I am a sunglass addict. I readily admit this. I used to buy cheapo deluxe sunglasses, but got more and more into higher end brands (Bollé and Maui Jim, for example).
My first pair of Maui Jim sunglasses got busted when I left them sitting on an end table in my living room and Patches knocked a pile of picture frames over onto them. Buh bye! They shattered like nobody’s business. $180 sunglasses down the tubes.
My second pair was in my jacket pocket at the Audience Conference in November. I picked up my jacket along with my camera equipment when I was leaving and they must’ve fallen out. Guess what? I never recovered them. Another $180 down the drain.
Right now I’m wearing a pair of Bollé Anacondas. They were significantly cheaper, and if I do happen to smash them or leave them behind at a conference, at least I can take comfort in the fact that they weren’t $180!
In the future, I’m going to try and buy cheap wholesale sunglasses, though. It probably wouldn’t hurt to have a few dozen pairs knowing the invariably bad luck that follows me every time I buy a pair!