Just a quick post here about some of my most recent purchases.
I just snagged a pair of Art Chantry Hijinx. These are a limited edition run recently released. They are part of the Artist Blocline series. They were a bit pricey for me at $160 retail, but I had to buy them in person. Here is a picture of my personal pair. I would definately say that these are going to be one of my few pairs that I have for display-only purposes.
Also, I picked up a pair of Crystal Blue/Black Iridium Fives 3.0 for $30 shipped from SteepAndCheap. Check that site out sometime, they tend to have killer discounts on Oakley products if you are lucky enough to catch them. Here they are.
Well, just wanted to post my two most recent pairs that I bought. I'm looking into a pair of Radar Path's with a path lense so if anyone has any feedback on them I would appreciate it.
Monday, September 24, 2007
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
My Obsession
To really get this blog going, I have decided to talk about how my own obsession with Oakley began and how I found the O-Review.
When I was in 5th grade, which was about 11 years ago, my friend Ben Schimizze (O-Review member Fezzik1071) and I (O-Review member OsmosisJones) would go to our local mall and pester the optician to try on the same pairs of Oakley sunglasses every single weekend. There was no way either of us ever would have enough money to actually buy a pair. Nevertheless, we still went almost every weekend to try them on.
Fast-forward to my seventh grade summer. I mowed lawns and did yard work the entire summer with the intent of saving up enough money to buy my first pair of Oakleys. After earning enough money, and then wasting it on useless things several times, I finally had enough money to buy a pair of sunglasses, but had no idea which pair I wanted since there were so many amazing pairs to choose from.
I finally narrowed it down to a pair of Minutes FMJ 5.56 w/Black iridium lenses. They were everything I wanted and more. I still have the original box and receipt from when I bought them. If I get a digital picture up of them, I'll make sure to post it.
Years passed and I eventually lost my first pair of sunglasses, but my passion remained and so I bought a new pair of SI E-Wire 2.1's which lasted me a few more years.
When those broke due to me sitting on them about 15 times, which was about 2 years ago, I decided to go out and find a new pair. I fell in love with Black Chrome/Black Iridium Why 8.2's which were just released at the time. I wanted to make sure that I never broke my sunglasses again, so I went online to find out which size case I needed to protect them. After about an hour or two of searching, I stumbled upon the O-Review. I joined the forum instantly and began posting my question about Vault sizes. Within about 5 minutes, someone posted that I needed an X-Metal Vault.
The timeliness of that response made me want to come back and learn as much as I could about Oakley. So I kept coming back, and now two years later I am a regular member of O-Review, and have purchased around 20 more pairs since then...not to mention loads of apparel, backpacks and accessories.
As for my first pair of sunglasses that sparked my obsession, well, I found them and will never lose them again.
When I was in 5th grade, which was about 11 years ago, my friend Ben Schimizze (O-Review member Fezzik1071) and I (O-Review member OsmosisJones) would go to our local mall and pester the optician to try on the same pairs of Oakley sunglasses every single weekend. There was no way either of us ever would have enough money to actually buy a pair. Nevertheless, we still went almost every weekend to try them on.
Fast-forward to my seventh grade summer. I mowed lawns and did yard work the entire summer with the intent of saving up enough money to buy my first pair of Oakleys. After earning enough money, and then wasting it on useless things several times, I finally had enough money to buy a pair of sunglasses, but had no idea which pair I wanted since there were so many amazing pairs to choose from.
I finally narrowed it down to a pair of Minutes FMJ 5.56 w/Black iridium lenses. They were everything I wanted and more. I still have the original box and receipt from when I bought them. If I get a digital picture up of them, I'll make sure to post it.
Years passed and I eventually lost my first pair of sunglasses, but my passion remained and so I bought a new pair of SI E-Wire 2.1's which lasted me a few more years.
When those broke due to me sitting on them about 15 times, which was about 2 years ago, I decided to go out and find a new pair. I fell in love with Black Chrome/Black Iridium Why 8.2's which were just released at the time. I wanted to make sure that I never broke my sunglasses again, so I went online to find out which size case I needed to protect them. After about an hour or two of searching, I stumbled upon the O-Review. I joined the forum instantly and began posting my question about Vault sizes. Within about 5 minutes, someone posted that I needed an X-Metal Vault.
The timeliness of that response made me want to come back and learn as much as I could about Oakley. So I kept coming back, and now two years later I am a regular member of O-Review, and have purchased around 20 more pairs since then...not to mention loads of apparel, backpacks and accessories.
As for my first pair of sunglasses that sparked my obsession, well, I found them and will never lose them again.
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Things to Come
Hello,
My name is Justin Jones and I have decided to start a blog about my favorite company, Oakley. I plan on talking about literally everything about this company including:
My name is Justin Jones and I have decided to start a blog about my favorite company, Oakley. I plan on talking about literally everything about this company including:
- Its recent acquisition by the Luxottica Group
- Personal reviews of products
- O-Review, an Oakley fan-site
- New Releases
- Oakley.com updates
- Recent personal purchases
- Photos of my personal collection and the collections of others
- Great purchasing locations and deals
- Anything else Oakley-related
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