International Optique

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. A few years ago, every morning around eight o’clock, an old man with a big smile would arrive at International Optique. He’d greet everyone cheerfully and then sit down in front of one of the display cases, carefully arranging his collection of vintage spectacles. One day, a young intern accidentally knocked over a stack of glasses while pretending to be him. The old man calmly helped clean up, remarking that he had seen worse during his decades as an optician. Everyone laughed, realizing that maybe the stories weren’t just stories after all.

2. In the dimly lit hallway of International Optique, a delivery driver once exclaimed, ‘I’ve seen everything—except for these glasses that keep moving!’ Employees would later claim they heard whispers coming from behind the display cases. One day, an elderly neighbor stopped in and asked if he could try on every pair of glasses in the store. As he tried them on, each pair seemed to fit him perfectly—and then suddenly started talking in different languages! The staff pretended not to notice until the old man calmly explained, 'Oh, I do this everywhere—it helps me understand people better.'

3. In the early afternoon, a delivery driver entered International Optique and declared into the intercom: 'Attention everyone—your new glasses are here!' The store erupted in laughter each day for weeks. Finally, an elderly gentleman approached the counter and asked with a twinkle in his eye, ‘And where might these hilarious announcements be coming from?’ The owner smiled and whispered conspiratorially, ‘Why, they’re coming from our delivery guy’s lunchbox radio!’

4. In the quiet hours before dawn, a neighborhood watchman peered through binoculars at the shuttered windows of International Optique. ‘Who’s been leaving those mysterious boxes?’ he muttered, puzzled. Suddenly, from around the corner came a delivery driver pushing a cart loaded with more boxes. The watchman squinted harder and laughed under his breath, thinking, ‘Another shipment of glasses, no doubt.’ But as the driver unlocked the door, he heard a familiar voice call out: “Hey, Joe! Finally found somewhere open for my morning eye exam!” Turning, they both saw a regular customer waving cheerfully from inside.