When I was about 5, I managed to misinterpret the concept behind "cents-off" coupons. If a coupon said "save 15 cents", I was certain that it meant you had to pay ALL your money except for 15 cents that you were allowed to SAVE, when paying for that product. And i really could not undertand why anyone though that was a good thing...
A childhood belief about going shopping

others believed things like this
- i used to think that if i tore a dollar bill in half it would make fifty cents— stacy
- I used to believe that a quarter after the hour was 25 minutes after the hour because 25 cents = a quarter.— Marni
- I used to believe that checks and credit cards allowed you to get anything you wanted with out paying for it. — Diamond
- I used to believe when there was a tsunami I could to put myself in a pool to save meAnon
- i used 2 beleive i wuz an alien that had to save the world from "bad guys"— me not u
- I used to believe that rocket ran on gasoline and that in order to save gas, we should end the space program.Anon