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    What is your favorite eyeglass case?

    Mine is the newest Kate Spade.

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    The Dita case rocks, but are you asking which is your favorite designer case, or which is your favorite OEM case?
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    Quote Originally Posted by lensmanmd View Post
    The Dita case rocks, but are you asking which is your favorite designer case, or which is your favorite OEM case?
    Just in general. I closed a Kate Spade case the other day and just thought to myself "that's a nice case".

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sledzinator View Post
    I closed a Kate Spade case the other day and just thought to myself "that's a nice case".
    I gotta agree with you... that's a nice case. One thing that drives me crazy is when a case is too big to stack a tray on top. Kate's are nice and slim. Even the sunglass ones fit nicely in a deep case. Seriously hate it when my trays are a hot mess and fall all over the place. I actually had someone who was a designer for Marchon come into the office to discuss cases and asked what I liked and what I didn't. Told them all about the stacking of the trays. Just got the new flexon cases...too big to stack.

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    Kate Spade cases are always just perfect. I'm also partial to John Varvatos, and I loved the folding Polaroid cases.
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    I liked the folding Flexon cases, I notice several went that way for a while, now the seem to be going back to regular cases across the board.
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    My choice for best folding case is the hugo cases from Safilo. Maybe I just like Safilo cases.

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    Years back at a big box location we had a cute kid's case and the reorder number was PS-2. It was shortly before Xmas and I took a phone call from a woman asking if we had any PS-2's in stock? "Sure, dozens." She's all excited and it suddenly dawned on me: How would she know the reorder number? She was looking for a Play Station Two. Nobody had them. Pity the poor store manager who gets the complaint, "But someone told me on the phone 30 minutes ago that you had dozens."

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    I like the Gucci folding case from Safilo. (6 years ago)
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    Quote Originally Posted by waynegilpin View Post
    Years back at a big box location we had a cute kid's case and the reorder number was PS-2. It was shortly before Xmas and I took a phone call from a woman asking if we had any PS-2's in stock? "Sure, dozens." She's all excited and it suddenly dawned on me: How would she know the reorder number? She was looking for a Play Station Two. Nobody had them. Pity the poor store manager who gets the complaint, "But someone told me on the phone 30 minutes ago that you had dozens."
    Oof. That one will keep you up nights.
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    Bellinger has metal in their folding cases. This makes them sturdy while being delicate though is also makes a box of them HEAVY. Not recommended for high shelving. I'm also a fan of the Original Penguin fold over cases. Very versatile- I keep one on me always for whatever sunglass/ ophthalmic combo has traveled with me that day.

    The new Gucci cases are comical. Decent enough quality but I can't look at one and not be reminded of Muppets.
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    I really like Fossil cases. Nice color, nice interior color, their sun cases are nice as well. I don't wear any Fossil frames, but damn if I don't love their cases

    edit: I like the colorful Polaroid cases too. It's crossed my mind to try and make some kind of colorful display with them, but I dunno what, and I dunno where

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    Maybe we are in a different universe, because I have yet to find one person that actually likes those folding triangular cases. Hundreds of complaints, zero compliments. Who on earth thought that would be a good idea? Also universally hated (and extremely common): cases that are WAY bigger than the glasses, people won't use them, but nice for the mantle...

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    I used to like the Vera Bradley cases when we carried them.

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    Oof, I guess I'm in the minority because I like both! As someone who always carries at least two pairs, I like the oversized option so I can use them for my suns as well and not have to worry about them getting smooshed. The folding ones have their appeal based in that I can keep a spare in my purse without it taking up room, but they are not usually my first choice based on durability.
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