Great Sunglasses for under $60.

[UberSilver]

Hi all, just wanted to share my findings on some sunglasses.

They are the Big5 specials for $55. I've seen there sales for years, but never really needed shades. Since I bought the Yaris, with it's longer windscreen, lately I've been really hating driving into the sun. So I thought I'd try some of the Big5 shades.

These sunglasses are Serengeti Modesto's, from what I could find on line they are new old stock, as in model 2008~09 versions. Maybe this is why they can sell them so cheap, without flak from Serengeti.

Anyway this morning I was driving into the sun(with out the visor), with little to no discomfort. They work really well and seem to be well made with a good fit.

Also, they are selling a few different models at this price, but only the Modesto model is Polarized.:thumbsup:

Sale end on the 3rd, but these go on sale every month or so. Sometimes there as low as $44.99. but mostly in the $55.~$60. range.


http://www.big5sportinggoods.com/product/sunglasses/478242-161336/modesto-sunglasses.html

http://www.serengeti-europe.eu/technology/

[nookandcrannycar]

Hi all, just wanted to share my findings on some sunglasses.

They are the Big5 specials for $55. I've seen there sales for years, but never really needed shades. Since I bought the Yaris, with it's longer windscreen, lately I've been really hating driving into the sun. So I thought I'd try some of the Big5 shades.

These sunglasses are Serengeti Modesto's, from what I could find on line they are new old stock, as in model 2008~09 versions. Maybe this is why they can sell them so cheap, without flak from Serengeti.

Anyway this morning I was driving into the sun(with out the visor), with little to no discomfort. They work really well and seem to be well made with a good fit.

Also, they are selling a few different models at this price, but only the Modesto model is Polarized.:thumbsup:

Sale end on the 3rd, but these go on sale every month or so. Sometimes there as low as $44.99. but mostly in the $55.~$60. range.


http://www.big5sportinggoods.com/product/sunglasses/478242-161336/modesto-sunglasses.html

http://www.serengeti-europe.eu/technology/

Thanks for the heads up. I'll have to check them out the next time I'm in the Bay Area. We have 9 Big 5 locations in Texas, but the closest one to me is well over 200 miles away in Stephensville (halfway between Fort Worth and Abeline, through College Station, Waco, etc.).

[tk1971]

Serengeti's are great. Love the brown / amber lenses. Perfect driving glasses.

[nookandcrannycar]

Serengeti's are great. Love the brown / amber lenses. Perfect driving glasses.

:thumbsup:

[Hershey]

I get Foster Grant for under $20 . Have ruined a few by closing the hood down on them :frown: . One pair survived .

[UberSilver]

UPDATE! I talked with Serengeti about these shades. I called them because I cant find any info about this model on line, other than big 5 ads.

So the guy told me these Modesto shades are made special for stores like Costco, Sam's and big 5. He also told me the model I have(7810) are a newer 2012 design, with PolarMax Plus Drivers lenses. Not only are they auto darkening, but there also Polarized.

This made sense, as I was in a different big 5 and noticed a pair of Modesto's with a slightly different lens color. This is what made me look into if big 5 was selling fakes.
They are not fake, in fact they are state of the art. Turns out that big 5 has sold the Modesto model for years, but the model number does change every couple of years(along with the technology). Old model is 6xxx, newer model is 7810.

:w00t::w00t::w00t:

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Polarized lenses are the best. I need a pair of brown polarized sunglasses, got a pair of smoke gray polarized sunglasses.

[UberSilver]

Polarized lenses are the best. I need a pair of brown polarized sunglasses, got a pair of smoke gray polarized sunglasses.

Ya, I've seen the brown, green and grey. I'm not sure what is better?

These Serengeti Modesto's are brown/gold in color. I find myself using them most of the day.

I went to a few different Costco's, as to see what they've got. They have Serengeti, Maui Jim and a couple of other's. None of them fit me as well as the S modesto's, so I went by a big 5 and bought a second pair.:thumbup:

[nookandcrannycar]

I get Foster Grant for under $20 . Have ruined a few by closing the hood down on them :frown: . One pair survived .

:thumbsup: I just got a pair of Foster Grants - 'Ironman ' - for $15 plus tax at Wal-Mart. I got the last pair from a previous batch (I could tell because the tag was different). I compared this one pair to all the ones in the new batch, and they made the lens a little thinner with the new batch :rolleyes:.

I have a very sturdy pair of Faconable that I got at Nordstrom for about $80.00 in the early to mid 2000s. I misplaced them and found them again in 2011. I checked at Nordstrom that year to see if they were still selling them. They were, and the price was only a bit under $200.00. I've dropped them so many times (scratching the lenses) that I only use them as a backup now....and I refuse to pay the inflated price to get another pair. I bought two pairs of 'NYC Collection' sunglasses at a booth at a local mall for $15.00 total , but the earpiece on one of the pairs broke when in a front pants pocket. I'm looking forward to wearing the Foster Grants, but will still probably also get the ones UberSilver got at Big 5 (if I like how they fit) on my next visit to California.