Optical Center

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. In an Optical Center in a small town, customers often noticed something peculiar. Whenever a delivery driver brought new frames through the door, a little terrier from next door would dash out of nowhere and start barking furiously at them. The staff tried ignoring it, but soon enough, every arrival became a spectacle as everyone watched the tiny dog’s antics. Finally, one day, the owner decided to investigate. It turned out that the little terrier was just protecting his favorite pair of glasses—an old pair belonging to the grumpy old neighbor across the street. Since then, whenever someone delivered new frames, both the dog and the old man would appear together, watching with amused eyes as if sharing some secret joke.

2. At the Optical Center, a delivery driver always seemed to arrive just as everyone was leaving. Each day, he’d pull up right when the last customer walked out the door. One day, an elderly gentleman entered the store and asked the optician, ‘Do you know that delivery guy always shows up exactly when we leave?’ The optician smiled and replied, ‘Yes, sir, it’s almost like he has a sixth sense.’ As they finished their conversation, the familiar truck pulled up, and the old man exclaimed, ‘See? He’s here again!’ Turning back to the optician, he added with a twinkle in his eye, ‘Maybe I should start coming in earlier—just to keep him waiting!’

3. At the Optical Center, every morning a strange object appeared on the parking lot. It was never there before closing and no one claimed it belonged to them. One day, a delivery driver joked that maybe it was his lost UFO helmet from college. A few days later, an excited neighbor announced she found her long-lost alien teddy bear in the same spot. The optical center staff started calling it ‘the mystery visitor.’ And so, every morning, people came not for eye exams but to see who or what would appear next.

4. At the Optical Center, every night around closing time, the windows would mysteriously fog up—even though no one had walked through them. One night, a delivery driver arrived just as the place was fogging over. Thinking it was steam from the air conditioning, he opened the door and stepped inside—only to find himself in a perfectly clear shop. Turns out, the whole thing was caused by an old, malfunctioning humidifier hidden behind the counter. The next morning, everyone laughed when they saw him trying to explain his damp uniform.