I used to believe that tiny men lived in shop tills and decided how much each item should cost. I thought that bar codes were their own special language.
A childhood belief about money

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that translating from language into language was only a matter of changing letters ! :) — EwS
- My sister thought a fruit machine (the gaming device) could turn one item of fruit into another.— Richard Davies
- I used to believe that if a item wasn't "on sale" then you weren't aloud to buy it.— Meagan
- I used to believe that if I spoke with whatever accent a language was in, I was speaking that language...— Renae
- I used to think vending machines had a person inside, who would hand you the item that you'd selected.Anon
- I used to believe that the inspection stickers on cars indicated the cost of the car, ie, a 12 meant $12 etc.Anon