The high end personal accessories market is booming be it watches, mobile phones or sun glasses. Increasing consumerism has resulted in the people wanting to purchase personal accessories for more reasons than just utility.

This craze has also resulted in a lot of duplicity and imitations, which have flooded the consumer market, which has tasted blood. One of the products which have been most imitated are the Oakleys sun glasses. Market estimates tell you that for the 25 per cent genuine Oakley sun glasses found in the market today, more than 75 per cent of are replica Oakley sunglasses.

But there are many ways to spot a replica Oakley sunglasses if you are out to buy one. One of the simplest ways for spotting a replica Oakley sunglasses is when they tell you that it comes dirtcheap.

Secondly try if it’s the internet that you are trying to buy the sun glasses, chances are that you would end up with a pair of replica Oakley sunglasses.

Another easy way to ensure that you do not end up with a set of replica Oakley sunglasses is by inspecting the packing material which these sun glasses are stored in. Make sure the retail pack is untampered and is not tacky.

Oakley manufacturers include a complete set of a product information card, a microfibre storage bag, a warranty registration card, etc. The product information card in the bar-coded retail pack itself will be exhaustive with the model name and description of the product’s lens and frame.
If these do not form a part of the accessories of the sun glasses you have just bought, these are a set of replica Oakley sunglasses you have landed with.