Boots Opticians

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One foggy morning, as a delivery driver pulled up outside Boots Opticians, he noticed an odd humming sound coming from inside the building. It grew louder with each passing minute, like something mechanical was waking up beneath the floorboards. Curious, he peered through the window and saw nothing but dusty shelves and old frames. Suddenly, a pair of spectacles on display twitched slightly, then another, until the whole shelf started moving like some mechanical dance. Startled, the driver ran back to his truck, only to hear a voice calling after him: 'Next time, could you bring us some new lenses?'

2. One day while waiting for his glasses, an impatient customer muttered under his breath, ‘I hope these lenses don’t cost an arm and a leg!’ Little did he know that someone had overheard him… Soon enough, a friendly delivery driver approached him with a twinkle in his eye. 'Excuse me,' he said, 'did you just say your glasses might cost an arm and a leg?' Before our hapless customer could even respond, everyone within earshot burst into laughter. Turns out, it was none other than Boots’ resident prankster—a regular who loved playing harmless jokes on customers.

3. One rainy afternoon, as customers shuffled through Boots Opticians' doors, a voice crackled over the intercom: 'Ladies and gentlemen, if you see someone wearing glasses with two left lenses, please alert security immediately!' A puzzled customer raised their hand: ‘Excuse me, but I’m pretty sure those are just my new prescription glasses.’ The announcement repeated itself every fifteen minutes for the next hour until finally, an elderly gentleman approached the counter sheepishly. ‘I must’ve taken the wrong pair,’ he admitted, holding up a pair of spectacles with two identical lenses. Turns out, it was his neighbour’s reading glasses he’d borrowed earlier that morning.'

4. One autumn morning, as a little girl walked past Boots Opticians with her mother, she stopped suddenly and pointed. ‘Mummy,’ she whispered, ‘why is that man’s eye growing?’ The mother smiled and gently explained, 'Honey, that's just an optical illusion.' They both laughed, and continued on their way. Years later, when the girl became an adult, she often thought of that moment while passing Boots Opticians—reminding herself to always look twice before assuming anything.