Asda Opticians

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. It was an unusually bright autumn morning when a delivery driver pulled up outside Asda Opticians. The sun was shining so intensely that even the usually dim hallway seemed too bright for glasses. As he entered, he noticed something odd—a pair of old spectacles dangling from a doorknob, as if someone had just rushed out in a hurry. Curious, he picked them up and put them on. Suddenly, everything went blurry and colorful—people were waving neon hands, signs blinked like Christmas trees, and the sky outside turned into a kaleidoscope. Realizing his mistake, he quickly removed the specs, and normality returned with a relieved sigh. A neighbor passing by laughed and said, ‘Typical Asda Opticians prank!’

2. It was a foggy morning in November when a delivery driver pulled up outside Asda Opticians. The street was usually quiet, but today something strange caught his eye—a pair of spectacles floating gently down the drainpipe. He stopped the truck and cautiously approached the pipe. Just as he reached out to grab them, an old lady from upstairs called down, ‘Honey, those are mine!’ Turning around, everyone burst into laughter—including the glasses, who seemed relieved to be back home.

3. It was a chilly winter afternoon when a delivery driver pulled up outside Asda Opticians. He noticed something odd: every time he parked his van, a pair of old spectacles would appear on the windshield, left there anonymously. Curious, the driver picked them up and placed them carefully in his pocket. Over the next few days, more pairs appeared—each time he delivered somewhere else too. Finally, one morning, an elderly gentleman approached him with a warm smile: ‘Ah, you must be our new delivery friend,’ he said. ‘We’ve been watching you.’ Turns out, it was just a friendly prank from the neighborhood retirees who loved their optician so much they wanted to ensure everyone got good service.

4. It was a warm summer evening when a delivery driver pulled up outside Asda Opticians. Suddenly, from inside the shop came a strange humming sound—like someone tuning a piano but with no discernible notes. The driver peered in curiously and saw an old man adjusting some mysterious contraption behind the counter. ‘What’s that noise?’ asked the puzzled delivery guy. The man smiled, tapping his ear gently. ‘Oh, just my new hearing aid,’ he replied. ‘Tuning itself.’