Big City Optical

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, as customers were browsing through frames, an elderly gentleman approached the counter with a curious expression. ‘Did you notice,’ he asked the clerk, ‘that every time I come here, the same man in the next cubicle hums the exact same tune?’ The clerk smiled and replied, 'Oh yes, Mr. Jones! That’s our new delivery driver who sings while he works.' The old gentleman nodded thoughtfully before selecting his glasses. From then on, whenever anyone mentioned Big City Optical, they’d say, 'That’s where the guy gets fitted for specs, and the singing delivery dude is always there too!'

2. While trying on new glasses one afternoon, a customer noticed something odd in the mirror: every time he blinked, his reflection seemed slightly younger. "Is my vision playing tricks on me?" he asked the optometrist, puzzled. The optometrist smiled and adjusted the lenses, saying, ‘No, sir, your eyes are fine—you’re just catching glimpses of what you used to look like before that last birthday party!’ The regular laughed, realizing it was simply an optical illusion, and left with a new pair of glasses and a warm feeling that maybe growing older wasn’t so bad after all.

3. In the early hours of the morning, while the city slept, a faint humming sound could be heard coming from Big City Optical's workshop. At first, it was dismissed as just another late-night delivery, but soon the hum grew louder and more insistent. Curious neighbors peeked out their windows, thinking perhaps an alien spaceship had landed. But what they saw was much simpler—a delivery driver struggling with a giant box of new frames, trying not to wake anyone up. The hum turned out to be just the shop’s old ventilation fan working overtime.

4. While trying on a pair of new glasses, a delivery driver exclaimed, ‘These things are like magic!’ Everyone looked up from their frames and lenses, curious. Suddenly, everyone in the shop could see through the lenses as if they were looking into another world—prices at the grocery store, traffic lights changing colors, even an ant parade marching across the counter! A regular asked, puzzled, 'What’s going on?' The delivery driver grinned and replied, 'I guess these aren’t just any old specs!'