Buying sunglasses

abbey

Hi,

Anyone have tips on where to buy decent sunglasses that don't cost the earth online?
or in the shops..

Pinky Pixie

http://www.brandalley.co.uk/

Best website ever. You have to register but the bargins you get on it is unreal. A fendi sunglasses sale is coming up on it within the next few days and the reduction on them usually are unreal. I picked up a pair of Bvlgari ones last year for under €100.

Lady Luck

Penneys do beautiful ones and they're 3 euros each. and they're lovely, honestly. xx

viv2

Have you tried tkmaxx? I got a pair of michael kors sunglasses last week for €20.

mrs moneypenny

You can't go wrong with the sunglasses from Next IMO:)

*Lees*

+1 for TKMAXX they have tonnes of good sunglasses!

MagicMarker

Pinky Pixie wrote: »

http://www.brandalley.co.uk/

Best website ever. You have to register but the bargins you get on it is unreal. A fendi sunglasses sale is coming up on it within the next few days and the reduction on them usually are unreal. I picked up a pair of Bvlgari ones last year for under €100.

Sunglasses for UNDER €100? You're kidding me?

:rolleyes:

fonpokno

They had some gorgeous pairs in Pamela Scott last year for about a tenner. They really are fabulous.

joey54

Oasis have some lovely pairs at the moment. Especially in the aviator style, think they're around €30.

Pinky Pixie

MagicMarker wrote: »

Sunglasses for UNDER €100? You're kidding me?

:rolleyes:

Yeah I thought the OP wanted a decent pair! €100 is great for nice sunnies in my opinion!

MagicMarker

Pinky Pixie wrote: »

Yeah I thought the OP wanted a decent pair! €100 is great for nice sunnies in my opinion!

Riiiight....

Snowie

Pinky Pixie wrote: »

Yeah I thought the OP wanted a decent pair! €100 is great for nice sunnies in my opinion!

There's no point buying cheep nasty sunglass's that break easilly poor protection and dont work...

you want polerised len's , Good glass's are sooo important...

MagicMarker

Snow-Monkey wrote: »

There's no point buying cheep nasty sunglass's that break easilly poor protection and dont work...

you want polerised len's , Good glass's are sooo important...

Do you buy sunglasses to specifically look at the sun or something?

leahyl

Debenhamns have REALLY nice ones - i've my eye on a pair myself - must get them in the next few weeks now.....

padi89

MagicMarker wrote: »

Sunglasses for UNDER €100? You're kidding me?

:rolleyes:

Wow! Considering the fact you do photography i thought you may at least be able to appreciate the difference between lens quality.:rolleyes:

Anyway...If you don't want to spend much and you want something that offers protection and reasonable optics then chemists sell decent cheaper sunglasses.
If you want to buy a pair with a great lens then you will be looking at a starting price of around €100 give or take.Brands to look out for would be Maui Jim or Serengeti, both of these brands have excellent lens.I'd avoid the designer brands as your paying for the name and frame and its usually a mediocre lens used.

Africa

Nice ones in Dunnes for a tenner.

MagicMarker

padi89 wrote: »

Wow! Considering the fact you do photography i thought you may at least be able to appreciate the difference between lens quality.:rolleyes:

Anyway...If you don't want to spend much and you want something that offers protection and reasonable optics then chemists sell decent cheaper sunglasses.
If you want to buy a pair with a great lens then you will be looking at a starting price of around €100 give or take.Brands to look out for would be Maui Jim or Serengeti, both of these brands have excellent lens.I'd avoid the designer brands as your paying for the name and frame and its usually a mediocre lens used.

lol, because camera lenses and non prescription sunglasses are the same thing. :rolleyes:

padi89

MagicMarker wrote: »

lol, because camera lenses and non prescription sunglasses are the same thing. :rolleyes:

Eh? Im asking you do you understand or appreciate the difference in optics between a poor a decent made lens? Have you any experience in seeing the difference? Obviously you don't have a clue what your talking about i suppose ignorance is bliss.

MagicMarker

Lol, wtf are you shíting on about? We’re talking about fashion accessories here. Do you think people buy sunglasses based on the quality of lens? Of course not, they buy based on how they look when they wear them. People don’t give a crap about the lens, so long as it’s tinted! Which is obvious by the number of people on this thread suggesting cheap sunglasses, because most people have the cop on not to spend €100 on non essential glasses that they’re going to wear for a month out of the year.

You comparing it to a camera lens is just laughable. It’s like comparing a sandal to a football boot.

DanR

Have to agree with padi89 here slightly with regards to lenses. There are obviously two types of people who buy sunnies.

1. Those who just buy them for how they look and want them cheap and cheerful
2. People like myself who want them to look good but also give proper eye protection. polarised lenses are the best in my experience.

Also I don't just wear them in summer as they can keep out the winter glare of the sun when it is low in the sky - much safer for driving..!

MagicMarker

DanR wrote: »

2. People like myself who want them to look good but also give proper eye protection. polarised lenses are the best in my experience.

So I assume you wear sunglasses every second you step out the door in daylight?

Caoimhín

MagicMarker wrote: »

So I assume you wear sunglasses every second you step out the door in daylight?

I was wondering wtf you were doing here.

Carry on.

padi89

MagicMarker wrote: »

Lol, wtf are you shíting on about? We’re talking about fashion accessories here. Do you think people buy sunglasses based on the quality of lens? Of course not, they buy based on how they look when they wear them. People don’t give a crap about the lens, so long as it’s tinted! Which is obvious by the number of people on this thread suggesting cheap sunglasses, because most people have the cop on not to spend €100 on non essential glasses that they’re going to wear for a month out of the year.

You comparing it to a camera lens is just laughable. It’s like comparing a sandal to a football boot.

Ah jeez you haven't a clue just as i thought, the OP asked for a suggestion for cheap and decent and i gave my suggestion.If she had inquired about a fashion accessories sunglasses and didn't give a **** about nothing else i would have said Dunnes.Of course looks are important but if your looking for something decent and your spending over a ton on a pair there's not much point it all going on a designer frame with gammy lens.A month out of the year:rolleyes: Christ on a bike you really don't have the foggiest idea,you should be able to make use of them all year round.They ain't summerglasses they are sunglasses, it doesn't matter what season it is the sun is still there ya know.Do you spend anytime at all outdoors, do you even drive?
I never compared it to a camera lens, i just can't understand how someone that is into photography cannot appreciate optics.

DanR

MagicMarker wrote: »

So I assume you wear sunglasses every second you step out the door in daylight?

Don't know why you would assume that.

I like to wear sunglasses when the sun is shining. Not very often in this country as you know.

One of the disadvantages of being fair is that my eyes are also sensitive to the sun. Just don't like to drive around not being able to see because of the water welling up in my eyes!:cool:

Jeapy

OP, maybe try an optician. They tend to have good quality glasses and frames and you don't have to wear glasses. It all depends on what price you want to pay and how often you'll wear them.
And can we all stop bickering over who-spends-what? It's no help to the OP.

taram

asos.com have a great selection, from cheap and cheerful to designer and plenty in between. http://www.asos.com/Women/Sunglasses/Cat/pgecategory.aspx?cid=4545 link to sunglasses page for women

In the market for a pair too, sat on mine last week

jellie

leahyl wrote: »

Debenhamns have REALLY nice ones - i've my eye on a pair myself - must get them in the next few weeks now.....

yeah i got some pretty ones in debenhams, think they were about €30, and they werent so giant that they took over my face :pac: