Good sunglasses for skiing

I have specific sunglasses for skiing and summer holidays ,,,,,, Raybans for the summer and Oakleys for ski time.

Raybans, Oakleys....flash lot of peeps!

Aldi/Lidl sunnies for skiing, usually about £8 so no worries when I loose them in a bar, land on them when I stack it etc. Think the lidl ones (which are some of those sunnie goggle combo thingies are the best this year if you can find any still as the offer was a few weeks ago.

Iceman wrote:Raybans, Oakleys....flash lot of peeps!

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davkt wrote:Aldi/Lidl sunnies for skiing, usually about £8 so no worries when I loose them in a bar, land on them when I stack it etc. Think the lidl ones (which are some of those sunnie goggle combo thingies are the best this year if you can find any still as the offer was a few weeks ago.

they burn your eyes thou :thumbdown:

Trencher wrote:

Iceman wrote:Raybans, Oakleys....flash lot of peeps!

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704518904575365362932852610.html

I have a pair of Oakley Fives not because they are Oakleys but because they fit me well. They were relatively cheap at £55 about 3 years ago and still going strong despite me having sat on them and the obligatory falling flat on face.

I dont think designer glasses are meant to be 'better', it is just that people prefer the look and feel of them.

Iceman wrote:

I dont think designer glasses are meant to be 'better', it is just that people prefer the look and feel of them.

Hmm, being a bit of a pessimist when it comes to human nature, I wonder just how well a pair of $3 glasses would sell when badged as Oakley, RayBan or any of the many named brands and put on the rack at $150.

Equally, I would be willing to bet if you took the name off of the branded glasses and started selling them at $3, the sales for them would drop right off.

Far Queue wrote:

Iceman wrote:

I dont think designer glasses are meant to be 'better', it is just that people prefer the look and feel of them.

Hmm, being a bit of a pessimist when it comes to human nature, I wonder just how well a pair of $3 glasses would sell when badged as Oakley, RayBan or any of the many named brands and put on the rack at $150.

Equally, I would be willing to bet if you took the name off of the branded glasses and started selling them at $3, the sales for them would drop right off.

That is a bit extreme. My pair of oakleys at £55 if they sold for £30 brand name of , "cheap sunnies" I would still buy them. Like I said on the comment above, the £3 tend to burn your eyes as they dont have protective qualities.

Just my opinion. :roll: :thumbup: