Recently I decided to buy a new pair of sunglasses. And it turns out it’s not a simple task. You can easily buy “some” sunglasses. After all, that’s how I bought my previous pair. But if you have some particular functionality in mind, it becomes nearly impossible.
Even such a trivial task as finding polarized glasses is tricky. I guess the reason is that while I view sunglasses as something utilitarian, others treat them as fashion accessory. So, you can browse them by shape, you can check how they would fit you in your browser, but you won’t be able to figure out if the lenses are polycarbonate or cheap plastic.
I don’t care how those look on me. I don’t care if they flatter my face. I care that they won’t scratch after I bump my head once or twice.
But that’s what you’ll usually see:
https://www.framesdirect.com/rec-specs-liberty-sport-switch-h-wall-wrap-sunglasses
There’s “Frame Shape” and “Frame Type”, but you can figure out those are polarized only by looking at the pictures.
I ended up buying Tribord sunglasses at Decathlon. At least I know those are polarysed, and that they cover the eyes alright. Some sunglasses seem to forget that their goal is that sunshine doesn’t get into my eyes, you see.
And once I scratch them too much, I’ll just have to buy another pair 🤷♂️