re: What kind of sunglasses are we wearing now?

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I wear Goodr sunglasses. I'm terrible with sunglasses, so I just keep buying the cheap ones.

I'll either lose or break them within 3 months, so I don't bother with the expensive brands.

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I fought it for years for the same reasons until a friend and I were offshore and he loaned me a pair of original glass lensed Costas that were about 2 years old and well used. They were still in better shape than any I had ever used regularly offshore after a couple months. I bought a pair that evening. They were warrantied for life and at that time Costa had an excellent reputation for honoring that warranty. That is no longer the case...they won't honor the original warranty and new ones aren't marketed with that warranty.

I stand by my ascertion that costa glass lenses will outlast any lens on the market offshore. Offshore is a horrible environment for lenses. The salt will scratch a diamond as often as it has to be cleared...it has NEVER scratched my costa glass lenses. The screws holding the ear piece to the frame will eventually corrode (it is stainless but still eventually fails) but the lenses are indestructible outside of laying a duck boat on top of them or driving over them in a truck (I know from first hand experience on both counts).