Lost
Black Ray-Ban Wayfarer glasses with blue temples
Southern Illinois
Lost
listing
Posted
5 months
ago
Description
Lost my black Ray-Ban Wayfarer-style glasses with blue temple tips yesterday around 3pm on the SIU campus in Carbondale, near the Student Center by the fountain outside the Rotunda. They're matte black with a slim silver ridge along the top edge. Inside the right temple there's a tiny engraving 'PP', and the left lens has a faint scratch from a stumble last week. They’re prescription and I really need them back; I can’t see well without them and they’ve started to feel like a lifeline. If you found them, email me at [email protected] and we can figure a safe place to swap.
Approximate last-seen location
Southern Illinois
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