The Spectacle Company

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, an old man entered The Spectacle Company and asked the clerk, ‘Do you sell glasses that make people see double?’ The clerk smiled and replied, 'Certainly, sir!' He led him to a special display and said, 'These are our famous "double vision" frames.' The old man tried them on and exclaimed, 'Why, these are perfect! Now I can finally see both my grandchildren playing soccer together!' Everyone laughed as he left, happy and slightly confused.

2. A curious customer walked into The Spectacle Company one day and asked the optician, 'Can you make glasses that change color depending on my mood?' The optician scratched his head and replied, ‘I can try something like that, but it might take a while.’ Months later, an embarrassed customer returned with a pair of spectacles that changed from happy sunshine yellow when he was cheerful to furious blood-red whenever he saw his neighbor. The optician shrugged and said, ‘Next time, maybe just stick to plain old lenses?’

3. A delivery driver pulled up to The Spectacle Company one afternoon with a box full of new frames. As he stepped inside, he noticed something strange: every pair of glasses seemed to be staring right back at him. Curious, he picked up a frame and asked aloud who was wearing it last. Suddenly, the glasses wobbled slightly as if someone had just sneezed behind them. Startled, he looked around—only to see an old man smiling from the corner, adjusting his own spectacles. ‘Just my luck,’ muttered the driver, ‘I’m stuck here until they run out of tissues.’

4. One foggy morning, as customers shuffled through The Spectacle Company’s doors, a soft clicking sound filled the air—a rhythmic tapping that seemed to come from nowhere. Everyone looked around, trying to pinpoint its source. Finally, an old man in the back cleared his throat and said, ‘That’s just my glasses case bouncing off my spectacles!’ Everyone burst into laughter, realizing they’d been fooled by a simple optical illusion. From then on, whenever someone mentioned The Spectacle Company, people would smile and whisper, “Oh, you mean where the clicking never stops?”