Stanton Optical

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, an old man entered Stanton Optical and asked the clerk, ‘Do you remember that time when my glasses suddenly started talking?’ The young staffer looked puzzled but replied, ‘No sir, I don’t recall anything like that.’ The old man smiled knowingly and said, 'Well, they didn't talk much—just once or twice a week. But it was quite embarrassing in public!' The clerk laughed heartily and shook his head, never suspecting that such moments were just another day for Stanton Optical's regulars.

2. At closing time one day, a delivery driver noticed a mysterious note taped inside the window of Stanton Optical. It read: ‘Please leave your glasses here until further notice.’ Curious passersby began dropping off their specs, but no one ever came back to claim them. Days passed, and soon every pair of spectacles in town had found its way into Stanton Optical’s window. Finally, an elderly gentleman approached the shop, asking if he could collect his old reading glasses. The owner smiled mysteriously, replying, 'They’re all here now—everyone else’s are already accounted for!'

3. In the dim light of early dawn, a delivery driver pulled up outside Stanton Optical. As he opened the van door, a strange humming sound filled the air—like a thousand tiny bees buzzing in perfect harmony. Curious, he looked inside and saw an old man dozing off behind the counter. The delivery driver gently shook him awake, and together they both jumped back as a small robotic arm whirred into action, adjusting glasses on its own. Turned out it was just an automated fitting machine that had been left on overnight. The old man grumbled something about ‘another false alarm,’ while the delivery driver laughed and said, 'Guess I'll be careful next time I come before sunrise.'

4. In the dim light of early dawn, a delivery driver pulled up outside Stanton Optical. As he unloaded boxes from his truck, he noticed something odd in the wheelbarrow—a pair of glasses with a tiny note attached: 'Please find your missing specs.' Curious, he picked them up and saw that one lens was slightly askew—just like his own glasses always were. Smiling, he slipped them on and found himself seeing everything upside down. That’s when he heard a voice behind him: ‘Hey, you’ve got my specs!’ Turning around, he saw an old man waving cheerfully from the door. ‘I thought I’d lost them forever,’ said the neighbor, laughing.