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Title: Moar Gunnars!
Post by: SmallFry on Fri, 08 March 2013, 13:38:54
http://www.woot.com/plus/gunnar-optiks-gaming-eyewear
Have at it guys.
Title: Re: Moar Gunnars!
Post by: Glod on Fri, 08 March 2013, 13:44:17
wow they had some for $28 and sold out of course, good deals

these look so much better than the ones i own and wearing right now style wise...
Title: Re: Moar Gunnars!
Post by: SmallFry on Fri, 08 March 2013, 13:44:50
I keep hearing they work, then I hear that they dont. I should get a pair, but meh.
Title: Re: Moar Gunnars!
Post by: Glod on Fri, 08 March 2013, 13:51:53
i say they work but i will agree with many that they are overpriced usually.
Title: Re: Moar Gunnars!
Post by: SmallFry on Fri, 08 March 2013, 13:52:57
Are they worth $30? If I'm wearing them in my basement, I could care less what I look like.
Title: Re: Moar Gunnars!
Post by: Glod on Fri, 08 March 2013, 13:56:44
i say $30-40 is a fair price for these. i spent $110 on my current ones and i think i paid too much for what they are

really only reason to get them is if you have eye strain a lot, maybe find yourself putting in eye drops with no relief.
Title: Re: Moar Gunnars!
Post by: missalaire on Fri, 08 March 2013, 13:58:59
Are they worth $30? If I'm wearing them in my basement, I could care less what I look like.

I'd say they're worth at least $30. I wouldn't pay MSRP for them though.

I'm pretty happy with the Gunnar Paralex (http://shop.gunnars.com/paralex/d/1040_c_200) that I got for $60.
Title: Re: Moar Gunnars!
Post by: Halverson on Fri, 08 March 2013, 14:00:45
Yea they are worth $30-40. When you're up all day and night staring at a computer and your eyes hurt, I find they do alleviate some pain. And heck, make you look like a baller! :p
Title: Re: Moar Gunnars!
Post by: Jocelyn on Fri, 08 March 2013, 14:01:49
Yea they are worth $30-40. When you're up all day and night staring at a computer and your eyes hurt, I find they do alleviate some pain. And heck, make you look like a baller! :p

ROFL, I want to get a pair and wear them out in public.
Title: Moar Gunnars!
Post by: Halverson on Fri, 08 March 2013, 14:10:52
Yea they are worth $30-40. When you're up all day and night staring at a computer and your eyes hurt, I find they do alleviate some pain. And heck, make you look like a baller! :p

ROFL, I want to get a pair and wear them out in public.

Who says I don't already! :O
And I may or not have a boom box playing that LMFAO song on repeat....
Title: Re: Moar Gunnars!
Post by: Mugen on Fri, 08 March 2013, 14:36:58
awesome! im always late for these but i managed to get a pair.
Title: Moar Gunnars!
Post by: YoungMichael88 on Fri, 08 March 2013, 15:27:09
Curse my prescription eyeglasses!  Contacts are not an option for me so I miss out on all the cool sun/gaming/fishing/3D/google glasses out there!!  :(   I need bionic eyes like Halverson!!
Title: Re: Moar Gunnars!
Post by: Halverson on Fri, 08 March 2013, 15:33:45
Curse my prescription eyeglasses!  Contacts are not an option for me so I miss out on all the cool sun/gaming/fishing/3D/google glasses out there!!  :(   I need bionic eyes like Halverson!!

Hush! No one needs to know of my laser eyes!!! PEW PEW
Title: Re: Moar Gunnars!
Post by: danielucf on Fri, 08 March 2013, 16:56:23
I think what they are best for is blocking blue light that is similar to sunlight. Blocking this light allows you to get tired at a normal time instead of your brain thinking it is day time still and staying up late into the night. I've noticed that nights where I come home and read a book, or do something off of the computer I get tired at normal times and can get to sleep. If I jump on the PC and just browse the internet I can stay up until 3-5am instead of getting tired around midnight. I have read a couple studies about this but didn't want to pay $100+ to see if it is legit. Maybe for $30-40 I could try it out.
Title: Re: Moar Gunnars!
Post by: Glod on Sun, 10 March 2013, 03:03:59
kind of regretting not getting my second pair from this deal, everything is sold out at this moment except for the "wing" model, which looks a bit feminine unless someone disagrees lol
Title: Re: Moar Gunnars!
Post by: Patchwrks on Sun, 10 March 2013, 11:53:21
I bought the wing.  I like the look haha
Title: Re: Moar Gunnars!
Post by: Sniping on Tue, 12 March 2013, 00:37:47
Wing in Espresso? I think I'll wait for the next sale....
Title: Re: Moar Gunnars!
Post by: MarkPharaoh on Tue, 12 March 2013, 01:29:12
Curse my prescription eyeglasses!  Contacts are not an option for me so I miss out on all the cool sun/gaming/fishing/3D/google glasses out there!!  :(   I need bionic eyes like Halverson!!

They do have prescription ones if you are really interested, they're usually in the 200-350 range IIRC.