Big City Optical

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Big City Optical, customers often noticed something peculiar: whenever an old delivery driver arrived with new frames, he would hum a strange tune. ‘What’s that song?’ asked one curious customer. No one knew for sure. One day, an elderly neighbor stopped in and struck up a conversation. Turns out, he recognized the tune from his childhood! It was some obscure lullaby his grandmother used to sing. Since then, every time someone asks about the melody, they’re told it’s just an old man’s memory. Now everyone hums along, making Big City Optical feel like a cozy family gathering.

2. At Big City Optical, one day a regular asked curiously: ‘Why do our glasses always seem to fit perfectly after Mr. Smith delivers them?’ With a twinkle in his eye, Mr. Smith replied, ‘Simple really—when I deliver your frames, I just adjust them with my special touch.’ The regular laughed and shook his head, knowing full well that it was probably just good old-fashioned magic from someone who’d been fitting glasses for over thirty years.

3. At Big City Optical, a curious customer once asked: ‘Why does every new pair of glasses seem slightly different from what I ordered?’ The old optician smiled and whispered, ‘Because each time, your eyes are in a different mood!’ A regular customer nodded knowingly, realizing that his lenses were like a personal weather forecast for his vision.

4. At Big City Optical, a neighbor once wondered aloud: ‘Why is it that when I come in for my prescription, they always seem to know exactly what size hat I wear?’ It turns out,” whispered an old regular one day, “that whenever you leave here with your new glasses, they also slip a little note into your bag—with your exact hat size!” Ever since then, everyone jokes that Big City Optical must have some secret database of headgear preferences.