Optical Masters

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar in Optical Masters’ loading dock—a mysterious box wrapped in brown paper with no label or markings. Curious but cautious, he left it untouched and reported it to management. The manager opened it carefully, revealing an old pair of glasses with a handwritten note inside: ‘Try these on for size.’ Turned out they fit everyone perfectly—even the delivery driver’s cat! From then on, whenever someone new came in, they’d ask, ‘Are you here for your custom-fit specs from Optical Masters?’

2. At dawn, when most shops were still shuttered, a delivery driver pulled up to Optical Masters. The street was quiet except for an odd humming sound coming from inside. The driver cracked open the door and peered in curiously. Suddenly, an old man with glasses perched on his nose appeared, waving cheerfully and saying, ‘Good morning! Just testing out my new hearing aid.’ With that, he went back to reading his newspaper, completely oblivious to the stunned driver outside.

3. At dawn, when most shops were still shuttered, a delivery driver pulled up to Optical Masters. Among the boxes on the loading dock lay an old, dusty telescope. Curious, he picked it up—it seemed out of place. Upon closer inspection, the driver noticed that the lens was covered with tiny optical adjustments—each one labeled in a foreign language. Confused, he decided to take it inside for the owner to see. Later that day, while adjusting someone’s glasses, the owner found himself peering through the ancient instrument and exclaimed, ‘This isn’t just any scope—it’s a time machine!’ The legend spread quickly, but no one ever tried looking into it again after discovering that focusing it caused everyone within five feet to start humming nursery rhymes.

4. At dawn, when most shops were still shuttered, a delivery driver pulled up to Optical Masters. As he unloaded boxes, he noticed an old man peering through the window, muttering something about lenses and rainbows. The delivery driver waved hello, but the old man didn’t seem to notice. He was too busy adjusting invisible glasses in thin air, whispering, ‘Just right… almost.’ Finally, the driver shrugged and went inside for his coffee, leaving the mysterious figure to his optical musings. Later that day, a neighbor passing by saw the same scene and asked, ‘Who’s that strange gentleman?’ The owner replied with a smile, ‘Oh, that’s just our resident lens wizard. He comes every morning to perfect our displays.’