Advise on adjusting the fit of sunglasses

[Staples]

A few weeks ago I ordered some Ray Ban sunglasses. I know from past experiences with them that I should try them at a B&M before buying because past ones haven't fit very well but I guess I forgot about that when ordering these. I didn't look very hard but I didn't see this particular model anywhere local.

To make the story short, they came in and although nice, Ray Ban seems to have a notion that everyone has a huge head thus making the frames too big. The stretch of the frames is practically wider than my head and since on of my ears is higher than the other, they slide down a lot and can even fall off (no thanks to the nose pad gap which is pretty big).

I have really two options. Either bend the front metal bar that goes between the lenses so the sunglasses would be more curved and have a tighter fit or (Option 2) would be to carefully put some glue or solder near the joint so the frames will not be able to open so wide.

Anyone ever had this problem and solved it? How did you do it. And if not, which method do you guys recommend? I made a picture for the hell of it, it shows the two options I have come up with in order to solve this problem.

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[brigden]

Please post a pic of your small head.

 

[Heisenberg]

How about option 3 - return the glasses and get some that fit.

 

[anxi80]

goto a sunglasses hut in the mall or something. they'll put in some hot sand stuff or something like that and they can manipulate and resize it. i havent had this done in years, they prolly have a different approach now.

 

[Staples]

Please post a pic of your small head

I don't have a small head, it is just not large, the picture is not really authentic in that I actually did bend them a little last night. They fit a little better but more needs to be done.

How about option 3 - return the glasses and get some that fit.

The return policy is good but I really like the style of these. I guess it is always an option but I would prefer to keep them.

 

[Staples]

Originally posted by: anxi80
goto a sunglasses hut in the mall or something. they'll put in some hot sand stuff or something like that and they can manipulate and resize it. i havent had this done in years, they prolly have a different approach now.

I definitely will try that now that you remind me they did tell me something like they adjust them if you buy them from there. Knowing how that policy works in most stores though, they may only service stuff bought from there. I will give them a call later to see if they accept other stuff than their own. It is not like these are a brand they are not familiar with.

 

[Looney]

Do you really want the sunglasses if they don't fit your head? More than likely it's going to be out of proportion and look silly. People will small head usually look funny with large shades.

 

[Staples]

Yeah, I know what you mean about big sunglasses. I however do not think these are too big. Here is a crappy picture I took. Damn these polarized lense make the camera's LCD hard to see.

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