[NSC] How much do you spend on SUNGLASSES ?

[PILTDOWN MAN]

When I was entering Villa Park many years ago, and my manbag was searched, I was asked why I was carrying 3 pairs of sunnies. He seemed to think I'd stolen them.

This doesn't surprise me.

Man bag, really.

 

[MJsGhost]

I don't really like wearing sunglasses - I find them uncomfortable and annoying (I don't wear glasses, so haven't got used to something on my face). I find they give me a headache when perched on top of my head, so can't just leave them up there when not actually wearing them and I really can't be arsed to carry them around in a case.

I have a pair of Ray-Ban Wayfarers for when it's so bright I have no choice but to wear them - usually on holiday. I like a polarized lense so I can spot fish if I'm near water. I'm on my 3rd pair in about 15 years, having lost the first 2 pairs. I think the latest pair was somewhere around £140-160.

My wife bought me a pair of Persols 6 or 7 years ago, but I just don't like them - even more uncomfortable and I feel like a tit in them. They are in a drawer somewhere, virtually unworn. I should probably get her to stick them on Vinted.

 

[Muzzman]

I bought two pairs of Oakley Gascan’s when I was in the States and the exchange rate was amazing, this was about 15 years ago, and they’ve served me brilliantly since having looked after them. Think I paid about $150 for both, which worked out then as around £80.

Different times.

I bought my Oakley's nearly 20 years ago for £120, at the time I thought that was a bit of a rip-off but they're still going strong even with original lenses. Best thing is when the lenses finally go, you can just pop them out and get some new ones

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I don't really like wearing sunglasses - I find them uncomfortable and annoying (I don't wear glasses, so haven't got used to something on my face). I find they give me a headache when perched on top of my head, so can't just leave them up there when not actually wearing them and I really can't be arsed to carry them around in a case.

I have a pair of Ray-Ban Wayfarers for when it's so bright I have no choice but to wear them - usually on holiday. I like a polarized lense so I can spot fish if I'm near water. I'm on my 3rd pair in about 15 years, having lost the first 2 pairs. I think the latest pair was somewhere around £140-160.

My wife bought me a pair of Persols 6 or 7 years ago, but I just don't like them - even more uncomfortable and I feel like a tit in them. They are in a drawer somewhere, virtually unworn. I should probably get her to stick them on Vinted.

Good point about feeling a tit. This reminds me of a wedding I went to in Greece around 25 years ago. I was sporting a light grey pink-pinstripped suit and white rimmed and black lensed aviators....think of Miami Vice meets Richard Fairbrass and you're there. I thought I looked the business. Sadly this look did not age well....by age I am talking about 2 or 3 months when I saw the wedding snaps and was quite horrified. I kept the suit but the wife was given the shades.

 

[maltaseagull]

I bought a lovely pair of Ray-Ban Wayfarers from the duty-free in Gatwick on the way to Gran Canaria last year, which cost me £140 (apparently reduced from £180), and they were very much excellent. Sadly, on a drunken wobble home from the pub last autumn, I fell off my bike. Scuffed up my arms, my chin and my eye socket, and then amongst my trauma as I hobbled home, must have left my sunglasses in the gutter. No doubt dutifully scooped up by some deformed degenerate urban pustule who's gums I would not piss on if they were on fire.

Anyhoo. During the festive period, I've had a bit of LUCK on the old accas, creaming in around £268 from Ladbrokes. So I went into BOLLOCKS mode, went down to Sunglass Hut (despite knowing they the biggest rip-off merchants), to have a mince round and buy some new ones. The long and short of it - they had a 50% sale on many brands, so I've sloped off with a pair of Ray-Bans polaroid, priced at £215, but for £107.50. And visually, they really are the biz. Delighted. They're Ferrari (with the logo). And I drive a Honda. But they just "sat right" on my boat, so I went with it.

Being as I was only spending winnings (ie free money), I'd probably have gone up to about £180, but didn't need to due to the January sales.

So I put it to the class. What would, or have, YOU spend on sunglasses ?

We have several guys walking around all the beaches and bars etc selling sunglasses, caps, bags and belts.
One guy we see almost every bar we go to in Marsascala and he always says hi so we both make a point of buying a cap or sunglasses from him once a year.
Usually pay €10 !

 

[Official Old Man]

My annual spend on sunglasses is around £2500.
But then again, I do have shops on Brighton Seafront. I wont say what they cost but fair to say the mark up is 300%.
Had mine 3 years now and work perfectly and look good.

 

[Normal Rob]

£10 a pair. No more. I lose them so often it would financially ruin me to do so.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

My eyes are VERY sensitive to bright sunlight. Always Oakleys. £100 or so.

Couldn't be without them.

Not nearly as expensive as the Bolle prescription safety sports glasses I play cricket in.

 

[Ding Dong !]

Have a pair of Ray Ban Wayfarers and wanted another pair in a different colour. Saw the ones I wanted for £140 on Ray Ban site and a little cheaper at Gatwick when flying to Tenerife.........bought the same pair for £82 in Tenerife !!!

 

[GT49er]

Absolutely nothing.

 

[Dave the OAP]

Oakleys …around £200

i bought my current pair on Crete for around €180 they threw in one of those metal straps that mean you can a) look like a granny and b) not lose them by having to put them down, just hang them around your neck. I thoroughly recommend them.

if your lenses start to go there is a company in Australia i have used to make replacement ( i then fecking well lost my sunnies three weeks after refitting new lenses) They are around £50 for a pair and take around 5 weeks to come. They are brilliant

 

[Algernon]

Oakleys …around £200

i bought my current pair on Crete for around €180 they threw in one of those metal straps that mean you can a) look like LARRY GRAYSON

 

[Pevenseagull]

Spent a tenner on a stall in Kensington Gardens a few years ago. They're fine.

 

[Mellotron]

No doubt dutifully scooped up by some deformed degenerate urban pustule who's gums I would not piss on if they were on fire.

Tad harsh. Probably picked up by a lovely old dear and put on a nearby wall.

Then nicked by some scum.

 

[Comrade Sam]

My brother in law runs a Specsavers so I get them for free. However, sunglasses purchased in the UK or anywhere in Europe must meet standards - so even pound shop glasses will do the job. Buying fake Ray-Ban in Turkey could damage your eye sight.
It is odd to think people pay hundreds for sunglasses, that's money I could spend on Vinyl, books, food, holidays or the kids.

 

[Lethargic]

I have very sensitivity eyes to sunlight, making sunglasses mandatory in bright sunshine and over the years they have become a bit of a fashion indulgence although I do shop around and never pay anywhere near RRP.
Oakley - Frogskin, Fuel cans, half jacket
Rayban - wayfarer, RB2180
and my prize possessions Maui Jim - Red Sands
plus other cheaper pairs.

For Ray ban well worth checking their website as they regularly have sales and you can pick models up for half price.

 

[Notters]

Always less that £10. Why on earth would you spend more? I currently have these, they're excellent.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0D179G1Q8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Always less that £10. Why on earth would you spend more? I currently have these, they're excellent.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0D179G1Q8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8

You’ve answered your own question with that link.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

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@Herr Tubthumper you're missing out dear.

 

[Dave the OAP]

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Exactly.

theylook lush

to be fair, in the last few years I have lost countless pairs of sunglasses, but since getting the chord, I haven’t lost any!