A couple years ago, I used to work really early. So I was driving towards the sun during sunrise.. I had these $10 sunglasses and was still squinting while driving. Sometimes, my windows would fog up too.. that paired with the sunlight made me guess if the traffic light was green or not. This occurred for years and it was a 30min drive. I am still alive to tell this story. You can't explain that.
It's the same sun; it's nothing to do with heat. Whether you're in it 350 days a year or 50 days a year you're still exposing your eyes to UV which is bad. Don't you work in a university? Can't you get one of the lecturers to explain this/draw you a picture in crayon? Says you...you strike me as the sort of person who is as tight as a gnats chuff when it comes to money, even on spending on things that can be considered beneficial to your health;no debating the awesomeness of the lenses despite that incredible video bfun posted will convince you otherwise. So yeah, maybe if you're tight with money and never go on holiday and don't give two shits if you go blind or develop cataracts then those glasses are overpriced.
Haha, the traffic light thing happens to me everyday. I dread being the first one at the light, because I have to figure out if it's red/green.
So I’ve had a while to try out my Oakleys and her are my observations. The metal frame is very nice for a pair of sunglasses. It pretty much equals the quality of medium range prescription frames. The optics are top notch but not obviously so. They aren’t polarized and they don’t give me x-ray vision or anything. I bought these for $50 and the full price was $150. I’d say they are worth $70 -$100 but I don’t think I would pay over $60 for them. That’s just my experience with one pair of glasses.
I received some windfall money from my vision insurance, Since I'm stocked on everything, I spent it on a $160 pair of RayBans. I can conclusively say there is no difference over $10 knockoffs beyond obvious build quality. I'd rather have a dozen $10 ones, personally, as I'll lose these before the end of summer.
lol, I was totally 100% correct when I said this. Looking back at this thread, Ichiban totally bought into the myth/scam of expensive sunglasses. It's pretty sad really. He was really brainwashed into thinking there was a big difference when there is none.
I always assumed that there were extra filters on the more expensive glasses? Dimming the sun is one thing but blocking UV etc is quite another and again I assumed what you were paying for?
No, the article doesn't actually say that all the glasses are the same quality. They're just manufactured by the same company. The quality of the manufacturing is not necessarily the same, the build materials are not necessarily the same, and the article says that the actual design of the sunglasses is often done by the people who contract with them. It's more like a commercial printer that handles the physical printing of the various books, packaging etc. that comes in from clients. I actually thought it was more interesting that they also owned the stores that sold prescription frames/lenses.
The difference is that the Chinaman making them slaps a different label on them. And that label determines whether you pay $15 or $150.
Chinaman puts the Made in Italy sticker on the expensive pairs and the Made in China sticker on the cheap pairs they sell at Walmart.
Ray Ban week under and then it was bought Luxottica. Oakley also fell to them. But there are still a few good brand. Smith Optics and Maui Jim are two. I bought a pair of Maui Jim's and they are indeed better than all other glasses I've owned. I'm looking to buy a second pair in a lighter tint. They are worth what I spent on them.
Like I said, the quality is a lot better. It feels good in the hand, not cheap plastic, etc... But, there is no way it's blocking UV rays better than cheap glasses. Also, for $160 it should come with a RFID chip I can track from my phone.