There is most definitely an Oakley-type of person. Or maybe wearing Oakleys turns you into that type of person. I'm not sure.

The mysterious power of the Oakley sunglasses

i think it's the aliens that wear them.

im just trying to find some replica oakley thumps...im not payin 300 500 ****in $$$ for a pair of glasses. i just like the consept.

I bought some replicas from www.premiumeyewear.com and I'll never buy the real thing again. They're GREAT.

That's just my opinon of course, some people would never do it, or even wear them in the first place from what I just read.. haha.

The Gooooooooogle ad on this page touts the same web site!

haha, never noticed that they were over there. I think they were the only one I could find that had a good looking site and answered my questions.

Jason, I'd like to see a picture of your oakley replicas with you wearing them.

me too

Im confused.. they have the pictures on the website? Are they fake?

Oh no Jason. I mean i would like to see a photo of you wearing the Oakley replicas.

I know, but I don't understand why my pair, I have the black monster doys, and they have a picture of them on their site.

can I get in trouble for buying them?

no way, you can't get in trouble for buying them. I just think that it's cool that someone who actually bought a pair of the Oakleys from that same website I posted a link to would actually visit my site and leave a post. It's just really neat that would happen. So I thought it would be fun to have a picture to make the story more complete.

I get it.. you think I work for them or something? My roomate and I were arguing about buying them. He told me I was stupid for getting them, and said that there were probably laws against buying them. I did a search for oakley replicas and this site was on the top. When I clicked on it, I saw the ad on the right side and it caught my interest because that is there I got the ones I have a few months ago.

oh no, i don't think you work for them. I just picture you being a regular dude who bought some oakley replicas. That's what makes this story interesting, because someone who actually bought some sunglasses off that site came to my site and left a post. A photo would add a human element to this story.

haha, when i get one I'll post here again. It probably wont be until the weather gets better and i can actually use them.

i remember Tony Gwynn was the first Major League baseball player to wear Oakleys. The TV announcers were obsessed with it.

From an oakley press release:
When we pioneered our baseball-specific eyewear, we had the help of baseball greats Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken and today we continue to work with several MLB players including Alex Rodriguez, Barry Larkin, Jason Giambi, and Ichiro Suzuki."
http://investor.oakley.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=67365&p=irol-newsArticle&t=Regular&id=216497&

I wonder what sort of help Gwynn and Ripken gave them. "uh yeah, can you, like, make them in a shade of blue. I really like blue." Well, actually seriously now, I can see them requesting a specific color shade, let's say red, because it might help them to pick out the ball from the sky. Or maybe from the background of the people in the stands.

What sort of advice do you think Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken gave Oakley?

well. Tony Gwynn had a fat face. Maybe he told them that he wanted bigger Oakleys to fit his fat face. That sounds mean. Tony Gwynn was really cool. He's a nice guy. He just has a fat face.

I can't believe they even bothered mentioned Barry Larkin as one of today's players. Didn't he retire last year? **Insert joke about old baseball players here**

Ichiro is cool. I like Ichiro. Ichiro is all cool with his Oakleys.

I don't know why Arod wears oakleys. He has so much money he could start his own sunglasses company and call them Aroddles. They could be made out of pure gold.

Oakleys really shouldn't associate themselves with Giambi unless Oakley plans on making designer Oakley-styled steroid needles.

So, I was also looking into buying some replica Oakleys because Oakley has discontinued their original Eye Jacket line.

I also found premiumeyewear.com but googling their name didn't turn up ANY favorable reviews and indeed, all I could find were two AWFUL ratings from fatwallet

http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/retailerratings/displaystore.cfm?storeid=1380

alex, are you looking to get the type that wrap around your face?

I ordered from them and havent heard back. This keeps me from thinking its a scam, but their shipping is ten days late and the ph # my cc company has is disconnected. Im thinking i should dispute the charge?

I ordered 2 pair from premiumeyewear.com 8 days ago. order still shows in progress. No response to 2 emails.
Did you ever receive your sunglasses Mike?

I ordered a pair from premiumeyewear.com too on June 20 and still no sunglasses. I've too emailed them two times and still no response. Does anybody have any suggestions on what we should do?

placed order with premiumeyewear.com 6/13, received my glasses 6/27. They did not respond to emails.

1 pair was broken [not the free pair lucky enough], emailed customer service and they responded within an hour and did ship a new pair out.

glasses are good quality so I guess worth the wait.

Thats comforting to hear. I hope I have the same luck. Atleast you didn't get ripped off.

REPLICA OAKLEYS ARE ALL JUNK..THE O'S FALL OFF..TOTAL JUNK!!

I ordered wholesale from PremiumEyewear, I guess i got lucky, All mine were in great shape, within two weeks i had my order. BUT as of Sept 1 2005 they have been shut down by oakley... I got a great new contact though. I am supposed to be getting about 5 doz minute and twenty (XX) in. If ya want some, just let me know. thesunglassexpress@yahoo.com

I've bought fake oakleys about 4 times of the net. Getting ready to order another pair. Thats how I found this post. I can't see paying 2-300 for sunglasses, and most of the cheap glasses look like shit. I've always gotten what I ordered a few times they sent a free pair. They are also good for the kids cause they don't take care of their shit.

http://www.sdreader.com/published/2005-04-28/bestbuys.html

That sdreader link left by ionesco is an article about how to get the best UV protection from sunglasses.

Hey! I think I was that OAKLEY guy you are still laughing at. Remember when we all went to the burger joint and that cooler spilled on my vest? Yikes. I flipped out. I'm still the same old sunglass sportin aging it up living it down on the low down guy looking for lovin and looking for (what else) work

what?! no one wants to chat with me? Is it because i still wear those oakley glasses? whatz up u b cool