I sent this letter to ASICS today:
“Hi,
I sent this letter to ASICS today:
“Hi,
Those of us who wear prescription sunglasses.
Anyone with prescription sunglasses know what a pain in the ass it is to carry your glasses AND sunglasses with you. This is usually accomplished by either wearing one in your shirt, shirt pocket, or taking a case with you. And the case is a total pain in the ass if you’re a man because you have to hold it in your hand, unless its small enough to fit in your pocket. I have yet to find a case that is sturdy, fits sunglasses in it (usually curved), AND fits in your pocket.
Having a wife or girlfriend is useful in this respect as you can put it in their purse (if the purse is large enough).
Now all that being said, sometimes you leave the house with just your sunglasses like say if you’re walking to trader joes like I sometimes do. I do this because carrying your regular glasses in your shirt (my preferred method if I don’t have a backpack or women with a purse on me) is not optimal. Carry glasses in the shirt makes them vulnerable to getting dirty, getting dropped (and stepped on), and impact from bumping into people or other various ways impact can come to your glasses. So in this case I will sometimes leave my sunglasses ON while in trader joes so I can see. People might see it as douche bagger, but hey, what are you gonna do – not see.
The only option of course is to carry your glasses with you and sometimes I just opt for being perceived as a douche rather than deal with the inconvenience. And sometimes I like the anonymity that comes with people not being able to see my eyes, but thats a secondary benefit.