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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by Lifecoach5000@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

After accidentally sitting on my favorite pair today and destroying them, it got me wondering how many pair of shades I’ve owned in my lifetime.

I’m just gonna go with a round number and say about 50. I only buy cheap sunglasses btw

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[-] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 18 points 2 months ago

Five maybe? I lost one nice pair to a wave at the beach, and since then I buy mine at truck stops and dollar stores. It's much less stressful to wear glasses that cost me $1.50 !

[-] pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 months ago

Dang, I probably have five right now

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[-] TwinTusks@bitforged.space 10 points 2 months ago

Well, I don't wear sunglasses

[-] Lifecoach5000@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

Well, I wear my sunglasses at night

[-] ravhall@discuss.online 5 points 2 months ago

To keep track of the visions in your eyes?

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[-] Heikki@lemm.ee 7 points 2 months ago

I can not count. I learned my lesson about buying expensive sunglasses with a single large wave at the beach. I've been buying cheap polarized wayfarer style sunglasses since. Do they break... yes. Does $5 hurt me at this point no

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[-] satanmat@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Grew up in phoenix… my eyes are very sensitive to light. I rarely can find lenses that are dark enough…

SO MANY…. Seriously well into triple digits

[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago

Maybe 6. One prescription, and two dollar store pairs. I wear sunglasses pretty much any time I go outside unless there's no sun. Year-round.

[-] Fetus@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

I've owned five, but have worn/used three.

First pair from age 13 or 14 through to 17. Second pair from 17 until 24. Third pair has seen daily use for over 14 years.

I have replaced the lenses in my third pair once, and have a couple of pairs of spare lenses if the need arises. I already have my next two pairs of sunglasses, bought them maybe eight years ago, just in case.

This doesn't include tinted safety glasses that I wear at work, I usually only get an average of 6-8 months out of those.

[-] Lifecoach5000@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Impressive. Sounds like you take your sunglasses game very seriously - especially if you have some on lock down for the future.

[-] Fetus@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

I just like the idea of never having to buy another pair of sunglasses. If the next two pairs last as long as my current pair, they should outlast me.

[-] cm0002@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

0, they're like umbrellas to me, I never bother with them

[-] Boozilla@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Doctor, why do I have cataracts.

[-] ultranaut@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

I get the no umbrella thing but doing anything in the sun without sunglasses is absolutely miserable and inevitably gives me a headache for the rest of the day.

[-] i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk 5 points 2 months ago

Probably about three.

I had some cheap (awful) mirror sunglasses back when they were all the rage, and a pair of prescription sunglasses before I started getting reactive lenses. I must have had at least one other pair but those are the only two I remember.

[-] silentdon@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Over my entire life 50 sounds about right. So many sunglasses have either been lost or destroyed by me that the most I'll spend on a pair is $10

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[-] VeganCheesecake@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 months ago

Three. One lost, one broken, one in my drawer.

Thinking about making it four, three doesn't work with some outfits.

[-] loudWaterEnjoyer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago

Three. I bought a cheap one, discarded it, bought an expensive one later on which I still use and when I moved there was a pair of sun glasses just laying there on a cupboard from the previous tenant. So now that one is in my drawer.

[-] Mediocre_Bard@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Why would you have to think about this? Just activate the tism and count them up.

12, if you count transition lenses that I have now.

[-] stoly@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

I’m more of a hat person. Maybe 3-4?

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I know exactly because I need prescription.

11. So that's roughly one pair every 4 years. Of which I have 10, one of them is at the bottom of a lake somewhere

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[-] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago

One pair every two years, so maybe seven. Estimating of course.

[-] ravhall@discuss.online 4 points 2 months ago

I buy my sunglasses in bulk. I only like one kind, but I want multiple color options. I also break and lose them all the time. I probably have 10 pairs in my car ready to go.

[-] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Like 50. I used to have a ridiculous amount of sunglasses I got given as free merch. Nowadays I just have a prescription pair of sunglasses I replace every few years

[-] Fondots@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Couldn't tell you how many I had as a little kid, but I've probably gone through about 2-3 a year since I was about 16

One time I treated myself to a pair of Oakley's i found an an REI garage sale, thinking maybe more expensive sunglasses would hold up better or I'd keep better track of them.

They got dropped and stepped on within about a week

[-] solrize@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

I lose them all the time. Here is what I use now:

https://www.harborfreight.com/safety/vision-protection/safety-glasses/smoke-lens-safety-glasses-66822.html

They are wraparound, comfortable, shatter resistant, cost $2 a pair when not on sale, and go on sale for $1 a pair fairly often including I think right now.

[-] NineMileTower@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

I'm calling the fashion police

[-] superweeniehutjrs@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

I will not answer your question, but instead share a detail. When I finally found sunglasses that look good on me I bought two pair. I plan to buy a third of the same soon, assuming my prescription have changed much. Thanks Shaquille O'Neal.

[-] PetteriPano@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I'm going to guess 20. I wear them a lot. I probably buy a new pair every other year. I go for no-brand, but always polarized.

The leading cause of death is getting scratched up while getting tossed around in the car.

[-] Harvey656@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Maybe two or three, I wear glasses and have never had prescription sunglasses, so it's kinda hard to wear them.

[-] tobogganablaze@lemmus.org 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I might have had 1-2 as a kid, probably because I thought it looked cool. But I lost them pretty fast. Other than that I don't see the need for them.

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[-] stoy@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 months ago

I need prescription sunglasses, I am on my fourth pair.

Previous pair was made by Persol, current pair was made by Lindberg.

I take great care avoiding sitting on my sunglasses, they are quite expensive

[-] TootSweet@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

One, I think?

[-] EdanGrey@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

Maybe 5, mine have to be prescription lenses so I can't just lose or break them.

[-] korny@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

One, but they're prescription so I baby the heck out of them.

[-] blaue_Fledermaus@mstdn.io 2 points 2 months ago

Something between 3-5

[-] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 months ago

Who knows how many in my youth. Since then, I've had the one of the two pair I currently have since 2008ish (first time I got vision benefits, they're memory wire) and the other pair I picked up at a thrift store in 96 or 97. The latter is still my favorite.

[-] ultranaut@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

2 as a child, both lost to time. 4 as an adult, but they are all prescription so I keep track of them and treat them well. 1 of the 4 is so old and banged up it sits in a drawer as a backup, the rest get used to varying degrees.

[-] Stupidmanager@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I have 5 pairs of Oakley square wire sunglasses that I’ve owned for almost 3 decades. Bought most of them with my first paycheck. I just replace the ear socks and nose pieces, and one pair has replacement lenses. I have never owned any other pairs.

[-] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

100's at least. Just two years ago I bought a shit load wholesale. Minimum you could buy was 30. I have now worn out every pair of those cheap sun glasses and need to get more.

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