What Kind of Sunglasses Do You Wear?

Thanks for your input everyone! :) I ended up getting a pair of Serengetis at Costco for $70, with a brown tint plastic lens. I did really like the Ray Bans too, but they were twice the price. I may get a pair of green-tinted Ray Bans in the future, as my second pair.
 
Well, after putting up with the Serengheti's plastic lenses and extreme glare, I finally got a pair of glass lens Ray Bans today. They're polarized and I'm hoping that the glare from the sun will be cut down enough so I can see what's in front of me without having to wear a brimmed ball cap. I don't like wearing glasses, but I hate wearing hats unless it's winter and I need them to stay warm. I'm concerned these days with macular degeneration, etc. from all those years of sunlight with no protection. They are similar to these.

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moviequeen1 said:
The sunglasses I wear I've bought at Dollar Tree Stores,been wearing them for yrs.
I don't see the point of spending a arm&leg for designer ones Sue
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I used to purchase expensive sunglasses but one day I was in the Dollar Tree and saw some that I like so I decided I would try them. That's what I've been wearing for years. They have held up just fine.
 
Those are really nice sunglasses Seabreeze but I canā€™t believe you owned a pair for 20 years.
Thats incredible.

Here are mine! They are prescription trifocals so are pricey. My last nice pair I ruined swimming while in a salt water pool. Doh! I really need sunglasses because I walk a lot and because my eyes are sun glare sensitive. The reflection off the snow in the winter can be blinding at times.

Regular sunglasses I wouldnā€™t be able to see through.


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Keesha, those are nice sunglasses, my old ones had a similar frame but it was tortoiseshell. I wore them today for the first time walking my dog in the park, big improvement over the ones I had as far as glare, I didn't wear a hat with a brim and I still experienced very little, if any glare. :sunglass:
 
Butterfly said:
I wear El Cheapos, too, because I am forever leaving them places. Half the known world is strewn with my sunglasses and umbrellas.
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^This, I lose a pair just about every week, so, no more pricey sunglasses for me. I've lost quite a few nice umbrellas too, still miss a big beautiful one, that folded down nicely, which I lost on a bus, but, that I will spend an extra few dollars on, but will only buy them at stores like Michael's, Ross or TJMax
 
AprilT said:
^This, I lose a pair just about every week, so, no more pricey sunglasses for me. I've lost quite a few nice umbrellas too, still miss a big beautiful one, that folded down nicely, which I lost on a bus, but, that I will spend an extra few dollars on, but will only buy them at stores like Michael's, Ross or TJMax
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If you want a real good umbrella buy one at a golf shop. They are bigger and sturdy.
 
Camper6 said:
If you want a real good umbrella buy one at a golf shop. They are bigger and sturdy.
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The one I had, which I left on that bus, was similar to those golf ones, it was auto up and down, but I could fit it in a large tote bag. That too I purchased from one of the stores mentioned it was well constructed and a name brand of which I don't remember, it was really nice.
 
I wear clip ons when I drive or the sun is particularly bright. My prescription glasses have built in protection from harmful rays but don't change color. I have the beginning of a cataract so I need protection. When the weather is nice I'm in and out of the house so much I constantly forgot to put sunglasses on. This solves the problem and I don't have to wait for them to change color when I come back inside.
 
Meanderer said:
Clip-ons when driving or mowing. :)

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Do you still use those? I'm thinking of ordering a pair online to clip to my prescription glasses. Any tips what to get or look out for? Can they be uncomfortable or ill-fitting? Thanks for any advice Meanderer.
 
Hi SB! Your post made me think of the old joke about the fellow who fell into the lensing machine.....and made a spectacle of himself!

Since that time, I had gotten a new pair of "round" lensed glasses, and couldn't find clip-ons for round lenses. (I remember wanting to look like Warren Buffet). My next pair took a radical turn, with eyecroxx.

They came with 3 magnetic set of lenses that I could easily stick on top of my clear lenses. A yellow tint for glare, a dark green for the Sun, and a blue for electronic screens. A case held the three set of lenses in slots inside foam slots. It was just too fussy, and light. It was hard to carry around, and I used the sun lenses mostly. The glasses themselves were too light and seemed fragile. they were also fussy to keep clean. They were too much to deal with.

I have returned to normal shaped lens in sturdy frames with clip-ons. I think any drugstore or pharmacy, along with Walmart has the rotating displays. I have kept my eyecroxx glasses with the sun shade lens for mowing.

On a side note, I do have a pair of those large framed glasses with yellow lenses for glare and night driving, but never seriously wore them. - M
 
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Due to irregularities with my irises not closing fast enough. One part of problem is known as photophobia.

So, it's part of my lenses, they change from clear to dark grey as soon as the light increases.

So as my frames changes every two years approximately, I get a new style every time.

Photophobia - Wikipedia
 
Meanderer said:
Hi SB! Your post made me think of the old joke about the fellow who fell into the lensing machine.....and made a spectacle of himself!

Since that time, I had gotten a new pair of "round" lensed glasses, and couldn't find clip-ons for round lenses. (I remember wanting to look like Warren Buffet). My next pair took a radical turn, with eyecroxx.

They came with 3 magnetic set of lenses that I could easily stick on top of my clear lenses. A yellow tint for glare, a dark green for the Sun, and a blue for electronic screens. A case held the three set of lenses in slots inside foam slots. It was jut too fussy, and light. It was hard to carry around, and I used the sun lenses mostly. The glasses themselves were too light and seemed fragile. they were also fussy to keep clean. They were too much to deal with.

I have returned to normal shaped lens in sturdy frames with clip-ons. I tink any drugstore or pharmacy, along with Walmart has the rotating displays. I have kept my eyecroxx glasses with the sun shade lens for mowing.

On a side not, I do have a pair of those large framed glasses with yellow lenses for glare and night driving, but never seriously wore them. - M
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Thanks for your reply....and the chuckles. Much appreciated.
 
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