One of the casualties of my wipeout was my favorite pair of sunglasses. My philosophy on sunglasses is that the primary function is to protect the eyes, the secondary function is to enhance vision, and the tertiary function is to look cool. Most people prioritize looking cool, but when you're already cool, any extra cool is just showing off. 😎
The fatal flaw of cheap sunglasses is shoddy lenses. Ever since I got LASIK years ago, I ditched prescription glasses and contacts. I noticed a huge difference in the quality of lenses in various brands of non-prescription sunglasses. I commenced a search to find high-quality lenses and found a company called Maui Jim, which by many accounts makes sunglasses with the best quality lenses.
These aren't the kind of $10 sunglasses you'll find at 7-11 next to the Big Gulps. You want quality, you pay the price, in my case $200. "What?! $200 for a pair of sunglasses??" some may gasp with mouths agape. I've had these sunglasses for many years. I've dropped them countless times. They've always held up. Until the wipeout. In fact, these sunglasses saved my right eye from damage.
Maui Jim has a repair program, and I know people who have used it and had good things to say about it. I initiated a repair and sent my sunglasses out a week ago on the same day as my wipeout. I was contacted yesterday by the company informing me of the damage: Broken arm, broken lens, broken frame. In automobile terms, my sunglasses were totaled. The cost for a replacement is $134. It's cheaper than a new pair, and I'll be getting essentially a brand new pair in return. Score!
I received the notification today that my sunglasses have shipped. For those who are curious, this is the pair that I will soon have back in my grubby, scabbed hands and eventually on my ruddy, scabbed face.
The fatal flaw of cheap sunglasses is shoddy lenses. Ever since I got LASIK years ago, I ditched prescription glasses and contacts. I noticed a huge difference in the quality of lenses in various brands of non-prescription sunglasses. I commenced a search to find high-quality lenses and found a company called Maui Jim, which by many accounts makes sunglasses with the best quality lenses.
These aren't the kind of $10 sunglasses you'll find at 7-11 next to the Big Gulps. You want quality, you pay the price, in my case $200. "What?! $200 for a pair of sunglasses??" some may gasp with mouths agape. I've had these sunglasses for many years. I've dropped them countless times. They've always held up. Until the wipeout. In fact, these sunglasses saved my right eye from damage.
Maui Jim has a repair program, and I know people who have used it and had good things to say about it. I initiated a repair and sent my sunglasses out a week ago on the same day as my wipeout. I was contacted yesterday by the company informing me of the damage: Broken arm, broken lens, broken frame. In automobile terms, my sunglasses were totaled. The cost for a replacement is $134. It's cheaper than a new pair, and I'll be getting essentially a brand new pair in return. Score!
I received the notification today that my sunglasses have shipped. For those who are curious, this is the pair that I will soon have back in my grubby, scabbed hands and eventually on my ruddy, scabbed face.
