Vision Express

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Vision Express, every morning begins with an automated announcement over the intercom: ‘Ladies and gentlemen, please note that today’s special is perfect vision for only $99.’ But no one knows why, on Thursdays, the voice changes—becoming deeper and slightly slurred, saying, ‘Perfect vis-shee-on fo-reh…’ One Thursday afternoon, a delivery driver hears the slurred voice and stops by curiously. The voice keeps repeating, 'Vis-shee-on...' until finally, it says, 'Hey, you! Come here!' Turns out it's just an old janitor named Mr. Smith, who loves practical jokes. He’d been hiding in the supply closet, pretending to be the automated announcer.

2. At Vision Express, customers often wonder why the same old man always stands outside the door, holding a magnifying glass and scrutinizing passersby. It turns out he’s not inspecting people at all—he’s just checking his reflection in their glasses! One day, a delivery driver stopped to ask him if everything was okay. With a twinkle in his eye, the old man replied, ‘Just making sure I still look young enough for these specs!’

3. At Vision Express, employees began noticing strange whispers coming from the display cases after hours. No one else could hear them, but the glasses seemed to be talking to each other. One night, an old pair of reading glasses started debating with a new set of prescription lenses about the best way to see the world. The argument grew so heated that they accidentally switched places on the shelf, causing complete chaos when customers tried to find their correct prescriptions. A confused delivery driver asked if anyone had seen his ‘conversation partner,’ and everyone in the store burst out laughing.

4. At Vision Express, one day a customer found a mysterious pair of glasses in their shopping bag—with no price tag and no memory of adding them. The glasses had an unusual design—a magnifying lens on one side and a tiny compass on the other. When worn, they made everything appear larger but also slightly off-center. The customer joked that now they could see both sides of every argument more clearly. In the end, it turned out to be a promotional item from a local university's geography department, delivered accidentally by a confused delivery driver.