[Maceman]

I have never lost a pair of sunglasses in my life

I ALWAYS lose mine. My sunglasses have the average lifespan of a disposable razor. I never pay more than $11 for a pair, because I know they will be lost or broken within two weeks or less.

How do you do it?

[PJ-Comix]

The BEST sunglasses ever made are the simple Viper-style wrap-around sunglasses that you can purchase for $5 at any flea market.

[wretchard]

"I ALWAYS lose mine. My sunglasses have the average lifespan of a disposable razor. I never pay more than $11 for a pair, because I know they will be lost or broken within two weeks or less.

How do you do it?"

Sunglasses were always work tools to me, and it isn't uncommon for a man to own one hammer all his life. I spent a lot of time outdoors, in really bright conditions, both on land and at sea. There was a time when I cycled a lot: that was when I got the Bolles. You can never use glass lenses where you might, at any moment, find your face on the pavement. If you didn't wear them, the bugs splattering against your retina would soon prompt you to.

I got the Ambermatics years and years ago because they adjusted to the light. One day they were inevitably scratched. So they went into the drawer and were replaced by the Diamondhards, which take a steel tool to scratch. But they don't bend in like polycarbonates, so they gave way to the Bolles when I was a bike fiend.

Now I've hung up my bike bottle, so quality optics is the primary consideration. In that game, Maui Jims (American made, too) are pretty near the top, without costing a bundle. Well, OK, less than $200. Incidentally, they've just come out with a line of titanium framed polycarbonates with nearly the same optical qualities as the glass. Great in every way, but I can't justify replacing the MJs I've got, and I have no prospect of losing them as an excuse to buy a new pair. Maybe I should get a little careless.