I wouldn't consider myself a full-on minimalist, maybe minimal-ish. But I try to keep my material possessions to a minimum. When I do buy things, I try to make sure it's exactly what I want and that it's something I will get a lot of value from. I bought these sunglasses exactly a year ago today. Probably my favorite purchase all year. I wear them every single day and use them probably more than anything with the exception of my phone, to the point where my friends associate aviator sunglasses with me. I can think of few things that have more than made up for their costs the way these have and it's such a simple thing. I wonder if anyone reading this has a similar experience with something else. Feel free to post!