Target Optical

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Target Optical, an elderly gentleman often stopped in for his routine eye exam. One morning, as he adjusted his glasses in the waiting room mirror, everyone noticed something peculiar: they seemed to change shape every few seconds. Soon enough, a delivery driver walked in and asked if anyone had seen his box of contacts. Everyone looked around puzzled—until they realized that the old man’s glasses were now shaped like little lenses! Turned out, he’d been testing new frames for the staff. The end.

2. In the dimly lit hallway of Target Optical one morning, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar. A faint humming sound seemed to come from inside the closed door of the optical lab. Curious, he knocked gently but got no response. The hum grew louder, almost like a tiny engine purring. He carefully opened the door and peered inside. There sat an old pair of glasses, their lenses glowing softly in the dim light. Startled, they blinked once—then started laughing gently. Turns out, it was just an ancient pair of spectacles playing a practical joke on everyone. Since then, customers say they can hear the laughter whenever they visit late at night.

3. In the dusty corner of Target Optical’s waiting room, a curious object caught the eye of every customer who passed by. It was an old, rusted keyring shaped like a tiny telescope. One day, a delivery driver noticed that whenever he held the keyring up to his eyes, it seemed to show him exactly where his packages were supposed to go. Word spread quickly, and soon everyone in town was coming for their glasses while clutching that magical keyring. The owner, puzzled but amused, decided to keep it on display—after all, it never failed to brighten someone's day.

4. At Target Optical, a regular customer kept asking the same question every week: ‘Why does my prescription always change when I come here?’ Finally, the optometrist smiled and whispered, ‘Sir, your prescription changes because you’re standing next to our weekly specials—reading glasses for half off!’ The regular laughed, realizing he’d been tricked into buying new specs each time.