Actually, Oakley sunglasses are truly fine pieces of eyewear. Back in my bike racing days that's all I wore. Today, Oakley is a client of mine and I handle a few million pieces of mail for them annually. I live just a few minutes from their corporate offices and visit them regularly. They also make prescription glasses and I was recently given a couple of pairs (I absolutely LOVE this client, by the way), both sunglass and regular, based on my prescription (full retail for the combined pair, with Rx lenses was probably close to $600). The optical quality surpasses anything I've ever owned, and I've worn prescription glasses for over 35 years - NOTHING even comes close.
No, Oakley products aren't cheap, but they are truly outstanding.
Having said that, it is pretty sad that someone would be "disappointed" to not get the particular pair they had their heart set on. I'm sure the pair Gary got for his son are awesome nonetheless.
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