Good alternative to Ray-Ban Wayfarer polarised sunglasses please?

blizeH

Hi, I’d like a pair of these but the £100+ price tag is a bit too steep for something I could so easily lose or break

I was wondering if anyone know a good alternative please? Something that looks similar, is okay quality, is polarised but hopefully quite a bit cheaper

Thank you

daveyjp

Amazon have dozens of options.   I paid about £10 for polarising sun glasses.

The dropshipping sites such as Temu probably have them even cheaper.

Tucosalamanca

I have Rayban Wayfarer and Clubmaster, so feel experienced enough to make a recommendation.

For cheap glasses for wearing in the pool or at the beach, I have 'Hengosen Sunglasses, Men's Polarised, Classic Vintage Sunglasses' from Amazon, currently limited time deal £11.99 (I paid £14.99).
I wasn't expecting much but they've exceeded expectations and look and feel far better than the price would suggest.
I think that they easily compare to £40/50 glasses from other 'brands'. I might even buy another pair for 'just in case' as the price is so reasonable....

Rosa_Damascena

daveyjp said:

Amazon have dozens of options.   I paid about £10 for polarising sun glasses.

The dropshipping sites such as Temu probably have them even cheaper.

Temu does them at ridiculously cheap prices - think a couple of quid.

However it is not a kind supply chain. I'd swallow a higher cost - say £15 - not to be part of it, but £100+ is just silly money to pay. As long as they offer UV protection that's good enough.

ETA: why does it need to be similar to Ray-Ban? Is there a specific reason other than person preference?

CliveOfIndia

If you're not worried about looking flash and having a designer brand, you can get polarising sunglasses at Boots (and probably other similar shops) for about £10 - £15.  I've had a pair for donkey's years, I paid a tenner at the time.

They're brilliant for driving and when you're out and about doing any water-based activities - not overly dark but they cut the glare (which is the big advantage of polarising lenses).

Maybe I'm just an old fuddy-duddy - I have no interest in paying hundreds of pounds for a badge, I just want them to do what they're supposed to do

subjecttocontract

You can never spend to much on sunglasses. Looking good is priceless.

Rosa_Damascena

subjecttocontract said:

You can never spend to much on sunglasses. Looking good is priceless.

By inference you then look bad as soon as you take them off? Which amounts to 8 months of the year in the UK climate.

Tallulah_Chicken

Goodr are by far the best sunglasses I've ever bought. They're only £40 but I've been lucky and got mine in the sale for about £20. I like that they do frames for bigger heads (like mine!) www.goodr.co.uk

blizeH

Thanks so much everyone! Notice the Goodr ones get great reviews and are on M&S so that’s tempting, will also check out Amazon now (and maybe Temu) but maybe Boots is a good middle ground if they’re £15 or so

Andyjflet

I would say what price your eyesight health? Some cheap sunglasses are not really polarized, yet they trick your eyes into thinking they are, dilating your pupils and letting in harmful levels of light causing premature damage. My partner is a dispensing optician. You should look for the BSA or EU kitemark as reassurance that your sunglasses are properly tested. Rules state that sunglasses should filter no less than 99% of UV radiation. 

CliveOfIndia

blizeH said:

maybe Boots is a good middle ground if they’re £15 or so

To my mind, that's one advantage of going into an actual shop - you can try them on and make sure they're comfortable.

Sure, cheap sunglasses are all much of a muchness.  But if all you're interested in is whether they do the job and that they're not ridiculously over-priced, then you may as well get ones that are comfortable to wear.

By the way, in my best BBC voice, "Other retailers are available".  I only mentioned Boots because they usually have a reasonable selection available at reasonable prices, and they are (as mentioned by the previous poster) CE certified (or whatever it is these days).  I'm sure most of the larger supermarkets probably sell them as well, as well as the likes of Superdrug or whatever.