Big City Optical

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dawn, when Big City Optical usually opened its doors for customers, a delivery driver arrived with an unusual package. The box was wrapped in brown paper and sealed with tape, but no label indicated what it contained. The delivery driver handed over the mysterious package to the surprised optician. Inside was nothing more than a pair of old spectacles wrapped in tissue paper—an unexpected gift from a regular customer who had forgotten they’d left them there months ago. Everyone laughed, including the neighbor who happened to be dropping off his prescription just then.

2. At midnight, when Big City Optical should have been dark and quiet, a faint humming noise started coming from inside the shop. A concerned neighbor called the owner, but no one answered. Upon opening the door, the owner found nothing more than a pair of glasses gently shining in the moonlight. It turned out that an overzealous cleaning robot had mistakenly been programmed to polish glasses around the clock. The next morning, everyone in the neighborhood received a free eye exam as compensation for the late-night excitement.

3. At closing time, when Big City Optical’s neon sign clicked off, an old man in a trench coat appeared outside the window. He cleared his throat and whispered into the microphone: ‘Tomorrow morning, I’ll be here again—bring your best glasses.’ Next day, as usual, the old man arrived promptly at nine sharp. The optician asked him gently, 'Sir, do you perhaps want new frames?' With a twinkle in his eye, the man replied, 'No, sonny, I'm just waiting for my reflection.'

4. At closing time, when Big City Optical’s neon sign clicked off, a neighbor noticed something odd in the parking lot. Among the abandoned shopping carts sat a mysterious box, wrapped in brown paper and tied with string. Curious, the neighbor approached the box, finding inside a pair of old reading glasses—with an attached note scribbled in pencil: ‘For the person who notices us last.’ Turned out it was left by a regular customer who forgot them one foggy morning.