If your business offers sunglasses and reading eyewear, it’s always a good idea to toss safety goggles into your inventory as well. Although sunglasses are useful in protecting people’s eyes from UV rays, they can’t always provide adequate shielding from extreme sports or activities like a pair of goggles can.
That’s why offering wholesale goggles in your store may help you attract a new clientele, like:

1. Bikers – Sunglasses won’t do the trick when riding 60 mph on the highway. Motor bikers will need a secure pair of eyewear that will stay put and won’t fog during various weather conditions.
2. War game players – There are all sorts of war games that may require protective eyewear. Sunglasses may help these players look good, but in some circumstances, a pair of goggles may be the next necessary step to take to be safe.
3. Skiers and other winter sports participants – Sunglasses won’t be enough to withstand snowfall when coasting down an icy, snow-covered mountain. Goggles can withstand the high speeds of skiing and similar sports without flying off.

Since only sports stores tend to offer this sort of eyewear, purchasing wholesale goggles for your business may give you an advantage over the competition.

Imagine that you’re playing a riveting game of paintball with a few of your friends. Armed with your paint gun, you dart through the fields looking for your next target. When you turn around, you see one of your foes, aiming for you in the distance. A moment like this, though all in good fun, could be a devastating situation if you’re not wearing a pair of wholesale paintball goggles. The game of paintball can be exhilarating but painful as well. The force of a ball of paint hitting any part of your body isn’t pleasant. But if by accident, a player is shot in his face, the impact or paint splatter could injure their eyes. That’s why paintball goggles are a must-have essential to the game.

Paintball goggles come in a variety of styles, for example, some goggles wrap around the eyes only. Players are also investing in full-face headgear that includes a pair of paintball goggles with smoke lens.  These goggles are generally large and wide enough to give the player 260 degrees of peripheral vision and can prevent lens fogging during a cool day. A regular pair of science goggles won’t be enough for this extreme game and goggles manufacturers are realizing that more and more.  Some paintball goggles come equipped with soft ear coverings and forehead protectors as well, for the ultimate form of safety during this shooting game.

Some athletes opt to use wraparound sunglasses because they fit snugly to the face – a great characteristic if playing sports. The problem is winter sports participants, primarily skiers, need to have snow goggles for the ultimate level of safety.

Snow goggles are specifically made for skiers.  There are a lot of factors to consider when skiing. When coasting down a snowy mountain, you’re likely to be confronted by the glare from the sun. Depending on the temperature and how much you’re sweating, perspiration can build up in the sunglasses and in some cases the sunglasses can fog up.

But most snow goggles provide multiple features to prevent these sorts of issues:

1. Anti-glare and Anti-fog technology: Snow goggles are often made out of material that reflects the glare from the sun and are also built to prevent excessive fogging.
2. Wide perimeter lenses: This helps skiers have as much peripheral vision as possible. Tunnel vision is always a bad idea when skiing.
3. UVA and UVB protection: The majority of snow goggles offer this protection. If the slope you’re skiing on is facing the sun, the rays could be damaging to your eyes.
4. Vents: A good pair of snow goggles will have vents. Since skiing requires the use of energy, it’s no surprise that the skier may sweat. That perspiration, however, can gather in the goggles. Vents allow airflow to circulate within the goggles to prevent excessive moisture buildup.

Sunglasses can be nifty for some activities such as casual bike riding in the park, but skiing requires precautionary eyewear to prevent injury.

When riding your motorcycle, you’ll need the right pair of goggles to ride safely. Manufacturers fortify their motorcycle goggles with certain features that are impossible to get in simple sunglasses. If you’re planning to ride your motorcycle a few miles up the street for an errand or in-city driving then purchasing goggles with vents on the side will be great to prevent fogging. Many goggles also come with a foam lining of some sort to seal out the wind and dust particles that circulate around the driver in slow or fast speeds. While sealed goggles will come in handy during long-distance drives, unsealed goggles may suit a driver better for shorter distances. It’s very easy to dry the eyes out with excessive contact to wind, so it’s always good to have one pair of both sealed and unsealed goggles or to purchase goggles that offer a removable seal. 

Motorcycle goggles can also come with removable lens templates. Those templates can be taken to your optometrist to build prescription lens for your goggles. This is especially useful for motorcyclist with prescription eyewear.  If that sounds too expensive, riders should consider purchasing motorcycle goggles that are large enough to fit around their prescription glasses. All of these added features wouldn’t be available in a pair of regular sunglasses.

There are only a few tips to keep in mind when buying snowboarding goggles:

1. Always make sure your goggles fit, or can be adjusted to fit, your helmet.
2. Always check to see if your goggles offer UVA and UVB protection.
3. Never get goggles that don’t have anti-fog and anti-glare material. The glare of the sunlight on the snow can be blinding in some conditions.
4. Always get several goggles with different colored lenses. For example, you’d want to wear clear goggles in the darker, evening hours. You may want to have three pairs of goggles for various weather conditions.

And above all else, always check with your retailer to make sure you’re purchasing the right pair of goggles to fit your personal needs and preferences.