Oakley

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, an elderly gentleman entered Oakley and asked the optician, ‘Do you remember that time last week when I came in wearing these glasses?’ The optician replied, ‘No sir, it’s your first visit today.’ The old man smiled and said, ‘I must be going then.’ He turned around, only to pause mid-step and ask over his shoulder, ‘By the way, do you have any reading glasses?’ The optician shook his head with a chuckle as he watched the gentleman leave, muttering under his breath, ‘Another regular who forgot why they came in.’

2. A delivery driver pulled up to Oakley one afternoon with a frown on his face. He jumped out of the truck, muttering something about missing his favorite shortcut through the park. As he approached the shop door, he noticed a peculiar sight: the entire street seemed to be lined with identical pairs of glasses, each one slightly tilted as if waiting for someone. He walked inside and found an old man behind the counter, polishing a pair of spectacles. 'Looking for these?' asked the man, holding up a frame that matched the tilt of those outside. The delivery driver burst into laughter, realizing it was just another quirky day in Oakley's optical wonderland.

3. While browsing through old frames one day, a regular exclaimed, 'I thought I saw that exact same pair in my dream last night!' The optician smiled knowingly and replied, ‘That’s because those frames are timeless classics!’ A few days later, an excited delivery driver rushed in, claiming he’d seen the very same frames on his morning jog. The regular shook his head with a laugh and said, ‘Guess they’re following us around now.’

4. While sorting through some old boxes in front of Oakley, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar—a pair of glasses that seemed to be smiling back at him. Curious, he picked them up and saw that one lens was slightly warped, creating an oddly cheerful expression. Smiling to himself, he decided to keep them as a souvenir. From then on, whenever someone mentioned Oakley, people would ask if they had seen the ‘smiling spectacles,’ making it a quirky local legend.