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Luxottica is probably doing very nicely on this partnership, and may well be offering Apple a substantial price cut to compensate. I had never heard of 'Rayban'
by seabass-labrax 3y ago
Luxottica is probably doing very nicely on this partnership, and may well be offering Apple a substantial price cut to compensate. I had never heard of 'Rayban' before this Apple announcement! (Not that I am the target market for sunglasses anyway, in dark and wet Great Britain)
- bobobob420 3y agoHave you seriously never heard of Rayban but know what Luxottica is? I dont want you to dox yourself but I assume non US…?
- seabass-labrax 3y agoIndeed, I'm from Britain. I really hadn't ever heard of Rayban - and I only know what Luxottica is because I looked it up after reading this thread :)
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- baby 3y agoRayban is famous worldwide tho
- ChristianGeek 3y agoNot if you’ve never heard of them!
- herbst 3y agoTo be fair they are barely relevant in my circle and more a fashion piece for the older generation. It's not like teenager or young people around here think it's cool to have expensive cheaply made glasses
- baby 3y agoI guess I'm part of the older generation being in my 30s, what are teenagers wearing these days?
- JohnFen 3y ago> To be fair they are barely relevant in my circle and more a fashion piece for the older generation. I'm of the older generation (in my 50s), and at least in my circles, Ray-Bans aren't particularly cool either. They're not exactly un-cool, but they do tend to be worn by a particular sort of person.
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- presentation 3y agoIt’s only probably the most famous sunglasses brand in human history
- seabass-labrax 3y agoSunglasses aren't a particularly good investment when there will only be a couple of weeks bright enough to want them :) But awareness of raincoat brands in Britain, now you're talking!
- Spare_account 3y agoI wear sunglasses for driving every day of the year in the UK. Your optician will also encourage you to wear sunglasses year-round, UV damage can occur even in overcast conditions.
- seabass-labrax 3y agoThat's a good point; roads can certainly have a strong glare. I see an independent optician who is fairly old. Although they sell sunglasses, the optician has never suggested that I should wear them. Do you think this is perhaps newer guidance that is shared by more recently-graduated opticians, or maybe something promoted by a major chain of opticians?
- djtango 3y agoYes... I remember when Hunter wellies were a UK fashion export amongst some circles I moved in haha
- fomine3 3y agoAs a worst fashionable and no glass person, I knew Ray-Ban from counterfeit spams by hacked account. It's one of the worst encounter.
- Snoddas 3y agoI learned about Ray-Bans in the early 80s because that was what Jake and Elwood Blues wore.
- gnicholas 3y ago> I had never heard of 'Rayban' before this Apple announcement! Apple? Or do you mean Meta? It would be understandable if you had never heard of them, given the recent rebrand!
- seabass-labrax 3y agoOh, right - sorry for any confusion. I find it difficult to work out who owns who nowadays :D
- geon 3y agoApple?
- jondwillis 3y agoNo, Facebook.