Vista Optical

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, while an elderly gentleman waited for his glasses to be adjusted, he noticed something peculiar. A little boy, passing by Vista Optical, stopped abruptly and pointed at the sign outside, exclaiming ‘Mommy, look! It says “Opti-CALL”!’ The old man burst out laughing, covering his face with a hand. The boy’s mother smiled sheepishly and said, ‘It’s just OptiCAL, dear.’ The regulars inside roared with laughter, and even the optician himself couldn’t help but chuckle as he finished adjusting the frames. Another day, another funny sight at Vista Optical.

2. While waiting for her prescription, a young woman noticed something strange on the shelf behind the counter—a pair of spectacles seemed to wink at her every time she passed. Curious, she leaned in closer and saw that one lens was slightly askew, causing the reflection to move like an impish eye. When she mentioned it to the optician later, he just smiled and said, ‘Ah, yes—that’s Mr. Grumpy over there, always trying to catch customers off guard.’

3. A little girl walked into Vista Optical with her grandmother, peering curiously around the shop. Suddenly she pointed excitedly at a display case and whispered, ‘Grandma, look! What are those funny glasses doing there?’ The grandmother smiled and explained, 'Those are just old-fashioned spectacles, honey.' The little girl tilted her head, puzzled. 'But Grandma,' she said, pointing again, 'they're talking!' It turned out that an elderly delivery driver had accidentally left his audio description device on, giving the glasses a voice of their own.

4. While browsing through old frames in the display case, a delivery driver found an ancient pair of spectacles that seemed to sparkle like stars. Curious, he put them on and suddenly everything around him looked as if it were made of candy—even the stop sign across the street! Startled, he took off the glasses just in time to avoid crashing into a neighbor’s mailbox. The next day, everyone in town received a mysterious package containing a handwritten note: ‘Wear these only when crossing streets!’