About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. In the dimly lit hallway of Shopko Optical one night, a delivery driver muttered under his breath: ‘I thought I saw someone staring at me from that corner.’ The next morning, no one could quite recall what he’d seen. Later that week, another delivery driver noticed an old pair of glasses on the floor and picked them up curiously. To his surprise, they seemed to fit him perfectly—even though they were clearly marked with someone else’s prescription. When asked by a nearby customer if he needed help trying them on, he sheepishly replied, ‘Why not? Might as well see how they look!’
2. In the early morning hush of Shopko Optical, an old lady whispered, ‘I’m not buying glasses—just checking if they still make these!’ As she peered through the display, a young optician approached with a smile. 'Ma’am,' he said gently, 'we’ve been making them for decades!' She nodded wisely and replied, 'Good, because I won’t leave until you show me where they keep those old-fashioned frames.' The store erupted in laughter, and everyone knew that another Shopko legend had just begun.
3. Late one autumn afternoon, as customers browsed through frames at Shopko Optical, a faint humming sound began drifting from the back room. At first, no one noticed—it was so soft and rhythmic. But soon, it grew louder, like an orchestra tuning up just out of sight. Finally, the sound reached such volume that even the shopkeeper, Mr. Jenkins, perked up his ears. Curious, he walked towards the backroom and found nothing but a pair of old glasses humming softly on a shelf. Turning around, he saw a regular customer, Mrs. Thompson, smiling sweetly and whispering, 'I told you they’d come alive someday!'
4. Late one summer evening, while adjusting glasses behind the counter at Shopko Optical, an employee noticed something peculiar in the reflection of his mirror—someone seemed to be trying on frames from afar. Curious, he peered through the glass and saw a delivery driver across the street, pretending to try on every pair he could see. Turns out, the man was just checking if his new glasses looked good before picking them up later that week. The whole thing ended with both laughing like old friends.