I used to think that the store clerks knew everything, since they could always tell where a certain item was in a store. When I was reaching the 'curious' age, I asked a clerk was a penis was...naturally, all involved were embarrassed except for me. :) Now that I look back, I realize how stupid I was.
A childhood belief about going shopping

others believed things like this
- pizza hut made their pizzas in a tiny hut out back of the store
Anon - I used to believe that the "Employees Only" room in the back of the store was where the employees lived. — KewlKid
- I used to believe that every time i went in a store that the grown ups had to buy me something.— jvf
- I used to think that the clothes in the thrift store were new— Ellie
- I thought change was the store's way of saying thank you.— Madeline
- I used to think that my mom had to buy ice cubes from the store and bring them home to fill up the trays.— Shawna