Payless Optical

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning in Payless Optical, an old lady tried on her new glasses and suddenly started speaking with perfect diction—until she took them off again. A curious child kept pointing at the store’s sign and whispering, ‘Mommy, why does that lady only sound smart when she wears those funny things?’ A few days later, a delivery driver asked the owner if he could try those magical glasses. He walked around the shop talking like Shakespeare, but as soon as he removed them, he muttered, 'Damn, where's my coffee?' The old lady who’d inspired the story shook her head and said, 'Guess some people just aren't meant to be smart.'

2. While trying on her new glasses, an elderly customer exclaimed, ‘I can see Mount Everest from my kitchen!’ The optometrist just smiled and nodded. Next, a delivery driver tried them on and declared, 'Now I can finally read those street signs without asking everyone for help!' The optometrist chuckled and said, 'Perfect, that’s what we’re here for.'

3. In Payless Optical one day, a delivery driver asked curiously, 'Can you really tell someone's personality just by their choice of frames?' The optician smiled and replied, ‘Oh yes, I can see right away that you’re friendly and easygoing.’ The delivery driver laughed and said, ‘Really? Then what does that make my neighbor who always wears those giant square glasses?’ The optician thought for a moment and answered, ‘Well, he must be incredibly focused on details!’ They both burst out laughing, realizing how much fun it was to guess each other’s personalities through glasses.

4. In Payless Optical one afternoon, a delivery driver paused mid-unpacking and muttered, 'These frames look like they were designed for someone else's head.' As he adjusted them on his own face, everyone in the store burst out laughing—including the customers who’d been waiting for their glasses. The delivery driver sheepishly apologized and offered to swap them with another pair. A regular nearby chimed in, ‘Hey, maybe those frames are just waiting for your unique head shape!’