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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 401464" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>We have gone and taken pics of us in the glasses to find similar at the online places. I go to a chain when I do this and they don't mind when I ask. But I am odd and always ask. The online sites have features so you can upload your picture or choose a model with a similar face shape and see the frames on the picture. So for me it is far better than trying them on in person because with-o my glasses I odn't have a clue what it looks like other than if the kids say it looks good or bad. And you know kids and parents often have very differnt tastes, lol. One pair the kids said was the best on me was so not my taste that it couldn't get any more not me. It was amazing! </p><p> </p><p>What your son is asking for are photochromic lenses. The best version of these is transitions brand. The online brands are not as expensive but do not change as fast or get as dark. Over time they get a lot darker when they change and then they will get to a point where they don't lighten up completely. This happened when transitions first introduced these because my mom and bro both had them and had these issues. They also happened when I got them 3 or 4 yrs ago. Now those glasses do not lighten at all, or darken. They are a medium tint like sunglasses you get at the store. So for that you will want to see that the sight uses transitions brand lenses and plan to replace them sooner than you would for an adult (at least every 2 years if they work that long). He may also want to look into the over the glasses sunglasses sold for about 20 at walmart. They have worked far better for me than any other kind that I have found.</p><p> </p><p>One benefit to the online places is that most will sell a clip on sunglasses that is designed to fit directly onto that pair of glasses, FAR better than ones you get at the stores, for about $5 per pair. You can get as many extra pairs as you want at the time of order. There are also more expensive frames taht you can get sunglasses that attach magnetically for. These are not the regular frames and you have to do some searching. I don't know if all sites sell them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 401464, member: 1233"] We have gone and taken pics of us in the glasses to find similar at the online places. I go to a chain when I do this and they don't mind when I ask. But I am odd and always ask. The online sites have features so you can upload your picture or choose a model with a similar face shape and see the frames on the picture. So for me it is far better than trying them on in person because with-o my glasses I odn't have a clue what it looks like other than if the kids say it looks good or bad. And you know kids and parents often have very differnt tastes, lol. One pair the kids said was the best on me was so not my taste that it couldn't get any more not me. It was amazing! What your son is asking for are photochromic lenses. The best version of these is transitions brand. The online brands are not as expensive but do not change as fast or get as dark. Over time they get a lot darker when they change and then they will get to a point where they don't lighten up completely. This happened when transitions first introduced these because my mom and bro both had them and had these issues. They also happened when I got them 3 or 4 yrs ago. Now those glasses do not lighten at all, or darken. They are a medium tint like sunglasses you get at the store. So for that you will want to see that the sight uses transitions brand lenses and plan to replace them sooner than you would for an adult (at least every 2 years if they work that long). He may also want to look into the over the glasses sunglasses sold for about 20 at walmart. They have worked far better for me than any other kind that I have found. One benefit to the online places is that most will sell a clip on sunglasses that is designed to fit directly onto that pair of glasses, FAR better than ones you get at the stores, for about $5 per pair. You can get as many extra pairs as you want at the time of order. There are also more expensive frames taht you can get sunglasses that attach magnetically for. These are not the regular frames and you have to do some searching. I don't know if all sites sell them. [/QUOTE]
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