Visionworks

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, an elderly gentleman entered Visionworks wearing a fedora and carrying a small leather case. He approached the counter and asked for the strongest pair of reading glasses they had in stock. The clerk raised an eyebrow but obliged. Since then, every Tuesday at precisely 9:30 AM, he’d return with the same request, never revealing why or who he was. Finally, one day the owner decided to confront him. ‘Sir,’ she said, smiling warmly, ‘why do you come here every week?’ With a twinkle in his eye, he replied, ‘I’m waiting for my prescription to arrive.’ Turned out he worked as a mailman and Visionworks was his favorite place to drop off packages!’

2. One afternoon, as a delivery driver approached Visionworks with a heavy box, he noticed something strange. The air seemed to hum softly, like distant bees, but only when he looked up at the old clock above the door. Curious, he peered closer and saw that one of the clock’s hands was made from an old pair of glasses. As he watched, the hand slowly rotated, leaving tiny trails of light on the wall. Suddenly, an elderly gentleman emerged from inside, rubbed his eyes, and said, ‘Ah, good, you’re here! Just in time for my new prescription.’ The delivery driver laughed and walked away, wondering if maybe Visionworks had hired a magician part-time.

3. A curious customer asked one day, ‘Why does every pair of glasses here seem to have a tiny smiley face etched on the inside?’ The owner smiled mysteriously and replied, 'Well, you see, those little faces are actually our secret way of saying "Welcome to Visionworks—we hope your vision is as bright as our smiles!"' A regular who overheard chuckled and said, 'Guess I’ll never look at my glasses the same way again.'

4. In the dim light of early dawn, a cat began whispering strange rhymes near Visionworks. Employees heard it only when they arrived for work. One morning, a delivery driver brought in his coffee and asked what the heck those rhymes meant. By lunchtime, everyone was laughing as the cat’s verses turned out to be just its way of saying ‘Open for business!’ Since then, customers joke that Visionworks’ motto is now: ‘See clearly—even if you can’t understand the poetry!’