Glasses Straps, Cords & Grips

Keep Your Specs Safe With Glasses Chains and Cords

Do your glasses just refuse to stay where you want them? If you keep losing your specs, it's time to take back control with a glasses chain or cord from eBay. Slip your glasses cord around your neck, and you'll have one less thing to worry about.

Glasses chains make great gifts, but before you buy one, it's important to know exactly what it will be used for. This category covers a number of different products, and can be subdivided into a few sections.

• Classic glasses cords and chains are ideal for people who wear reading glasses, but prefer to take them off when they're not looking closely at something. These are a fairly long loop that sits around the neck.
• Sports glasses straps are more specialist. They are far shorter and are designed to hold your glasses or sunglasses in place during intense physical activity.
• Sunglasses straps often look a bit funkier than your standard glasses cord. Use them on holiday, when you might be going in and out of buildings a lot. They're essential if you're visiting a theme park and don't want to lose your shades on a rollercoaster.
• Glasses cords for children are a great idea for little ones who are getting used to wearing specs. Children's glasses are an investment, so a cord will stop your kids from losing theirs.

Choose a cute glasses chain if you're getting one for a child. When a youngster learns that they're going to need glasses, it can be difficult for them; make the experience fun with a funky strap in bright colours. Cloth glasses cords are better than chains or beaded straps for children, as they are not only more attractive to kids, they're also durable and harder to tangle.

You might want to experiment to get a good fit for your particular glasses, but safety comes first. Your cord should never be long enough to get caught on anything, such as the branch of a tree, while you're running. A good sports glasses strap will hold your glasses securely in place, and stop them from bouncing around on your nose.

You can find pretty much every colour of the rainbow, so go bright to show off your personality if you like. However, simple chains for glasses could be the most practical choice, as they will go with anything in your wardrobe.