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07-07-2009, 08:27 AM
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Originally Posted by UUronL' post='935138' date='Jul 7 2009, 09:06 AM
The big danger with these kinds of sunglasses is if they aren't UV blocking. Ask any eye doctor - you're killing your eyes. The tint will make your pupils open, and without the UV coating to protect them they will be bombarded by the worst wavelengths. You'll literally ruin your eyes.
Actually not true, when I was living in NYC the New England Journal of Medicine reported that cheap sunglasses offer the same protection as expensive ones. Each blocked 99% of UV rays. Hence, I never wasted $$ on pricier shades again.
07-07-2009, 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted by pjinca' post='935165' date='Jul 7 2009, 12:27 PM
Actually not true, when I was living in NYC the New England Journal of Medicine reported that cheap sunglasses offer the same protection as expensive ones. Each blocked 99% of UV rays. Hence, I never wasted $$ on pricier shades again.
Interesting. I'll have to seek out and read that study. Thanks.
07-07-2009, 08:34 AM
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Originally Posted by UUronL' post='935166' date='Jul 7 2009, 09:29 AM
Interesting. I'll have to seek out and read that study. Thanks.
07-07-2009, 08:38 AM
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Originally Posted by UUronL' post='935166' date='Jul 7 2009, 09:29 AM
Interesting. I'll have to seek out and read that study. Thanks.
http://thebeautybrains.com/2008/06/12/do-d...han-cheap-ones/
07-07-2009, 09:22 AM
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This is funny, I've been looking for a new pair of sunglasses since my trip to Anguilla as my Oakley Ducati Gascans got scratched beyond repair! 
They replaced my Oakley Ducati Monster Dogs, and I loved them both! Now I'm looking at Oakley Ducati Hijinx, Oakley Minutes 2.0 in metallic Blue, or Spy Dirty Mo glasses, I just can't decide yet! 
Oakley Ducati Monster Dog
Oakley Ducati Gascan
Oakley Ducati Hijinx
Oakley Minutes 2.0, though with a gray or black lens instead!
Spy Dirty Mo, Dale Earnhardt Jr. edition
So for now I'll wear the glasses my wife says makes me look "Most Handsome"
Oakley Square Wire 2.0
They replaced my Oakley Ducati Monster Dogs, and I loved them both! Now I'm looking at Oakley Ducati Hijinx, Oakley Minutes 2.0 in metallic Blue, or Spy Dirty Mo glasses, I just can't decide yet! Oakley Ducati Monster Dog
Oakley Ducati Gascan
Oakley Ducati Hijinx
Oakley Minutes 2.0, though with a gray or black lens instead!
Spy Dirty Mo, Dale Earnhardt Jr. edition
So for now I'll wear the glasses my wife says makes me look "Most Handsome"
Oakley Square Wire 2.0
07-07-2009, 10:02 AM
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Originally Posted by pjinca' post='935176' date='Jul 7 2009, 12:38 PM
Here you go, as long as they are labelled with the proper protection then they are fine (and they legally have to be labelled)
Hahaha. Yeah, there's the rub. They legally have to be sold in a store and not be counterfeit too - yet that doesn't seem to have much bearing on the illegal practices being discussed. You have no idea if the stickers touting UV protection on the particular pair you buy on the street mean anything.
07-07-2009, 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by UUronL' post='935319' date='Jul 7 2009, 11:02 AM
Hahaha. Yeah, there's the rub. They legally have to be sold in a store and not be counterfeit. You have no idea if the stickers touting UV protection on the particular pair you buy means anything.
True, but Target is a store and they sell with the label for about $10 with 99% protection. I have always been very good about taking care of my things, but for some reason pens are always lost (probably started in my bartending days) and sunglasses always break or get lost. For me? Better to get cheap that way I could care less.
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Originally Posted by pjinca' post='935176' date='Jul 7 2009, 09:38 AM
Here you go, as long as they are labelled with the proper protection then they are fine (and they legally have to be labelled):
http://thebeautybrains.com/2008/06/12/do-d...han-cheap-ones/
http://thebeautybrains.com/2008/06/12/do-d...han-cheap-ones/
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Originally Posted by flyingpuck' post='935234' date='Jul 7 2009, 01:22 PM
This is funny, I've been looking for a new pair of sunglasses since my trip to Anguilla as my Oakley Ducati Gascans got scratched beyond repair! They replaced my Oakley Ducati Monster Dogs, and I loved them both! Now I'm looking at Oakley Ducati Hijinx, Oakley Minutes 2.0 in metallic Blue, or Spy Dirty Mo glasses, I just can't decide yet!
Oakley Ducati Monster Dog
Attachment 83791
Oakley Ducati Gascan
Attachment 83792
Oakley Ducati Hijinx
Attachment 83793
Oakley Minutes 2.0, though with a gray or black lens instead!
Attachment 83794
Spy Dirty Mo, Dale Earnhardt Jr. edition
Attachment 83795
So for now I'll wear the glasses my wife says makes me look "Most Handsome"
Oakley Square Wire 2.0
Attachment 83797
They replaced my Oakley Ducati Monster Dogs, and I loved them both! Now I'm looking at Oakley Ducati Hijinx, Oakley Minutes 2.0 in metallic Blue, or Spy Dirty Mo glasses, I just can't decide yet! Oakley Ducati Monster Dog
Attachment 83791
Oakley Ducati Gascan
Attachment 83792
Oakley Ducati Hijinx
Attachment 83793
Oakley Minutes 2.0, though with a gray or black lens instead!
Attachment 83794
Spy Dirty Mo, Dale Earnhardt Jr. edition
Attachment 83795
So for now I'll wear the glasses my wife says makes me look "Most Handsome"
Oakley Square Wire 2.0
Attachment 83797
Where can you get the Oakley Square Wire from for a good price?