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I've worn glasses most of my life. Back in my 20s, after I got my first good job, I paid for the $500-super-duper-fancy glasses. And, I can say they were higher

I've worn glasses most of my life. Back in my 20s, after I got my first good job, I paid for the $500-super-duper-fancy glasses. And, I can say they were higher quality than the $30 Zenni pair but not better enough to justify a >1000% markup. As someone else said further down, Zenni glasses have more chromatic abrasion; I've noticed this too. However, constantly babysitting glasses and worrying about scratching/breaking them is not worth the effort for slightly improved image quality at the far sides. With that being said, I do pay for quality sunglasses. In my experience, Zenni sunglasses are lacking.

effingwewt 4y ago
I can definitely appreciate paying more for good ones, but for my first few pairs I feel it would make it more of a hassle to babysit some expensive ones. For sure once I've found a pair I like and are comfortable I will get a nice pair or two. I was looking into transition lenses so I'm not swapping my sunglasses for regular glasses. Quite a bit pricier but worth it, I hope. I've also seen some lenses that are supposed to help with glare from having an astigmatism and that would be a Godsend, especially at night. So I didn't want to spend $800+ for trial frames and lenses and whatnot. This whole thread has made me feel so much better about the process, and the timing could not have been better!