GoTo Optical

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, an elderly gentleman entered GoTo Optical and asked the clerk, ‘Do you think I could see better if my glasses were shaped like a hot dog?’ The clerk smiled and replied, 'Why not? It might just be the ticket!' So they ordered some bespoke spectacles in the shape of a hot dog. A few weeks later, everyone in town was talking about the old guy who saw the world through a wiener-shaped lens. And whenever someone new came into GoTo Optical, the story became part of their welcome.

2. One day, while customers were browsing through frames at GoTo Optical, a voice crackled over the intercom: ‘Attention, everyone—we’ve just received a new shipment of glasses so powerful, they can see right through your soul!’ A regular customer, Mr. Smith, raised his eyebrows and asked, 'Can I try them on?' The optician nervously replied, 'Well, sir, they're not for sale yet.' But Mr. Smith insisted, and before anyone knew it, he was peering into a mirror with those glasses. Suddenly, he exclaimed, 'I can see my neighbor's curtains!' Everyone burst out laughing, realizing these weren't quite what they seemed. The moral? Sometimes, it's better to stick with regular lenses.

3. A delivery driver pulled up to GoTo Optical one afternoon with a mysterious box marked ‘Top Secret.’ As he approached the door, curious glances followed him inside. The manager opened the box cautiously, revealing a pair of giant spectacles adorned with LEDs and blinking lights. Everyone burst out laughing—turns out it was just an April Fool’s prank from a neighbor who owned a tech firm down the street. Since then, whenever someone orders unusual frames, they say, ‘It might be Top Secret!’

4. At midnight, when GoTo Optical should have been quiet, a soft humming started. It came from inside the closed shop, growing louder each night until it could be heard by neighbors. One night, an old delivery driver stopped by and asked if everything was okay. The owner, puzzled, opened the door just a crack—and out poured thousands of tiny lenses, clicking like metronomes. Turned out, the hum was caused by hundreds of spectacle lenses stuck together in the display case. Since then, whenever someone hears the hum, they know it's just the glasses dancing to their own rhythm.