I want to start getting a new pair of glasses every year. I already bought a pair of glasses this year but I want to get a backup pair (or, perhaps a primary pair and make the frames I just got my backup pair).
I think I'll try to get at least one new pair of Italian-made designer frames per year rather than getting multiple cheap, generic-looking frames per year. I think looks are important when it comes to glasses. Quality is just as important; I don't want my glasses to fall apart.
Italian-made frames always cost much more than Chinese ones, but it's true what people say about them tending to look better than Chinese-made ones. I think the main problem with Chinese-made frames is that they tend to be made of cheaper materials than Italian ones. The glasses I just bought are Chinese-made and happen to be very nice and seem to be of high-quality but this is very much likely because they're made of high-quality Italian acetate. Most plastic Chinese frames are made of Chinese acetate which tends to be of low quality.
Right now I've narrowed down the frames on my "to get" list to just two pairs:
I want to get at least one of the above pairs this year. I wouldn't mind getting both pairs eventually, though I'm not sure if either will still be around next year. They're very expensive frames, but if I buy them online I'll be able to get them much cheaper than I would at an eye-care center. And if I'm able to successfully refer people to the glasses site I want to get them from and have them buy at least one pair of frames I'll be able to save tons of money on them (or even get them for free, though I kind of doubt that I'll have much luck with referring people). For every person you refer to the site who buys a pair of frames, you get $50 worth of credits which can be used towards glasses, contacts, or anything else on the site . . . which is pretty damn awesome. I know of various ways that I could get lots of referrals, but I've no idea how many people would bother buying a pair of frames.
If I go through with getting both frames I might make one of them into sunglasses by putting tinted lenses in them. Which ones do you think would look better as sunglasses?
Anyway, right now I'm leaning a bit more towards the amber tortoise frames. If I get one of the pairs soon, it'll probably be those.
I think I'll try to get at least one new pair of Italian-made designer frames per year rather than getting multiple cheap, generic-looking frames per year. I think looks are important when it comes to glasses. Quality is just as important; I don't want my glasses to fall apart.
Italian-made frames always cost much more than Chinese ones, but it's true what people say about them tending to look better than Chinese-made ones. I think the main problem with Chinese-made frames is that they tend to be made of cheaper materials than Italian ones. The glasses I just bought are Chinese-made and happen to be very nice and seem to be of high-quality but this is very much likely because they're made of high-quality Italian acetate. Most plastic Chinese frames are made of Chinese acetate which tends to be of low quality.
Right now I've narrowed down the frames on my "to get" list to just two pairs:
I want to get at least one of the above pairs this year. I wouldn't mind getting both pairs eventually, though I'm not sure if either will still be around next year. They're very expensive frames, but if I buy them online I'll be able to get them much cheaper than I would at an eye-care center. And if I'm able to successfully refer people to the glasses site I want to get them from and have them buy at least one pair of frames I'll be able to save tons of money on them (or even get them for free, though I kind of doubt that I'll have much luck with referring people). For every person you refer to the site who buys a pair of frames, you get $50 worth of credits which can be used towards glasses, contacts, or anything else on the site . . . which is pretty damn awesome. I know of various ways that I could get lots of referrals, but I've no idea how many people would bother buying a pair of frames.
If I go through with getting both frames I might make one of them into sunglasses by putting tinted lenses in them. Which ones do you think would look better as sunglasses?
Anyway, right now I'm leaning a bit more towards the amber tortoise frames. If I get one of the pairs soon, it'll probably be those.
they are definitely a safer buy. anyway it would be nice to see all those on your face 
