# I need new shades

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-new-shades/61144>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 7, 2001, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-new-shades/61144 "2001-04-07T08:29:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gatsby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/df705f/32.png) [@Gatsby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatsby)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2001, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-new-shades/61144/1 "2001-04-07T08:29:31Z")

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Yeah, some bastard tossed my car today and ripped off my sunglasses, among other things.

Anyway, I need new shades. The old ones were Revos that I managed to keep for a World’s Record of five years! Truly, I even dug up the receipt and I bought them on March 1, 1996. I guess they were getting a bit dated anyway.

Revos have one of the best lenses on the market, but they are pretty pricey. I really like [this pair](http://www.sunglasshut.com/sghus.cfm?dir=sunglass&page=sunglasspage&SKU=525044), but I bet I could find another pair that look and perform almost as well for considerably less cash.

Due to my lack of fassion sense and consumer prowess, I need the help of the teeming millions.

What do you think of the pair in the link above, and what alternatives can you suggest that might look good on this [head](http://www.geocities.com/sdpeoplepages/gatsby.html)?