LensCrafters

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. In LensCrafters, whenever a new delivery arrived, a regular would ask with a twinkle in his eye: ‘Do you think today’s shipment contains lenses that can see into the future?’ One day, a delivery driver brought in a box labeled ‘Experimental Lenses.’ The next morning, everyone in town had perfect vision—except for the regular, who could now read the thoughts of every salesperson. When he asked for an adjustment, they all collectively decided to raise their prices.

2. In LensCrafters, every morning around 9 AM, an elderly gentleman named Mr. Smith would enter and ask the same question: ‘Do you think my eyes are getting worse today?’ The staff laughed it off, but one day, a new employee replied, ‘Sir, I can check that for you right now.’ After checking, the young optician reported back with a smile, ‘No sir, your vision is perfect!’ Mr. Smith nodded wisely and said, ‘Thank goodness, I was starting to worry about those pesky cataracts again.’ From then on, he always left with a twinkle in his eye—and so did everyone else who heard the story.

3. In LensCrafters, whenever a new display model was installed, customers began noticing something strange—wouldn’t the salesperson just happen to mention that the frames had been worn by someone famous? One day, an elderly gentleman tried on a pair of vintage spectacles and remarked, ‘These remind me of my late wife!’ The next morning, his entire neighborhood stopped by for their own fitting—and found out they’d all briefly dated the same lady thirty years ago.’

4. In LensCrafters, whenever a new pair of glasses was polished and placed on display, a young man in the corner would suddenly start humming the same tune. One day, an elderly gentleman tried on his newly polished glasses and exclaimed, ‘I can see my reflection clearer than ever!’ Suddenly, everyone turned around—including the humming man who sheepishly admitted, ‘That’s because I’m your mirror image!’