Beach sun in Charleston means you may need Sunglass Hut
This Sunglass Hut sits in the Main terminal at Charleston International Airport, past security, aimed squarely at travelers heading to or from the South Carolina coast. Stock runs through major brands like Ray-Ban, Oakley, and Prada, with prices that usually match typical mall locations rather than outlet discounts. It’s a quick stop if you realize at 8:00 a.m. that the Kiawah or Folly Beach glare will wreck your eyes before lunch.
Figure on mainstream frame prices: roughly $120–$250 for most Ray-Ban and Oakley options, higher for designer labels that push past $300. Staff can usually swap out a display pair and box the same model from the drawer in under 5 minutes, so this works on a 45-minute sit at the Main terminal concourse. They also carry some basic accessories like cases and cleaning kits under $20 near the register.
Hours tend to track banked departures, opening by around 5:00 a.m. for the first Main terminal flights and staying open into the early evening bank, roughly through the last 7:00–8:00 p.m. departures. If you land late on a 9:30 p.m. arrival into CHS, assume it’s already closed. It’s fully airside, so you can only shop here after you clear TSA in the Main terminal.
One practical move: snap a quick photo of the receipt and the box label before boarding, in case you want to handle any warranty or exchange with a hometown Sunglass Hut instead of dealing with it on a tight outbound connection at CHS.