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Hey Lemmies, I want to buy a new pair of sunglasses without contributing to Luxotica dominance. I've had Shady rays, but I am looking for a non-american brand.

Look forward to hear your recommendations.

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[โ€“] Macaroni_ninja 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Great addition, thanks. There are similar online prescription glass webshops in Europe as well. They just need your eye exam results, some basic measurements of your head and they can cheaply make great glasses/sunglasses.

[โ€“] JustAnotherKay 1 points 4 days ago

Zenni works the same, and they ship to the EU it's just a bit more expensive. Most of the time still worth paying the reduced price for the frames, not to mention (I haven't done extensive research on this so I could be wrong, but from cursory glance) they seem to have a more ethical workflow