What are your everday sunglasses?

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cheezmunky

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Wear them driving, walking, cycling, jet-skiing...pretty much everywhere. Thin glass lens are more scratch resistant than polycarbonate and not nearly as heavy as most glass lenses, everything has been treated for saltwater so sweat isn't an issue, and of course some of the best lenses on the market.
 

hanoverphist

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Originally posted by: Chryso
I buy cheap sunglasses and I buy new ones when I need them. I tend to be rough with glasses and would prefer ruining cheap ones than expensive ones.

same. the first time i lost my ray bans when looking behind me on my motorcycle is the last time i bought expensive shades. right now im wearing a pair of dark blue wraps that i got at a circle K for 12.99. theres quite a few scratches in them now, so im looking for a new pair. i drop them at job sites all the time, and they sit in the back of my truck on occasion so im not willing to pay for oakleys or ray bans at all. the pair i had before this pair got smashed when an electrical cabinet fell over at a job site. they were destroyed.
 

Poulsonator

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I used to buy cheap sunglasses, but the low quality finally got to me. I, too, am hard on my glasses, and frankly, I'm so addicted to sunglasses that I wear them every single day. I figured the cheap ones were the way to go, just in case I broke them or they got lost. Fortunately, I am very careful with my possessions, so I soon realized the more expensive, higher quality shades were the way to go for me.

I wear Ray Bans now and will never look back.
 

brtspears2

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Transition lenses. They are decent, but they just don't get dark enough and they do not darken when you are driving.
 

MrMaster

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Oakley I think they are e-wires. I live in Texas and I have sensitive eyes from contacts. I always buy expensive ones because the cheap ones get broken too easily or are lost. I don't have this issue when I know they are expensive and they last longer.