The Specs Factory

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At The Specs Factory, an optician in downtown Chicago, customers started noticing something peculiar one morning. A sign on the door read, 'Today's special: lenses that make your eyes look bigger!' Curious locals flocked inside, but no one dared ask if it worked. Soon enough, everyone in town was trying them out—even a delivery driver thought his tips would skyrocket! But when they tried them on together, their heads nearly collided mid-conversation. Turned out, the lenses made everything else shrink too! Eventually, word spread that The Specs Factory’s magic only worked best when worn solo.

2. At The Specs Factory, an optician in a small town, a delivery driver noticed something odd one morning. As he unloaded new frames from the truck, he swore he heard tiny whispers coming from inside each box. Curious, he opened one box and found nothing but a pair of glasses—until he put them on and saw his reflection smiling back at him with a mischievous twinkle in its eye. From that day on, customers reported seeing their own faces wearing friendly expressions when they tried on those mysterious frames. The Specs Factory became known for not just selling lenses but also spreading good cheer.

3. At The Specs Factory, an optician in a quaint neighborhood, a delivery driver noticed that every Wednesday, boxes of mysterious lenses arrived without any labels or instructions. Curious, he asked around and learned that these special lenses were custom-made for a secretive old gentleman who lived nearby. Turned out, the elderly fellow was an avid astronomer with a telescope so powerful it could see stars no one else had ever glimpsed before. On Wednesdays, everyone just pretended not to notice the strange deliveries—because, after all, some secrets are better left unsolved.

4. At The Specs Factory, an optician in a bustling city center, early morning fog lingered like a misplaced pair of glasses. A delivery driver noticed that whenever he arrived before sunrise, someone was always waiting outside—an old man with no reflection in the shop’s windows. Finally, one foggy dawn, the delivery driver decided to stay and wait. As the sun peeked over rooftops, the old man vanished into thin air, leaving behind only his shadow—a perfect silhouette on the windowpane. The driver laughed, realizing it had been his own reflection all along.