I’m down to my last pair, with the end of one of the arm parts being held on with duct tape.
In the past I’ve ordered these a couple times- they are a wraparound style I like, polarized, of course 100% UV protection, and they are sort of “springy” so they stay perched on top of a ball cap, which I wear a lot with sunglasses when I’m outdoors. So I like everything about these glasses, including the price… except I’ve had two pairs break in the middle after not too long.
I’d be willing to go higher in price for a more durable pair, but the Fisherman ones are so cheap it might be worth buying a few pair so I have backups when one breaks.
I like BNUS. Glass, polarized lenses. $72 for the ones I got. There are cheaper ones. I much prefer glass but selection in a reasonable price range is pretty limited.
Are there sunglasses that are difficult to break? Like maybe ones with a magnetic detectable hinges, (if that’d work??) or something along those lines?? they cost so much and are easy to break. Perhaps you sacrifice style in those cases?
Buying online is tough, too… I wouldn’t say I have a weird head or anything. In fact, I don’t look bad bald as far as I’m concerned, but anyway. You don’t want to come off lookin like a cop, if you’re me and you can help it. It’s just, when you resemble a white ‘thumb’, it’s weird to rock anything resembling Oakley® Standard Issue™.
I stop by CVS or Walgreens and try on the various cheap sunglasses from e.g. Foster Grant or Ironman. About $20-30. I have a pair I wear and one I leave in the car for the days I get out the front door without them. And a pair with a floating leash for wearing at the beach that lives in my beach gear bag.
And a couple pair in reserve in a drawer at home for when I break or lose one. When my backstock gets to zero, I add “sunglasses” to the CVS/Walgreens list. Which I’ll stop by anyhow some time in the next month-ish.
Foster Grant is the brand carried by my local grocery store. I’ve bought a couple pairs of a style of the FG I liked, but they both broke in the middle on me after not too many wearings as well. Maybe it’s me stretching them out or something, but I don’t think I have a particularly fat head or anything. Anyway, I was picking up some groceries yesterday and saw that they also had “Docker’s” brand sunglasses. I picked a pair of polarized lenses, style I liked well enough, seemed pretty sturdy. $26.
I have a couple of pairs of Goodr brand sunglasses. They come in a very wide variety of colors ranging from garish/vibrant to traditional. I have a pair of black aviator lens, as well as some purple-framed glasses that are fun. They’re $25/pair, and are extremely comfortable.