Where to get sunglasses?

[DARISC]

I lose/destroy sunglasses at a disheartening pace but sprung for my first pair of "expensive" ones a year ago. My tastes are simple - aviator style, glass lenses. A local hole-in-the-wall eyeglass repair shop sold me Ray-Bans for $70, tax included. Says they sell for $100-200 in dept. stores. Not polarized, but good quality and comfortable.

[rudderboost]

There are lots of good brands out there. I like Serengeti Drivers for flying/driving. They cut a lot of the glare and haze out. In fact I find myself putting them back on when it's hazy or cloudy just because they make my eyes feel less strain. Kind of spendy though.

[Zeke]

Originally Posted by speeder

I shopped for my last pair of Persols in a chi-chi retail shop, noted the model # and than bought them for $60 on eBay instead of $235 retail. They are not fakes and the seller on eBay had several thousand transactions, so I highly doubt that they were stolen.

As on any eBay purchase, you need to get in writing that they are authentic/not fake, either written in the listing or in an answer to question thru email and pay w/ Paypal. If they show up and they are fake or used when supposed to be new, etc., it's charge-back time.

Jeez, fakes are so good these days, how would you know? I'm pretty sure many "fakes" are made on the same line and just go into different boxes. It's that way in tools, for sure.