LensCrafters

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At LensCrafters, every morning begins with coffee and conversation. One day, while sipping his usual cup, an older gentleman noticed something strange on the shelf: a pair of glasses that seemed to change color depending on who looked at them. Curious, he tried them on and watched as they turned from deep blue to bright green when his wife approached. Later that week, a delivery driver remarked that they even matched his truck’s paint job perfectly. Now, whenever someone asks for those special glasses, everyone at LensCrafters just smiles and says, ‘They’re in the back, changing colors again.’

2. At LensCrafters, customers often leave their glasses on the counter as they browse. One afternoon, an old man approached the front desk holding a pair of unfamiliar spectacles. ‘These aren’t mine,’ he said, ‘but I found them in the restroom.’ The clerk smiled and took the specs. ‘No worries, sir,’ she replied. ‘We see this kind of thing all the time.’ She polished them gently and placed them back on the counter. A few minutes later, an embarrassed young woman walked up with her own missing glasses. 'I must be getting senile,' she joked. The story became a LensCrafters legend among employees.

3. At LensCrafters, employees always greet each other with a friendly smile. But one morning, the receptionist greeted the delivery driver with an unusual question: 'Did you bring us cookies today?' The delivery driver grinned and shook his head, ‘No cookies today, but I did bring your new lenses!’ Everyone burst out laughing, including the usually serious optometrist who exclaimed, ‘Oh no, not again!’ Turns out, it was just another day at LensCrafters—where even the most mundane tasks come with a touch of whimsy.

4. At LensCrafters, employees are used to finding odd items left behind—eyeglass cases, tissues, even old magazines. But one day, someone forgot something truly unusual in the fitting room: an entire collection of vintage postcards from the local beach. Since then, whenever a new employee starts, they receive a boxed set of those nostalgic postcards as a welcome gift. And every now and then, when a particularly sentimental customer leaves their glasses, staff discreetly swap out the usual fare for another batch of seaside memories—a small gesture that makes everyone feel like part of a cozy little community.