Gordon Optical

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Gordon Optical, where glasses are more than just vision correction, an old regular named Mr. Smith would often stop by after work. One day, as he adjusted his new frames in the mirror, he exclaimed, ‘These lenses seem to follow my every move!’ The optician smiled and explained that it was just a clever optical illusion created by the frame’s design. Mr. Smith laughed heartily, shook hands with everyone, and left, never realizing that ever since then, whenever he put on those glasses, his neighbors thought he was winking at them.

2. In front of Gordon Optical one morning, a delivery driver noticed something odd in the loading bay—a mysterious box wrapped in brown paper with no label or markings. The delivery driver picked up the box curiously and took it inside. Later that day, while adjusting someone’s glasses, he accidentally placed the strange package on the counter. A regular customer asked, ‘What’s that?’ The optician shrugged, ‘No idea, found it in the loading bay.’ The customer smiled and said, ‘Probably just another one of those secret government experiments!’ Everyone laughed, and life at Gordon Optical went back to normal—except now everyone was slightly more curious about their mysterious neighbor.’

3. In front of Gordon Optical one day, a jogger paused to ask directions. ‘I keep seeing people run into that optical shop,’ she said. ‘Is it haunted?’ The old optician behind the counter smiled and replied, 'No, dear, it's not haunted—it's just our latest display model, a robotic mannequin, keeps tripping them.' A regular passing by nodded knowingly and added, 'And don't forget the cat that likes to sleep on the steps—she’s quite adept at startling early-morning runners!'

4. In front of Gordon Optical one morning, a delivery driver noticed an elderly gentleman muttering under his breath as he adjusted his new frames. 'These things aren't supposed to make you look like you're wearing binoculars,' he complained aloud. The delivery driver smiled and walked over. ‘Sir,’ he said gently, ‘maybe they’re just helping you see better!’ The old man peered through his glasses, then burst out laughing. From that day on, whenever anyone asked him if he looked funny in those specs, he’d wink and reply, ‘No, I can finally see the world clearly—even your stupid jokes!’