Prescription Sunglasses
Submitted by Trimee on Fri, 2018-09-07 07:52
Hey All
just wondering if any of you wear prescription Sunny's
i need to get some and was just wondering what everyone has, i was looking at spotter but they will set me back a fair bit,
is there any other good options out there
THanks
pelagicyachts
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Date Joined: 23/02/11
yep $$$$$$$$$$$ I got a pair
yep $$$$$$$$$$$
I got a pair of rayban polarised (gold/brown not blue), and they are awesome on the water but not something you want to lose in terms of $$ :-(
I got a pair made when I was last in Shenzhen (China) from an optometrist in a shopping mall, they were a copy (Police brand) but for $60 bucks I got prescription polarised sunnies
Trimee
Posts: 100
Date Joined: 05/01/18
yeah i mean even just normal
yeah i mean even just normal spotters are pricey i had mine for six month and i turned my head they flew off and cracked one of the lens must of landed on the weak spot :(
pelagicyachts
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Date Joined: 23/02/11
ouch !
ouch !
clarky29
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Date Joined: 15/04/15
Yep ray bans brown lens but not cheap
I did get some bifocal sunnies made in bali for $60 that i wear on the boat. Not the best frames ive ever had but the lens are fine and I can afford to lose them.
sunshine
Posts: 2555
Date Joined: 03/03/09
Why buy named brands......rip off!
Any good optometrist can have your prescription made into high quality polarised sunnies in many different colours of tint, mirror finishes etc. I knew an importer of several of the named brand sunnies and know what they cost wholesale.....the mark ups are literally astronomical!
scotto
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Date Joined: 21/04/08
spec savers
I got prescription polarised anti glare sunnies from spec savers, 2 pairs for $100 out-of-pocket.
don't give a fuck if they break (which they rarely do) but, I get a back up pair anyway. and I do it every 12 months.
Faulkner Family
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i got some from specsavers
i got some from specsavers recently and they arent bad at all. went with the brown lense. they certainly take the glare out .
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
VaSSagO
Posts: 126
Date Joined: 09/12/09
Got a polarised pair very
Got a polarised pair very similar to "Spotters" from Glengarry Spectacles (support the little guys). Got frames on 30 June and lenses in July so all covered by health insurance.
Trimee
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Date Joined: 05/01/18
hey mate do you mind sending
hey mate
do you mind sending a photo of them thru?
and roughly how much they cost you?
carnarvonite
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Date Joined: 24/07/07
Rip off
Got two prices in Gero yesterday for replacement multifocal lenses , 2x 4 x1 quotes $350 and Specsavers quoted $550 plus $30 to fit them, no wonder people do not deal with known retaiers. Got the last 2 pair, one clear and the other polaroid for $390 from Auspecs on the net
backlash
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Date Joined: 12/10/10
specs
So get your eye specs from the optometrist and then go searching online; far cheaper options out there.
most websites allow you to input your eye requirements and will sort you out form there.
like these guys: www.framesdirect.com/sunglasses/
I'm due for an upgrade and will be using the frames from my Costa Del Mar's (bought when I didn't need glasses....) and inserting prescription lenses.
Trimee
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Date Joined: 05/01/18
and that can tie in to your
and that can tie in to your private health and all that stuff?