I have broken/lost about 4-5 pair of costas. 2nd pair is at the bottom of a lake. the last pair I actually took the time to send in to get fixed as they were a gift from my fiancé. they were Man O' Wars with 580 lenses. my little brother came up to shake my hand and bumped his shoulder into my chest, he didn't realize my costas were hangin there on cablz. well both sides snapped right after the hinge towards the temples. so the arms/temples were hanging from the cablz off my chest as I watched the frames/lenses hit the concrete. I sent them in to costa to see what they could do, because ive always heard how "great" their customer service was. well they said they would ship me a new pair for $120(which i thought was bullshit). i also had a pair of fathoms(my first pair of costas) that broke in the same place but only on one side, these were not 580 lenses. my dad sent those in years ago, they wanted $99 to fix them, he told them to shove it since the glasses weren't but $120 new. i have never sent any pair of costas back and got them back for cheap or "free" etc. im now wearing a small ass pair of stringers i got for free from that same brother lol. the hinges are about worn out on these too. Maybe i just have a big ass head and stretch costas to their breaking point
. but i keep buying them because they work, or because i am a dumbass idk lol
TL;DR-
1st pair cost $120 new- costa wanted $99 to fix
2nd pair- at bottom of lakes with all my guns
3rd pair cost i think $225-costa wanted $120 to fix
4th pair Free from brother