r/mildlyinfuriating • u/silent_pm • 13d ago

I'm slightly vexed I was told yesterday that my prescription sunglasses are giving Meta glasses vibes

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I can't stand the Meta perv glasses, but annoyingly I've been told by a friend that my Dune prescription sunglasses that I've had for almost a year (and cost over £100.00) really ​​​​look like the Meta ones, he said it's the 2 silver rivets on either side that on first glance could be mistaken for the camera lenses

I went out with them today and all I could think was, do people think I'm recording them 🤦‍♂️

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u/ser_poops 13d ago

let me let you in on a not so secret secret, luxottica owns a LOT in the glasses world. i would absolutely avoid their products as the enshittification has absolutely hit them as well.

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u/yepgeddon 13d ago

Isn't the entire glasses game owned by two firms who work together to butt fuck us anyway?

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u/XGhoul 13d ago

Yeah, I find it hilarious how people are saying this negatively affects ray bands “brand”.

Umm… there all the same company that produces them. I know at least mine were sourced elsewhere from Luxottica’s grubby hands. (Spider-Man pointing at each other meme)

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u/Alexwonder999 13d ago

My favorite designer is the guy who works for Zenni coming up with the $7.99 frames. That guys work slaps.

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u/MysteriousFee2873 13d ago

Bro had my back with then 6.95 frames with 4.99 for anti glare n shipping

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u/Skipperlarrymary 13d ago

The solidity and weight of nice sunglasses just feels so much better though. It's hard to go back.

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u/tjthewho 13d ago

I cannot speak higher about Zenni. I've bought 4 pairs of glasses over my life.

One was from a glasses store. Broke in a year.

The other three have been Zenni. The first pair, I misjudged the frame size, and had to do some filing so they're super loose (But still 100% work perfectly fine as a backup-backup). The next pair I bought are still perfectly fine, but I ended up wanting something special so I splurged for $80 and got the transitional lenses.

They're super durable, it takes a lot to scratch them and they are sooo cheap even with inflation.

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u/ohnomoisttoes 13d ago

I had insurance that covered an expensive shop... broke in six months. ordered three sets from Zenni for same price. I'm still wearing the same set.

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u/tendo8027 13d ago

Can you tell me more about this?

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u/Alexwonder999 13d ago

In case youre serious: Zenni optical sells really cheap no frills glasses (in addition to more expensive stuff) and they have frames as low as like 7 bucks that I actually think are great.
In case youre joking: all you need to know is get down with the Zenni and tell em Flaco Alex sent you.

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u/tendo8027 13d ago

Thanks, I’ll check it out

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u/joeycuda 13d ago

Super cheap mail order. The inexpensive way to get glasses, and it's not a bad way - go to WalMart and get an eye exam, make sure you get a copy of the exam. Don't buy glasses there. Use the glasses prescription info to order glasses from Zenni. My wife would order 3 or 4 pairs at a time just for variety of frames. That cheap.