Yeah, don't do that. It's not worth it.

Around here, you can get them at Lowe's, Home Depot, WalMart, some of the grocery stores, etc.

I got some at Ace Hardware this weekend. Also one of the local museums had them. I read that some libraries are giving them away, but mine wasn't.

I don't blame you for being nervous -- you can do serious permanent no kidding damage to your eyesight if you don't properly protect your eyes. Here's a link with good info about how to tell if your eclipse glasses are good: American Astronomical Society-updated-advice-safely-viewing-solar-eclipse

If all you can find is a multi-pack, maybe you could call a local school and offer the excess to them?

Schools not in session yet

Do you have anything near you like a science store or school supply? I found them at a store-less-traveled. Everyone else is long since sold out.

Yes, this already happened to me. Being paranoid I posted over in Home Deco conversations.

Long story short, I ordered from Amazon from one on the list. But then that list got shorter. Someone mentioned that the glasses had to have the ISO logo, mine did not. They weren't the ones recalled, but I was nervous.

We got them today at our library. They only handed out a limited supply but will hand more out on the 21st.

I agree your best bet is to call around to nearby libraries. One in the next town over is having an event and will hand them out then. Each one is doing something different, so call around. Hopefully, you will get some.

Also, ask your friends. Maybe you can take turns. You are only supposed to look for about 3 minutes.

Our local Lions Club members were giving them away.

Several optometrists in our town have them for sale for around $2.

I ordered a ten-pack at amazon and got them a couple of weeks ago. Great reviews, supposedly from lots of people who've previously ordered from this seller. Two days ago amazon sent me an email advising me not to use them. They didn't say they wouldn't protect me, but that the seller has not responded to Amazon's request for verification of authenticity, so they can't be sure and pulled the listing. They are refunding my money and today I thought I'd order again, but the cost is now more than three times what I paid. I wanted to get enough for the grandkids, but now I'm not sure I want to spend the money, nor am I sure I'll trust the authenticity of the product.

I agree. I would never buy something so important from Amazon again. The glasses have to have the actual ISO logo on them.

When I first got the list of companies, there were so many. Then it wasn't narrowed down to only five (from Nasa)

Luckily here someone mentioned the logo. When I called Amazon they said they were fine! Ha. Mine were from Lunt, one on the original list.

Donna, start calling around. We were allowed five per family at our local library.

Maybe you have friends who have extras?

Apetz, good tip about optometrists!

Local library.

It's always cloudy where I live, so I don't think I'll be needing them.

Solar filter recommendations from the American Astronomical Society eclipse page. You may have to resort to the old pinhole projection method.

Make a pinhole camera with paper plates. Couldn't be easier or safer.

Watch it on T.V.? :-))))

I read a post by an eye dr that scared me into only watching it on tv!

I keep a gardening journal and have visions of my DSS reading it when I'm gone and see an entry about us seeing this once in a century event. I haven't asked friends yet so still a chance.

Watching on tv definitely an option

The local news said if you can look through your glasses and see only total blackness, they will work just fine. Ours do. And they should have a certain code on them...ISO 12312-2. Ours have the code and state that the filters are NASA approved. I double we'll be spending a lot of time looking at the sun anyway. I'm more excited about how the birds react and all the other things going on around us. Visible stars and planets, etc.

I live near Brazos state park and they have a nice astronomy center. We've gone there at night for a couple of events and it is lovely. But I ain't trekking there in the middle of the an august day. plus I read somewhere that most parks were sold out.

Yipeee! DH has an old pair of welding goggles. Per the American astromical society, goggles with a glass shade of 12 or higher are also safe for eclipse viewing. So we went to welding store and got the appropriate glass. $2

The goggles no longer have the elastic to fasten to the head, but I will hold them with my hands and only for a few seconds at a time

Previous to exploring this avenue, I went to a couple of eyeglass shops. In both cases, the attendants told me they weren't familiar with the "eclipse" brand, Oy!

I called the best buy closest to me and was told they were completely out. The next day, as I was right by the same store, I walked in and asked for the glasses. Was told they never had them. i suspect the people in Houston aren't generally excited or interested in this event. The library is having an eclipse streaming party, so no glasses.

Friends, none that I asked had glasses or are watching on TV. Now I'm the one w/glasses. Maybe the party s/b at my house.

I finally took my glasses out of the box today, they even come in their own little cloth bag. When you put them on, everything is black, you can't see a thing. So I decided to go out and look right at the sun. Sure enough, the sun appeared as an orange orb surrounded by total darkness.

The brand is "Eclipser HD, Safe Solar Glasses" The box had a price tag of $14.98 on it but I only paid $4.95, this was at Lowes.

We had so much fun. Three neighbors and kids got together for eclipse viewing. The kids were thrilled and the adults got to visit. What struck me the most was the change in temperature during the eclipse. My husband is a hero for making our eclipse toy.

Now that it is over, I can see why people would travel to a totality location. It really was a non-event here in the NYC area.

Other than seeing the slivers at various stages, it didn't get darker or cooler. Nothing to actually experience.

The partial eclipse lasted from 1:06pm until
2:30pm. I sat on the back porch. Actually more of the sun became covered
than I expected. It was hot, so around 1:45p I came in the house again,
back out at 2pm, then back out again at 2:15pm when I had to stand for
the remainder.

It didn't get dark, more like a storm approaching but not the blackish
dark, more grayish. If I looked around I could still see pockets of
sunlight shining here and there on shrubs. Definitely got cooler. Plus I
heard crickets but I couldn't remember if they were singing before the
event or not. The grasshoppers and cicadas were. My one cat laid in the
yard and watched me, wondering what the heck I was doing just standing
there.

I didn't see any of my neighbors out -children or adults. Perhaps they were involved with
other eclipse activities with their kids elsewhere.