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Oakley must be far from the worst offender of price over inflation in the eyewear industry though.
Pretty much my thoughts.
Yes there are some ultra premium versons, but not all of them cost a fortune and they are generally excellent quality (although rarely look good).
Ray Ban for eg I don't get at all. I always used to rate them because they were a good price point of style, lense quality and price. The last pair I bought were €75. Now they'd cost £150. (and please no one start talking about how the "originals" were so much better, when they weren't and the lenses weighed so much the glasses never sit right).
But the point is you can buy perfectly decent non/lower brand glasses if you want. The choice is yours.
hugo7
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Oakley must be far from the worst offender of price over inflation in the eyewear industry though.
Yeah they cost a lot but you are at least getting the UV and impact protection in the lenses, the good quality materials and design in the frames etc.
'Designer' frames for prescription eyesight correction lenses are little more than a few grams of plastic and the cost can be many fold that of a pair of Oakleys and that's before you evenb get lenses put in them.