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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Blackadder on May 20, 2015, 05:44:33 pm

Title: Sunglasses.
Post by: Blackadder on May 20, 2015, 05:44:33 pm
Seeing as we (WFP'ers) spend most of out time staring up at the sun, when it decides to come out,  how much are you willing to fork out on a decent pair of shades?
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Post by: Clever Forum Name on May 20, 2015, 05:54:17 pm
Big hitters doing £500 a day will spend £4.99
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Post by: Blackadder on May 20, 2015, 05:59:24 pm
Big hitters doing £500 a day will spend £4.99
What about us normal folk  ;D
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Post by: ascjim on May 20, 2015, 06:29:04 pm
we earn good money, but i won't spend more then £5.00 per pair as they get battered or lost. If I find a pair I like, I will buy a few.
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Post by: Clever Forum Name on May 20, 2015, 06:29:24 pm
Been using these for 3 years and love them

http://www.northeasttackle.co.uk/xt4-polarized-fishing-sunglasses-p1618?gclid=Cj0KEQjw4fCqBRDM1ZKhk5jfo6IBEiQAZQ97OHhnLbOs1h0p9KpGcRviuKtYg4A0iLSBW3cAm0zvGx8aAsik8P8HAQ

You can pick em up on ebay/amazon for around £14 - £16 to ya door.

I pay for the slightly more expensive version as you can swap out lenses :)
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Post by: Bungle on May 20, 2015, 07:03:10 pm
Oakley Frogskins  8)
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Post by: AuRavelling79 on May 20, 2015, 07:17:37 pm
As I'm a one-eyed gimp with aging eyesight I have prescription specs and go for reaction lenses.
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Post by: Perfect Windows on May 20, 2015, 07:43:07 pm
I've said it before but I'll never stop.  Never, under any circumstances, buy dodgy cheap sunglasses.  Buy them from somewhere trustworthy who might have a clue of their origin rather than from, say, market traders.

If they are cheap knock offs, the chance is that they just have dark glass in them with no UV protection.  Because they are dark, your pupils open up and the UV floods in.  Result in a few years is cataracts.

I'm not saying you need to go expensive, but you do need to buy them from someone with some credibility.

Mine are prescription, so well over £100, unhappily.

Vin
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Post by: Clever Forum Name on May 20, 2015, 07:46:35 pm
One of the reasons i went for fox fishing glasses. Reflections from water, casting into sun etc. Had great reviews.
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Post by: CLEANCARE WC on May 20, 2015, 07:48:00 pm
I've said it before but I'll never stop.  Never, under any circumstances, buy dodgy cheap sunglasses.  Buy them from somewhere trustworthy who might have a clue of their origin rather than from, say, market traders.

If they are cheap knock offs, the chance is that they just have dark glass in them with no UV protection.  Because they are dark, your pupils open up and the UV floods in.  Result in a few years is cataracts.

I'm not saying you need to go expensive, but you do need to buy them from someone with some credibility.

Mine are prescription, so well over £100, unhappily.

Vin

Never thought of that.. good advice.
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Post by: Bungle on May 20, 2015, 08:05:06 pm
One of the reasons i went for fox fishing glasses. Reflections from water, casting into sun etc. Had great reviews.

Good post, I'll have a look on the bay for some  :)
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Post by: p1w1 on May 20, 2015, 08:25:03 pm
Been using these for 3 years and love them

http://www.northeasttackle.co.uk/xt4-polarized-fishing-sunglasses-p1618?gclid=Cj0KEQjw4fCqBRDM1ZKhk5jfo6IBEiQAZQ97OHhnLbOs1h0p9KpGcRviuKtYg4A0iLSBW3cAm0zvGx8aAsik8P8HAQ

You can pick em up on ebay/amazon for around £14 - £16 to ya door.

I pay for the slightly more expensive version as you can swap out lenses :)
think ill get me a pair of them for fishing and work.
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Post by: sunshine windows on May 20, 2015, 08:31:36 pm
My wife got me a pair of Oakley's for my birthday a couple of years ago. God knows how much they cost  :o I know they're polarised, and scratched to hell now. Changeable lenses though, so will look at replacing them.
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Post by: Blackadder on May 20, 2015, 08:38:36 pm
My wife got me a pair of Oakley's for my birthday a couple of years ago. God knows how much they cost  :o I know they're polarised, and scratched to hell now.
Changeable lenses though, so will look at replacing them.
Yeah, looking at some Oakley half jackets but at £160 a pop, i'm wondering if the outlay is worth it but I guess they'll never leave my head at that price! Glasses are something most of us scrimp on, me included up til now.
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Post by: Clever Forum Name on May 20, 2015, 08:41:32 pm
It was the UV400 that sold me. Supposed to block like 98/99% harmful rays.

You can look at the sun, but i dont lol.
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Post by: johnny bravo on May 20, 2015, 08:46:52 pm
aldi have them in now £1.99 ;D
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Post by: HampshireWindowCleaning on May 20, 2015, 09:02:43 pm
Try TK Maxx, I got a pair of Timberland ones in there for £12
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Post by: kempy on May 20, 2015, 09:06:03 pm
Number23
I will buy a pair of them as my daughter has just lost my £8 specials .

Good advice guys from persons posted above .
I will buy quality now
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Post by: Tom-01 on May 20, 2015, 09:13:42 pm
I bought a pair of Dirty Dog sunglasses about two years ago, dropped them loads of times and they're still fine. Cost about £50, well worth it.
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Post by: HALTON on May 20, 2015, 09:31:26 pm
Been using these for 3 years and love them

http://www.northeasttackle.co.uk/xt4-polarized-fishing-sunglasses-p1618?gclid=Cj0KEQjw4fCqBRDM1ZKhk5jfo6IBEiQAZQ97OHhnLbOs1h0p9KpGcRviuKtYg4A0iLSBW3cAm0zvGx8aAsik8P8HAQ

You can pick em up on ebay/amazon for around £14 - £16 to ya door.

I pay for the slightly more expensive version as you can swap out lenses :)
Did you go for brown or grey lenses ?
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Post by: Clever Forum Name on May 20, 2015, 09:41:33 pm
Been using these for 3 years and love them

http://www.northeasttackle.co.uk/xt4-polarized-fishing-sunglasses-p1618?gclid=Cj0KEQjw4fCqBRDM1ZKhk5jfo6IBEiQAZQ97OHhnLbOs1h0p9KpGcRviuKtYg4A0iLSBW3cAm0zvGx8aAsik8P8HAQ

You can pick em up on ebay/amazon for around £14 - £16 to ya door.

I pay for the slightly more expensive version as you can swap out lenses :)
Did you go for brown or grey lenses ?

I have the version where you can change lenses. But i use black and brown, grey in winter.
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Post by: duncan h on May 20, 2015, 10:22:49 pm
An optician told me how to check for naff lenses. It was 30 years ago, so cant remember fully. You pick a vertical line and tilt the lenses sideways. If the line distorts they will screw your eyes up. At the time, I used to test all sunglasses. 90% were faulty and harmful. Even prescription ones.  I just buy the darkest I can now. I squint for cleaning windows, or close my eyes lmao
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Post by: Oliver James on May 21, 2015, 01:06:39 pm
Prescription Oakley polarised.

They make the world look High Definition!