Posted: December 3rd, 2008 | Author: admin | Filed under: gfurry | Tags: Christmas, Christmas guide, Custom, gift guide, Oakley, sunglasses | No Comments »
Today brings us to something custom. I thought I should get this out of the way since you need time for custom items. This may not be the most ideal Christmas gift unless you really know what the recipient likes but I thought it was cool.
First a little back story. You don’t see a new Porsche in my driveway right now because I spent all my Porsche money on sunglasses over the years. I was happy with my last pair but apparently they weren’t happy with me. They left me one day, never to be seen from again.
Anyway I went to replace them at my local sunglass shack/hut/emporium and I couldn’t find exactly what I wanted. Even though I liked the pair I had I wanted to get them without the polarized lenses. Sure polarized glass is the way to go for water sports and such but not so hot when trying to read lcd displays including those on the back of my camera. Not a problem said the clerk, we can order then for you. Great! I thought to myself. We flipped through the virtual pages of the on-line catalog in the store and found the right make and model. Slight problem though. The frame colors weren’t the same. The Polarized models had 3 color choices and the non=polarized models had 3-4 other choices. I decided I would wait and search the net when I got home to find a better option.
DAY 3 Custom sunglasses from Oakley
1. First choose from over 30 frame styles. – I went with the Fives
2. Choose your Frame color – Brown Tortoise for me.
3. Choose your Lens Color – Tungsten Iridium it is, non-polarized
4. Choose your logo color – Gun Metal
5. Get a custom engraved lens – I had my email address engraved. Maybe the next time I lose them someone will see this and email me so I can retrieve them or at least send me pictures of them wearing them as they travel the world. If you are annoyed by things on the glass don’t get the engraving. It looks just like it does on screen and you can see it while wearing the glasses.
6. Pay for your glasses and wait for shipping. Only took at few days and still cost less the off the shelf polarized model.
Posted: December 1st, 2008 | Author: admin | Filed under: gfurry | Tags: Christmas guide, e-tip, North Face | No Comments »
Looking for the perfect gift for the gadget freak in your life? Maybe this will help. Welcome to day 1 of my Holiday gift guide. For the next 24 days I will feature 1 item that will make the geek in your life happy. Some items may be boring and others wildly expensive but you are bound to find something appropriate along the way.
DAY 1 North Face e-Tip Gloves
Now that winter is here, it is time for a nice pair of gloves. Why would you need a new pair of gloves you ask? Well I am sure if you are a true geek you would have picked up an iphone in the last year. OK maybe you don’t have an iphone. How about a touchscreen GPS or some other touchscreen type phone or ipod. Tried to use it with a pair of gloves on? Doesn’t work so well does it? Nope! No phone for you. Pick up a pair of the North Face e-tip gloves and now you can answer your phone or find the closest restaurant on your GPS with out removing your gloves. These won’t replace a good pair of ski gloves for the coldest days but they work fairly well on most days. I could do with out the Tron like styling but they are bearable.
About $40 + some ridicules shipping amount
