CDM Unisex Polarized Cat Cay Sunglasses

Costa was, once upon a time, a great company who backed their products. That has changed. I have been buying Costa products since the mid 80s and have only used other brands when they were presented as gifts....and none of them...Ray Ban, Oakley....none....were as satisfactory as the Costas I have owned. The glass lenses are (or were) the ONLY lens that would hold up to the rigors of offshore fishing for more than a few months. No matter how much you paid for another brand the salt spray and humidity would render the lens un-usable in 3-6 months. Costa lenses will still stand up to offshore fishing.....but Costa no longer warranties their products like the once did. I have broken several lenses in various Costa products over the years and never did they refuse to make them good...at the time the glasses cost about 50% more than comparable Oakleys and RayBans. Now that the prices are more in line with those brands Costa ONLY warranties their products against workmanship errors, if then. Understandable, but that is not the deal Costa and I have had since the mid 80's. When Costa was a relatively small company and was concerned with customer loyalty they would replace a broken lens no matter what. I've even known people who had their glasses replaced when they were lost overboard! I know of one instance where they sent a friend a new pair of glasses to replace a pair he FOUND in the Brazos River, with a cracked lens, after he told them he found them. They didn't care....it was their product and they backed them regardless. Again, they were more expensive, but knowing they were backed by a reputable company made the expense worthwhile. Now that every fishing guide in the world and every outdoor personality on TV is using Costa products they no longer back their products as they did when their first customers became loyal! I will continue to use Costa products because there isn't a comparable product available...again, no other lens that I've found will last offshore. With that said I will be open minded where I was once of the opinion that Costa was the only brand I'd buy. If another company introduces a lens that will last like the 580g lens does offshore I will give them a try....that wasn't the case just a couple of years ago.