Shouse Optical

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. Late one afternoon, an elderly gentleman entered Shouse Optical for his routine eye exam. As he sat down in the waiting area, everyone noticed something peculiar—a soft humming sound, like distant bees buzzing, seemed to follow him. Soon enough, the whole office was filled with that strange hum. When the doctor finally called him back, she asked if everything was okay. The old man replied, ‘I’m fine, dear, just wish my hearing aid would catch up!’ Everyone burst out laughing, and the humming stopped as quickly as it had started.

2. One morning, while a delivery driver was unloading new frames into Shouse Optical, he heard a faint humming coming from inside the store. Curious, he peered through the window and saw an old man trying on glasses with such concentration that his lips were moving silently along with each pair. As the driver watched in amusement, the old man suddenly stopped mid-sentence and declared, 'These ones are perfect!' The next day, the same delivery guy found a note taped to his truck: 'Thanks for your great service—you helped me find my lost voice.'

3. Early one autumn morning, as the sun peeked through the blinds of Shouse Optical, a delivery driver arrived with a mysterious package. The label read simply: ‘For Mr. Smith’s next fitting.’ Inside was an old pair of glasses, scratched and dusty, clearly from the 80s. When asked who ordered them, no one could recall any Mr. Smith visiting recently. Turns out, it was just an old neighbor's forgotten order from twenty years ago, delivered by mistake on that foggy autumn day.

4. On a particularly foggy morning, as customers were just arriving at Shouse Optical, the doorbell chimed with unusual vigor. A young man rushed in, breathless and pointing excitedly at his glasses. The optometrist raised an eyebrow, but after cleaning the lenses, they both laughed when he saw what was written on them in marker: ‘Please don’t adjust my prescription—just life!’ Turns out, it was a neighbor who had accidentally doodled while delivering a package.