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.