Yet again I'm confronted with the simple truth "you get what you pay for" and it has been proven to me once again.
There are certain things that I can't compromise on when it comes to my individual purchase power. These these things include but aren't limited to: ketchup; toilet tissue; footwear; peanutbutter; soap and detergent; toothpaste etc. I can now add sunglasses to this list.
Who doesn't love sunglasses? Everyone looks good in the right pair and I'm notorious for buying and losing or breaking my $5 to $20 pair of sunglasses. Usually I get them from some street vendor or Daffy's. I always liked designer glasses but couldn't wrap my mind around buying a pair of shades over 25 dollars. It just seemed dumb and a waste of money to me until.....
A couple of weeks ago I caught an eye jammie (by accident of course). Let's just say the elbow wasn't for me and I had to wipe weave glue off my grey suede Cole Haan boots. If you think a drunk cat fight in the club is nuts, you need only imagine what that shit is like on a party bus. So my left eye was fucked up. It got beet red and I couldn't look at the Sun, a computer screen, or my phone, I was screwed. The pain was really intense and I had to see an eye doctor.
Amazingly my eye got better after the first visit (and a $40 co payment) but you couldn't tell me at the time, I wasn't doomed to be a sexy pirate every Halloween, for the rest of my life. The doc said, sunglasses will be your friend thus beginning my annual Spring ritual to Daffy's. God moms helped me pick out a nice black frame with black shades. I was feeling quite major with my $20 shades, figuring I'll wear them until they break or lose them. All this changed last Friday and now I'm open.
Somehow my ass landed in the Sunglasses Hut and after trying on a couple of pair I walked out with these beauties. I wasn't even a hard sale. They were the first pair I tried on.
I can't even lie, I should have been invested in some shades. This purchase was easily justifiable in my mind. Shoot, after that elbow to the eye, (which by the way felt like my eye instantaneously turned to liquid). I knew this was the right thing to do. I suggest everyone get at least one pair of good shades. Don't look at the price, just find the pair (or two or three) that make you look and feel major. They're out there trust....I picked a pair of Burberry shades. They're polarized and understated. I love them and could honestly wear them all day because they feel good on. (I shat on Diddy for years because of that and now I finally get it). Now that you know, I hope you take heed. Your eyes are worth it, and what would you do without them? I pity the though.
Heinz ketchup , skippy peanutbutter, pepsi cola, scott tissue, Haan-Dazs ice cream and your favorite designer shades...justifiably worth every cent.
