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    Re: Why is it there are £10 sunglasses, and £110 sunglasses that look very similar,

    Woo glad I saw this thread.

    Looking for a little help,

    I really like the Ray Bans Aviator glasses. Where is the cheapest place to get them with prescribed lenses?
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    Re: Why is it there are £10 sunglasses, and £110 sunglasses that look very similar,

    Bit late to this thread but I will add my 2 cents...

    Recently bought some Ray Ban from Amazon.com for only around £60. Compared to most high street retailers its half price!

    They take around 5 days to arrive from USA. All tax and shipping is worked out at checkout so no nasty surprise custom charges by the postman.
    I bought a pair of New Wayfarers and Aviator, and can report that they are 100% genuine, just make sure you buy them directly from Amazon not a 3rd Party.

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    Re: Why is it there are £10 sunglasses, and £110 sunglasses that look very similar,

    You could buy the frames then take them to an opticians, but it seems a shame as a large part of the cost of the sunnies is probably the lens. A lot of opticians are starting to do frames from 'sunglasses people', Oakley, Ray-Ban etc, so you could probably go to one of those and get prescription sunglass lenses put in.

    I always go with contact lenses and normal sunnies though, can't be bothered with all the changing specs when you go into somewhere dark...

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    Re: Why is it there are £10 sunglasses, and £110 sunglasses that look very similar,

    http://www.melonoptics.co.uk/sunglasses/

    Lots of choices or create your own and even better:

    We stand by our quality. if you break them, we’ll remake them. Just send them back to us and we’ll get a new pair out to you right away
    I have a couple pairs I got with my snow goggles at the beginning of the year. LOVE my goggles and the sunnys aren't bad either

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    Re: Why is it there are £10 sunglasses, and £110 sunglasses that look very similar,

    Thanks Dooms, I might give them a go as I could use some new cheap-ish sunglasses for the car

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    Re: Why is it there are £10 sunglasses, and £110 sunglasses that look very similar,

    Quote Originally Posted by Dooms View Post
    http://www.melonoptics.co.uk/sunglasses/

    Lots of choices or create your own and even better:



    I have a couple pairs I got with my snow goggles at the beginning of the year. LOVE my goggles and the sunnys aren't bad either
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    Re: Why is it there are £10 sunglasses, and £110 sunglasses that look very similar,

    I was up at Everest Base camp in 2010 and you really do need UV protection, my Oakley Monster Dog shades did the job nicely! They were normally around the £100 mark, but I got them for £60 online. Just don't sit on the things! I got them from this store:
    http://www.discountedsunglasses.co.uk/

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    Re: Why is it there are £10 sunglasses, and £110 sunglasses that look very similar,

    Another good place for Oakley are http://www.eyewearoutlet.co.uk/sungl...akley-m1#sort3

    Eyewear Outlet is the authorised and official approved online outlet for major brands including Oakley
    All our stock is supplied to us directly from the manufacturer which means that we can guarantee you authentic genuine items, with fantastic savings of up to 60% off the original RRP.
    I have bought 2 pair of Oakley from them 2 years ago for less than £50 each and they were legit

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    Re: Why is it there are £10 sunglasses, and £110 sunglasses that look very similar,

    You pay for a name basically.

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    Re: Why is it there are £10 sunglasses, and £110 sunglasses that look very similar,

    It's not that simple, because the £10 ones are miles away from the quality of the branded ones, especially with the plastic Vs glass lens comparison.

    So, still looking for ~£30 glasses with glass lens and decent (current) style

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