold colibri lighter with marble inlays. "If you spend $600 on a lighter, you're not going to lose it. Trust me."



Of course, my ex-wife lost about 4 pairs of oakleys in as many years, so maybe it doesn't apply. Or, maybe the oakley's just weren't expensive enough. lol

H4P makes a valid point about the lifetime warranty, but IME, the thing that usually kills sunglasses isn't damage. It's loss.

They can't fix your sunglasses if you can't find them.


Also, since this does sound just a little bit shady, there's a good chance that you won't be able to get warranty service, and that's assuming they're even real oakleys and not knock-offs.

well i got Lots of 30 dollar iron man glasses... they seem to be the only ones constructed well enough for me at that price......
my ironmans claimed to be polarized... but they didnt work on the special displays they had in the designer shop, like the oakleys did.
*there definitly real, NIB, so manufacturer warranty should be good. there from a friend who runs a designer glasses shop
i also got a friend that manages an omaha steak franchise, so i can get all htere fancy steaks at ground chuck prices.
not shady, i think im just finally getting karma thats been a long time coming
ones im considering:

the actual colors im getting:

Originally Posted by VeeDubb65

Of course, my ex-wife lost about 4 pairs of oakleys in as many years, so maybe it doesn't apply. Or, maybe the oakley's just weren't expensive enough. lol

Is it safe to assume that she didn't pay for them but you did?

I bought a pair of oakleys well over 5 years ago, half price for £68. I still have them, they don't have a scratch on the lense. I haven't lost a screw from the arms, they haven't snapped or had a lens pop out or anything.

Considering they've been skiing every year since, and I think it's probably about 8 years and 9 weeks skiing, I would, without a shadow of a doubt, invest in another pair of oakleys if I lost mine.

You get what you pay for, and oakleys are quality IMO.

Originally Posted by Hillie

Is it safe to assume that she didn't pay for them but you did?

lol, how did you guess?

I'd definitely recommend Oakleys.

I'm on my 2nd pair of Juliet model glasses and I love them to death. I would still be on my first pair, but unfortunately spending $300+ was not enough to keep me from losing them. I think the pain of realizing I had already lost them will be enough to keep this pair with me for quite some time.

Also as someone above mentioned, the lenses are strong enough to be considered a substitute safety goggle if nothing else is available.

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