So after getting sick and tired of spending $400+ on glasses (1.67 high index, anti-glare coating, blah blah blah) once every ~4 years or so, the wife and I dropped ~$200 on *six* pairs of glasses from a cheap online store last year (Zenni Optical, if anyone cares) after reading reviews and hearing that they were good. They were cheap, as in *stupidly* cheap (started ~$13, going up to ~$50 for a pair of sunglasses with tint, the high index, etc). About the only tricky thing was measuring pupil distance, but we were both able to have the optometrist measure for us. I got a pair of normal sunglasses, a pair of prescription insert sunglasses for riding, and a pair of bendy-titanium frames that I would care about if they got mangled doing something. I still had my previous glasses, and my prescription didn't change so I had those to keep as my primary glasses.
Honestly, I couldn't tell the difference in quality between those and my $400+ Ray Bans....
This year we had some money left in my wife's flex account, and so ordered up another five pair between the two of us (total ~$135?), including brighter colors, some with colored 10% tint (one blue, one green), and basically just had fun with it. My entire view on glasses has changed: they went from being uber-expensive that I got to buy *one* of every 3-4 years, to me now having ~7 in different colors/styles/etc. They went from despised boring crap to something that I actually *want* to wear.
Anyone else play around with these? So far I've been extremely happy with mine, and I can't imagine how useful this would be for someone with kids...
Honestly, I couldn't tell the difference in quality between those and my $400+ Ray Bans....
This year we had some money left in my wife's flex account, and so ordered up another five pair between the two of us (total ~$135?), including brighter colors, some with colored 10% tint (one blue, one green), and basically just had fun with it. My entire view on glasses has changed: they went from being uber-expensive that I got to buy *one* of every 3-4 years, to me now having ~7 in different colors/styles/etc. They went from despised boring crap to something that I actually *want* to wear.
Anyone else play around with these? So far I've been extremely happy with mine, and I can't imagine how useful this would be for someone with kids...
