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  1. KTG

    KTG Formula Junior

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    What is a good cheap pair of sunglasses? I loose or ruin a pair everytime I go on vacation! Seems like a silly request, but I'm not gonna go buy a pair of Dolce and Gabanas knowing that they will be gone in a couple monthes....Not that I would ever be stupid enough to buy a pair of designer sunglasses in the first place.
     
  2. FarmerDave

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    I've got a similar question. Speaking of Dolche and Gabanna, What's up with guys wearing those big ass chick sunglasses?

    The pussification of America is upon us.
     
  3. WJHMH

    WJHMH Two Time F1 World Champ
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    I think ZZ Top wrote a song about it.
     
  4. RacerX_GTO

    RacerX_GTO F1 World Champ
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    I have genuine Randolf Engineering Aviator sunglasses that were issue to the USAF. I have some Ray Bans too. The glasses I wear most everywhere I go were bought at a Chevron gas station/mart for a mere eight dollars.
     
  5. Ciao Bello 348

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    There is a Home Depot by me with racks and racks of "Cheap Sunglasses" that are actually pretty good. $7.95 for any pair. And they last until I lose them or my daughter breaks em in two.
     
  6. Dino Martini

    Dino Martini F1 Rookie

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    I have a pair of Ray Ban Aviatiors...They are great! though, in Canada they are lik $135 a pair..
     
  7. Webby

    Webby F1 Veteran

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    I don't really wear shades unless they are silly cheap ones that you can buy at like a party store. I have really cheap purple ones a la Johnny Depp.
     
  8. OC Speed Junkie

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    Check Surf or skate stores. Usually find some good inexpensive glasses. If you are in the sun a lot, a good pair of glasses or even several a year are worth the price of keeping your eyes in good shape.
     
  9. coolestkidever

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    Ive got you all beat, I have a pair that i got for 2.50 and they are the best I have ever had.
     
  10. Little Joe

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    I've had the Oakley Minutes for 5 years now and I've beaten the crap out of them. I absolutely love them and they can definitely be found for $90 or so, I believe. They're sporty looking, but don't have any weird accents like some of the other oakleys. I found the opposite with sunglasses, I lost all the cheap ones, but these I actually keep track of.

    http://oakley.com/o/o1223d
     
  11. ItaliaF1

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    I was fortunate to get some Oakley Juliets for free(uncle is authorized dealer). There are great. I would recommend them to anyone.
     
  12. Ferrariman355

    Ferrariman355 F1 Rookie

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    The new "In" wear in America is called "Emo". Girls wear crazy stuff that doesnt match, guys wear girls jeans and they listen to music where their whining and when all the bands sound the same with weird names as, If i die tomorrow, Panic at the Disco, I have no feet, where are my clothes, blablablabl....

    lol...I actually have a pair from Lacoste that girlfriend gave them to me...their nice and stuff...

    Oakly's are pretty good, ive had some in the past but lost them...

    john anthony
     
  13. TexasMike

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    I love my Oakley "Half Jackets". The have rubber nose pieces that won't make your nose red, removable lenses and a nylon frame that won't break. You can get prescriptions for them and they are made to be sports glasses, so the break apart on impact. They just pop back together if the stems or lenses break apart. I think they are between $100 and $200 depending on the type of frames and lenses you choose.
     
  14. steve f

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    Go on vacation where the sun dont shine then you wont need any
     
  15. KTG

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    Its a good idea, but due to the meds I take, my eyes are pretty sensitive in all light...Im like Bono from U2. I just got back from Seattle...I lost a pair in Olympic National Park, which I bought in Scottsdale, because I scratched the ones before in a pair of shorts I bought. Its an on going cycle of crap! I'm just pissed that the person who found them ganked em! It was less then 5 minutes after I lost them I went looking for them....Thanks everyone...I had a pair of Target "champions" that were ok, just a tad strange in the visual coloring department!
     
  16. yzee

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  17. WILLIAM H

    WILLIAM H Three Time F1 World Champ

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    Oh that started a LONG time ago.

    Some say with Anita Hill V Judge Thomas

    others say w helmet laws

    I'm sure 19th C Cowboys would have said when you cant wear a gunbelt in town :)
     
  18. LMP234

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    I agree with what someone else said: Surf and Skate stores have great sunglasses. Buckle/PacSun especially, can get em for 10-20 bucks a pop.

    If you want something a little more expensive, I really dont think you can go wrong with RayBans, they cover most styles without floating into the limp wrist category that Gucci/Dolce and Gabana do.
     
  19. KTG

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    Yeah, I had relatively expensive Raybans once, some of the best I've ever had...They fell off my head and shattered into a thousand shards of glass though! When Rayban tried to fix them, the bent the frames and the glass would always fall out.....I sprung for some Mossimos today...$18! haha
     
  20. Gilles27

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    So, what will they be into NEXT month?
     
  21. LMP234

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    My guess? Trying to be different and attracting the opposite sex.
     
  22. ItaliaF1

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    I wouldn't call Emo "in." It's more like the people who aren't really popular in school, like to cut themselves, clutter up myspace, etc.
     
  23. KTG

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    haha....the EMO-Cutters...like the movie breaking away
     

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