Any Ray Ban aficionados? Real or fake?

[tetter]

Don't over think them brother. You like them, they fit, free, wear them and enjoy. Merry Christmas!

The simple solution. This would be my approach.

 

[HoughMade]

I listened to Jame Jannard speak recently and that opened it all up for me. I'd just never looked into it before honestly but it's kind of interesting really. How do you know so much about that industry?

Maybe he saw the same 60 Minutes piece I did.

[video=youtube;gDdq2rIqAlM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDdq2rIqAlM[/video]

Luxottica not only makes more sunglasses and frames than any other country, it owns Lenscrafter, Pearle Vision, Sear Optical, Target Optical, Oliver Peoples and the Sunglass Hut.

It bought Ray Ban when ray ban was failing. Luxottica stopped selling Oakleys in their stores, the stock price collapsed...then they bought Oakley.

Luxottica also owns the second largest vision care insurance plan in the U.S.

We thought there was actual competition in the market, didn't we?

 

[1DOWN4UP]

Those are standard G-15 glass lenses.

 

[Dean C.]

Those are legit, wear them if you like them good eyewear is indispensable IMHO though now a days I go for Polarized lenses. Though if I am wearing Ray Ban's they are my "honey bear" Wayfarers every other day I wear Persol's as Oakley is dead to me since they started to be made in China.

 

[Bfish]

I haven't seen that 60 minutes Hough. It was very slanted in my opinion but that's neither here nor there as I know that's what they do good or bad.

It's got me thinking though. I think there is a lot of money to be made out there if the consumer could be educated about this in a way. "Made in American" means a lot to people and if marketed correctly with the right product such as Oakley I think it could be very successful. Especially with certain groups of people. I am having a hard time remembering, but from listening to Jannard I am trying to remember what all is still made here when it comes to Oakley products. However, even if some is made here it's not American owned. Glad you shared that, it was worth the watch.