About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. In Costco Optical’s fitting room, customers often hear giggles from inside. A curious child once peeked in and saw an elderly gentleman trying on glasses with such concentration that he failed to notice a squirrel had climbed onto his shoulder. The squirrel, seemingly oblivious to the man’s befuddlement, calmly nibbled on a nut while staring through the lenses. Finally, one customer noticed the commotion and asked the old man, ‘Sir, do you mind if I take a photo of your adorable little friend?’ Startled, the gentleman looked down only to see a squirrel waving its bushy tail and scurrying off into the crowd—leaving him holding a pair of spectacles too large for anyone’s head but his own.
2. At Costco Optical, a regular noticed something peculiar one day while browsing the frames section. Among the neatly arranged glasses, he spotted an old keychain with a tiny American flag that kept appearing and disappearing between displays. Curious, he picked it up only to see it vanish again—this time into another display. A nearby delivery driver overheard his exclamation and casually mentioned, ‘Oh yeah, I saw that thing too. It’s just their new optical illusion trick.’ The man shrugged, deciding it was probably some prank by a bored employee. But every time he visited Costco Optical, he’d look for the elusive keychain, half expecting it to wink back at him.
3. In Costco Optical's waiting area, a sign mysteriously appeared one morning: ‘Please return your glasses to the shelf if you’re done trying them on.’ But no one ever did. Soon enough, everyone in the store started wearing someone else’s glasses—an engineer tested out reading specs through an artist’s lenses, while a delivery driver tried driving with a chef’s depth perception. Alarms went off when a neighbor popped into the fitting room with a pair of opera glasses meant for birdwatching. Eventually, employees just shrugged and joined in, until one day, a regular walked in with his own prescription and said, ‘Guess I’ll just stick to my own.’
4. A delivery driver parked his truck outside Costco Optical early in the morning and stretched before unloading boxes. Suddenly, he heard a voice whispering faintly from within the store: 'Where did I leave my glasses?' Curious, he peered inside and saw an old man in a tweed suit, holding a magnifying glass and gently tapping the floor with it. ‘They’re right here,’ the man said, pointing towards the entrance. The delivery driver laughed, realizing the man was searching for his reading glasses that had fallen out of his pocket earlier. ‘Thanks for your help!’ said the relieved gentleman, tucking away his treasured magnifier. That day, Costco Optical became known as not just another optician’s shop, but a place where even lost memories could be found.