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Fully customisable goggles for $80 (£50) shipped

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jimbib123
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Hey Guys,

This is a little bit of shameless plug, so I'm going to apologise in advance. But it's relevant and we've had a lot of great feedback from Skiers worldwide.

My company Melon Optics launched our first fully customisable goggle range which we tested and refined over the last season in New Zealand on Indiegogo 5 days ago. We've already hit our £8,000 target and are close to £10,000 ($16,000).

We're a homegrown by skiers/boarders for skiers/boarders brand and we don't believe in paying or in charging more than we have to for gear. Just thought I'd throw it out there incase anyone was looking for a new pair of goggles this season.

You can check them out at http://igg.me/at/melongoggles/x/4848150 and feel free to shoot across any questions on here.

Thanks for any support,
James

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Nov 6 2013 3:13PM
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Peter.
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seem pretty sweet, and a low price business model is a great idea. good luck man!
Nov 6 2013 4:48PM
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YoungJ
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Yea. Im going to buy some right now
Nov 6 2013 5:13PM
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jimbib123
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Massive thanks for the support guys. We really appreciate it!

Cheers,
James
Nov 6 2013 6:03PM
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Park.
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what kind of faces do these goggles fit?
Nov 7 2013 8:57PM
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jimbib123
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We've found that they fit most face apart from those with really tiny heads. Take a look at the photos at http://www.melongoggles.com to give you an idea of how they look on a head.

Thanks,
James
Nov 8 2013 6:17AM
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PizzaKid
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This is looking really really sweet, great prices and I'm also very impressed with the flexibility of the frame as shown in the video, may very well get myself a pair!
Nov 8 2013 6:55AM
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jimbib123
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Thanks for the support PizzaKid!

We really want to get up to £20,000 so we can start manufacturing polarised lenses and get a limited edition polarised lens out to everyone that's supported us!
Nov 8 2013 8:53AM
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Doke
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I wasn't expecting much, but these actually look pretty sick, plus the price range is sweet.
Nov 8 2013 10:20AM
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VD.
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Is that regardless of the 'perk' package chosen?
Nov 8 2013 11:07AM
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jimbib123
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It's for everyone who has purchased a pair of goggles..To be honest the lens would be pretty useless otherwise.
Nov 8 2013 11:56AM
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japanada
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Are these rebranded EG2s? Either way they look sick! May have to pick a pair up.
Nov 8 2013 5:23PM
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jimbib123
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They are a little different in terms of size and of course the switchfast interchangeable straps are a feature that as far as we are aware none of the "big brands" are doing. We'll be adding a load of different straps, lenses and frames to the collection all at a reasonable price, meaning you can mix up how your goggles look without having to pay out for a whole new pair.


Nov 8 2013 6:04PM
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YoungJ
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I ordered the 65 euro pack expecting it to be 65 dollars and i checked my bank account it was 104 dollars. Even with this i got a response back within a half hour which really pleased me so i kept my order. Im supd to get the goggles in. They looked mad sweet
Nov 8 2013 8:13PM
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ttave514
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if you buy the all in goggle pack, do you get 2 lenses, 1 yellow and one other?
Nov 8 2013 9:25PM
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last_tango
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how much difference in size? I have a huge head (I fit only in XXL helmets) and the eg2 is so far the best fitting goggle for my face but damn are they expensive.
Nov 8 2013 11:05PM
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FulcraMedia
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will you ship to Canada?
Nov 9 2013 12:37AM
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HungryHypocrite
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Welcome to Foreign exchange rates, my young padavan.

me shopping at the saga store and paying in euros though, muahaha.

either way, m going to look into these.
Nov 9 2013 3:48AM
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jimbib123
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@ Tavasti - Yup the "All in" goggles pack includes 2 lenses (a normal lens of your choice + a yellow low light lens and an extra strap) + a 10% discount for life

@last_Tango - Whilst the goggles a lot of face sizes due to the flexible PU frame, they are very well suited to large heads. I think that you'll be very happy with the fit if you also like the fit of EG2s

@FulcraMedia - Yup we ship to Canada and pretty much anywhere else in the world. Shipping is included in the prices.

Thanks for the support guys and let me know if you've got any other questions.

Thanks,
James
Nov 9 2013 5:37AM
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HungryHypocrite
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Is there any way we can see what it looks like looking through the lenses? the look is only part of a lens choice in my opinion.
Nov 9 2013 8:13AM
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jimbib123
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We haven't managed to setup a way to do it yet. But here are the lens in order light let through (VLT) from lightest to darkest:

Red Chrome
Blue Chrome
Sunset
Silver Chrome
Green Chome

The base colour for the lenses is Bronze with the exception of the Blue Chrome lens which is Blue.

Hope that helps.

James
Nov 9 2013 8:23AM
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YoungJ
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Upd cause im excited to get these soon
Nov 23 2013 8:22PM
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s-hand
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this is pretty sweet
Nov 23 2013 9:58PM
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dubes720
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these are awesome for a pretty solid price!
Nov 23 2013 10:16PM
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PizzaKid
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bump, finally ordered mine, really excited to use them!
Nov 24 2013 9:06AM
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jimbib123
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Thanks Guys!

We've been blown away by the response from everyone and are really looking forward to getting them out to everyone that has ordered. we really couldn't have done it without all of your support!

Cheers,
James

Nov 24 2013 2:09PM
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