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What's something that you were surprised to find out a lot of people hate? (lemm.ee)
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[โ€“] 27 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Transition Lenses for blocking out sun. So helpful but people think they're nerdy ๐Ÿคท with the right frames they look good imo

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  • [โ€“] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Look into magnetic sunglasses, Zenni sells a few pairs if you buy online. Best decision I've ever made.

    No longer do I have to yolo changing glasses while going 120km down the highway to work during that stupid 2 month period where it goes from pitch black to blinding sun during my commute.

    I've had them for about 3 years now and I wish they would catch on faster so I could get new styles. The sunglass part is pretty thin but I've yet to break it in 3 years of accidentally leaving it in my back pocket while sitting down.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    You mean clip-ons? They're neat in theory, but my glasses are already relatively thick by virtue of my bad eyes, even in lightweight. So whenever I had a clip, the weight + bulk of the glasses started to annoy me. Pricey as it is, I'd rather just have two sets of glasses then.

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 2 years ago

    I guess they could be called magnetic clip ons. I have terrible vision myself (-6.5) and require thicker lens (which zenni doesn't actually accommodate I had to buy from elsewhere) and I never found the added weight to be an issue. As far at price, I only paid 150 cdn for the glasses which is one of the cheaper pairs I've owned.

    Personally I hate having to carry around two pairs of glasses, it's annoying af but if that's what you prefer, you do you.

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  • [โ€“] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Huh?! I've only discovered transition lenses a handful of years ago, but once I tried them, I've never looked back. I used to have a problem with glare and too much sunlight when out and about. I can't wear sunglasses either (since I already wear prescription eyeglasses), and thus transition lenses were a great help.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Can't you buy prescription sunglasses?

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 2 years ago*

    Hmm, I haven't really explored that option. I used to wear contact lenses though, and used them with sunglasses. But I found wearing contact lenses kinda finicky, so I gave up on them. I've also heard of those clip-on sunglasses, but along with prescription sunglasses, I find the idea of bringing an extra pair of glasses to be annoying. But then again, I could probably just put them in my bag and forget about them until they're needed.

    But yeah, I'm pretty much happy with my transition lenses that every glasses I've had ever since my optician recommended them to me were all transitions. I'm just wondering why they've got such hate from others.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    They probably just didn't tell you. I think they're cringy a bit (probably because I had some as a tween and thought they were cool then) and wouldn't pick them for myself, but would never go out of my way to call someone out for it. That would be weirder.

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