Good cheap sunglasses.

I'm looking for new glasses. I want them to be cheap because they are likely to be thrown into a pack or chalkbag, good chance I'll scratch them up, and I doubt they'll last a year. I have expensive glasses for my bike, I'm not looking to replace them or use them anywhere but riding.

I recently bought some polarized $20 glasses at Walgreens that I liked a lot. No distortion, no blind spots, good fit, and no reflection on the inside of lenses. The hinges broke on the third day I had them.

I found a 3 pack from amazon for $15. Acceptable lens quality but a little distorted, hinges lasted a few months, decent durability. Rotating between the 3, I squeezed a couple years out of them. They were pretty low quality.

I got a pair of Shwood glasses on sale with coupon from STP for $50. The fit was miserable. I had to heat and bend them like crazy before they'd come close to staying on my face. Lens clarity doesn't seem any better than the cheap ones. The hinges are nice and burly though. Pretty scratched up at this point though.

So give me ideas? Walgreens, Target, Amazon, outdoor retailers. Lets say $30 max, not friggin safety goggles, really good hinges. 

Tough AF

https://www.homedepot.com/p/3M-Holmes-Workwear-Black-Frame-with-Smoke-Lenses-Safety-Glasses-90200-80025H/203120652

Knockarounds are my go-to, get them on Amazon.  Good optics, good style, hinges are okay, though my last pair I needed to loc-tite the screws in place.  I was going to replace them after they died, but found 3 pairs of glasses on the trails this summer, so I'm good for a while.

John,

Take a look at Nemesis safety glasses.

Cheap, durable, kid proof.

My kids have been using theirs for biking and climbing about 3 years now.

Jeff

Suncloud

Check out the wish app. Have found multiple pairs of sunglasses for $2 plus $1 shipping.  

I just get mine at the Dollar Tree. Not excessively breakable, and if they do... no problem.

Not sure "good" and "cheap" go together.  I go for "cheap," though. And I don't really expect them to be good.

I recommend a cheap, lightweight, hard shell plastic case, then get glasses you like.  Get a case that snaps closed without a zipper, which makes it quicker and easier to use.  Make sure it is small, no bigger than needed, so it fits easily in a jacket pocket, or you won’t use it.

3M tinted safety glasses are my go to - about 2 bucks a piece, almost indestructible, and block UV (unlike some dollar store sunglasses)

When i don't want to bust out my Julbo's, I order from sunglass warehouse.  they're like $8-$15 a pair and they have lots of options for the frames and lenses, including legit polarization. 

I take the dollar store route occasionally, too. 

MEC makes decent cheap glasses. I've dropped mine off cliffs, found them under my rack inside my pack and overall abused them. Still holding up after two years. 

These glasses are polarized and passable. I bought four pairs for 20 bucks so i can just not worry about them. 

I've been using these for several years: https://www.discountsafetygear.com/starlite-safety-glasses-color.html 

I’ve used Goodr and blenders. Both are great glasses in the 20-45 dollar range. Not exactly dirt cheap. But worth the price difference in my mind.

Consider leaving an old sun glass bag (usually micro fiber) that a more expensive pair comes with in your climbing pack. When you end up putting your glasses in your pack put them inside the cloth bag. Helps minimize scratches from your keys, nail clippers etc that may share the pocket.