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Costco Product Review: Sunreaders, Reading Glasses with Sun Protection

Posted on July 28, 2016

The product tagline really should read:eo sunreaders costco package

Sunreaders: Sun protection with reading glasses

 

I probably shouldn’t have taken that “shortcut” through the mystery product aisles at Costco.  You know those aisles, the ones that change regularly and where seasonal products are kept.  I stopped to look at reading glasses; we never seem to have enough when playing board games.  I picked up the card containing two pairs of Sunreaders.  “Hmm,” I wondered to myself.  “These might be good outside.  Maybe they’d even cut the glare when reading my phone in the sun.”

I bought the set of two tinted glasses: one with a classic gray tint, the other with amber.  I gave the gray pair to my husband and kept the amber, a tint I’m partial to.  As it would turn out, I bought them on the eve of Tropical Storm Darby.  It would be another two days before I could properly say I’d tested them out in the sun.

These particular “readers” got terrible reviews on the Costco site.  The real issue, to me, isn’t that they’re a terrible product.  Rather, their primary purpose isn’t magnification.  Fact is, they make terrific sunglasses with the small bonus of a magnifier. At $16.99 for two pairs of sunglasses with 100% UVA/UVB protection and anti-reflective coating, they’re a good deal.  Problem is, if you bought them for reading, they’re not what you were looking for. 

eo sunreaders lensThe magnifier on these glasses is a small section of each lens, roughly the size of a nickel.  It’s so discreet that with the tint I didn’t know it was bifocal-style until I unwrapped it.  Personally, I can’t see through the magnifier unless I adjust the glasses manually.  My husband — whose head is slightly bigger than mine — says he can see through it by looking down.  Clearly, if you were hoping for readers, by now you’re already disappointed.

However, as sunglasses go, I like them.  I took them on a drive around the Windward side and the tint is just right: not too dark and not too light.  Because the reader portion is so small, I hardly noticed it as I drove.  Just a FYI: Most sunglasses don’t fit my head.  This one was no exception.  However, the product comes with nosepads, a must for me.  Once I attached a Croakie, it was as good a fit as I’ll ever get. 

The quality is good: solid and sturdy.  These are a product of DesignOptics, a Foster Grant division.  My take on them: buy them if you need sunglasses and have an occasional need for far-sighted reading in the sun.  Don’t buy them if what you really need is reading glasses.

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