Costa Del Mar Corbina Sunglasses

Do not trust Costa Del Mar and their life time warranty.
Their warranty only covers glasses they carry parts for.Once the stop making your glasses and they do not have the parts they will only offer you a small discount on a new pair of glasses.
Leaving you stuck paying for a new pair or using the old ones if you can.
They should replace the glasses if they don’t carry parts but they WILL NOT.
Basically their warranties are not lifetime as they falsely advertise. Feel free to ask me I know first hand.
TODD

I just recently purchased a pair of Corbina’s. Costa’s have been a long time favorite of mine and now, after many years and Severe Photophobia, I have found the Corbina’s with the 400/Blue an exceptional pair. My eyes no longer hurt when going out into the outside world. And more importantly, to be back on the water again, doing what we like to do is absolutely terrific.
Always a Costa Fan.
Rob in Winter Haven

Best warranty on the planet….period. My last pair served me for 13 years. Then I stepped on them. I don’t expect Costa to fix my 13 year old glasses for free. I just ordered the Corbina 580s. I am sure they will last a long time. If I have a problem, I suspect Costa will take care of it. Luv me some Costas.

Cam in Texas

After much online research I purchased a pair of Grand Catalinas.
I was pursuaded by the professed quality, strength, and lifetime guarantee.
They were great glasses until the arm broke off at the frame after TWO MONTHS!.
And Costa Del Mar REFUSED to honor its ‘lifetime warranty’ despite an obvious manufacturing and/or design defect.

COSTA DEL MAR ENGAGES IN DECEPTIVE AND FRAUDULENT TRADE PRACTICES.

I hate the harpoons that costa sales, there warranty is also a joke. My husband bought 3 pair the first pair flew off his head when the cord bought from costa broke. 2nd pair he was playing tennis and the lens came out to see the frame cracked they wanted to chg me 85.00 for 20.00 more bought new pair and months later the cord broke from costa broke again and the glasses hit floor and shattered, would not cover I have a paair of rincon and they have fell billion times and never shattered lenses. but the lenses are peeling. Terrible co and product

purchased del mar 580 lens. Wife sat on them. After pleading with costa del mar ranting and raving that they should fix it for free THEY STILL CHARGED ME OVER $30 BUCKS! All it needed was a .25 cent bracket. Great glasses horrible warranty if you can call it a warranty!

Their warranty is nothing short of hoops for you to jump through. wat they call a temple (the arm) broke on mine 3 times at the same place and they charged me. Even the “warranty proccess fee” of $11. would more then cover 95% of repairs.

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never one to compromise when it comes to my eyes i have been a long time maui jim fan,i recently purchased a pair of cdm zanes with blue 400 lenses and i love them i don,t know about them honoring their product but my shades are quality and if you take care of yours you shouldnt need the warranty

I have had a pair of the triple tails with gray costa 400s for about 3 years now, worn them everywhere from fishing, lifeguarding, shooting, to just driving, I’ve sat on them and dropped them hundreds of times and they only have one scratch to show for it.

I have owned two pairs of the 580 blue mirror wave killers and both pairs have ended up with cracked lenses, they were not dropped. It is my opinion that these glasses may have small air bubbles in the laminating process and moving the glasses from really hot temps to cold one causes them to expand or contract and thus crack the lens, of course Costa doesn’t agree, they can do no wrong. Still they are great sunglasses when there not cracked.

I just got off the phone with them. Sat on my Harpoon 580 glasses. They want $119 to fix them!!! You have got to be kidding me, they are a JOKE!

BEWARE OF COSTA! Yeah they look good but These people DO NOT stand behind their products. Durable?!?! Give me a break…like my broken glasses. I bought the FISCH 580s and I thought they were great until they cracked after dropping 2 feet to the ground while they were enclosed in a padded case! Also, the Cablz glasses retention band broke after 3 months of use.

Repair Cost: $119+tax+S/H.

When you pay this kind of money for sunglasses, you deserve better than this!

Don’t buy these sunglasses!!!

Costa’s warranty is a joke. There is nothing covered under their “Lifetime Warranty” good glasses but do not buy for the warranty or service you will be dissapointed…..

i agree they are great glasses but the reason i paid 245.00 for a pair of glasses was the lifetime warrenty. didnt have mine 3 months took them to the mall they took them replaced broken lense im thinking warrenty,not,how about 85.00 and out the door they are broke again and im not about to pay any moore on these glasses i will be buying calcutta they are just as good and half the price.

Good product but don’t expect CDM to stand behind their product. The warranty covers just about nothing and the glasses are fragile and should be used in the car and left in the car as well.

These are a great frame. I’ve been a Costa Del Mar Dealer for years. I get very few complaints about the warranty. Most people just don’t like to wait for the warranty service turn around.
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I am very disappointed with the relacement pair I was talked into getting. The frame is the pits. The rumble strips they put on the ends of the bows dig into your head. My old frames did not have the rumble strips and the rubber they put on the nose piece it not necessary. Again my old frames did not have this on the nose piece. When I talked to customer service they told me the spent alot of time on the engineering of this new style. Obviously, the engineer never wore the sunglasses that they designed or wore them or exxtended periods of time. The new lighter see through mirror lets in too much light and therefore too much squinting. I would not purchase another pair of Costa’s. I was sorry I did not keep my old frames that I purchased in 2003.

I have 4 pr of CDM glasses. I’ve had them for about ten years. I’ve sent two back for repair and both were replaced with new glasses for a minimal fee. The warranty has treated me right. Ron, I’m not sure who relaced your lens at the mall but it wasnt coats del mar because you have to send them back to the factory to have warranty repairs. Sounds like someone tried to fix your glasses for the money but it wasnt a warranty job. I love my Costas!

Hey guys ! All of you talking abote warranty? there are glasses not a car. If you broke them but another One o upgrade.
Dont cry here.

My frame was crack and the lens poped out. I sent them back for warranty. The cost was 92% of the orginal cost to repair them. Give me a break they sold them to the store for much less then that.

I have had several pairs of “Top” sunglasses. Having a profession that keeps me on the water it is imperative. I have had a driving pair of Costas that were cracked due to stress points at the bridge. I sent them in for repair and they are completely covered. My frames are no longer made so they are letting me choose whatever pair I would like. I don’t understand why so many people on this board have issues? I would highly recommend Costa. As well their staff at the repair department have been nothing but courteous and prompt. Oh…and they are made right here in the U.S.

I have had my Corbina’s with plastic copper 580 lenses now for about 6 months and I love them. I have wore Oakley, Maui Jim, Kaenon, Natives, and several others, and Costa’s polarized 580 lenses are by the far the best lense out there (their frames are not too bad either). As for everyone complaining about the warranty, it is a MANUFACTURERS warranty, meaning if it breaks because of something faulty they will fix it, it does not mean if your fatass sits on it they will replace the glasses for free! In the end I would highly highly recommend a pair of Costa Del Mar 580 lenses in either plastic or glass!

COSTA is a JOKE to say the least!!! They definitely do not stand behind there warranty. My Frigate 580 frames had a quality defect as well as the leases had bubble like obstructions in the lenses. Costa proceeded to tell me that they were not covered under warranty and Peter White lead warranty repair at Costa told me that the pit marks are from being dropped or from sand hitting them! LOL!!! Imagine that glasses that are designed to be around salt water, beaches etc..and sand causes pits in the lense. I guess that’s the kind of quality you get from Costa when you spend $300 on glasses..
It will definitely be my last pair!! Buy Native or Riley-x…
CEO/President- Doesn’t seem to care either..Can’t return a customer e-mail.

costa del mar may have the worst warranty an customer service ever but I sure love that feeling on the water with green 580g’s catching a limit. when i am working i usually break a pair ever year so after three pair my favorite is the man’o war the fit is fantastic and the eye shields allow less light in the sides than the brine which are my second favorite they cant hold a lanyard at all but the fathom breaks easier than I expected or any other pair of costa del mar i have owned so thats my opinion hoped it helped thanks jordan

Coasta Del Mar has a misleading warranty! I own a pair 580 Costa which the lenses are cracked with perfect lines after one year of use. Sent for repair, they said is was a manufacture problem, but I had to pay for the warranty service. I feel costa should stand behind their products and repairs specially manufacture problem 100%. They say they have a lifetime warranty and advertise “you will have adventure-filled years to come”. This is misleading and false advertising!!! In addition, they will not cover or guarantee anything just replace or fix either. If lenses continue to have problems in future, I will have to send for repair and pay for it again. Now…how about that warranty? I’m dissapointed due to these practices with companies, it seems like more of them are not there to please the customer. Will not buy Costa’s again!