Its a luxury item, people buy the expensive ones because they are the expensive ones. I guess if you hang on to a set of 100 dollar eyewear for a year or two and wear them frequently it was probably worth it anyway. In any case, 100 bucks isn't the optimal price, but its far from a shocking one.Kefo said:You can get decent sunglasses for under 50 bucks if you have some patience and do a little research before hand(assuming they arent prescription of course). If you want brand name glasses then yes, be prepared to drop a stupid amount of money.MartialArc said:Sunglasses are a fashion item, go drop by your local sunglass hut and quickly cease being shocked over 100 dollar glasses. My prescription Ray-Bans were like $500 bucks......and IIRC 300ish of that was just the frames, so non prescription ones would be in the 300 dollar range. Eyewear is retard-expensive.
http://www.ray-ban.com/usa/sunstore?promotion_id=100&cm_mmc=google-semsearch-_-brand-trademark-_-ray-ban-_-[ray%20ban]
Look at those prices!