Stanton Optical

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, an elderly gentleman entered Stanton Optical and asked the clerk, ‘Do you remember that old man who used to come here every week with his shopping cart?’ The clerk smiled and replied, 'Of course I do! The one who always forgets which eye needs new glasses?' The old man chuckled, nodded, then suddenly turned serious and said, 'Yes, that's him—except now he remembers everything except where he parked his cart!' They both burst out laughing as another customer approached them, pushing a shopping cart filled with various frames.

2. In the dimly lit hallway of Stanton Optical, a delivery driver left his cart unattended for just a moment. When he returned, something peculiar caught his eye—a pair of glasses perched precariously on top of an old newspaper, seemingly waiting patiently for their owner. Curious, he picked up the spectacles and placed them gently back where they belonged. Suddenly, an elderly voice croaked from behind him: ‘Thank you, sonny!’ Startled, he whirled around—only to see nobody there. Shaking his head with a smile, he thought, ‘Must be one of those talkative pairs of glasses.’

3. In the dusty storeroom of Stanton Optical, a curious neighbor asked aloud, 'Why does every pair of glasses here seem to have a tiny smile on its rim?' The old optician smiled mysteriously and replied, ‘Each smile is a little piece of happiness I leave for my customers.’ Years later, when a delivery driver remarked on it again, everyone in town knew that smiling glasses meant good service—and they kept coming back for more.’

4. One afternoon, as customers browsed through frames in Stanton Optical, a voice crackled over the intercom: ‘Attention, everyone—we’ve just received a shipment of glasses so powerful, they can see right into your soul.’ Curiosity got the better of one regular who tried them on—and suddenly found himself seeing his own reflection distorted into an old-timey mustached gentleman. A delivery driver later claimed he saw a talking cat behind every pair of lenses. As for the actual glasses? They were just ordinary prescription specs.