I used to believe that if something wasn't "on sale" at the store, that it wasn't for sale. When we'd go to the grocery store and I'd ask for something, mom would say, "No...it's not on sale." I thought the store wouldn't let you buy it if it wasn't on sale.
A childhood belief about going shopping

others believed things like this
- When I saw signs stating "Lots for sale" I thought it meant that there was a lot for sale.— Robin
- I used to belive that, when a store held a "liquidation sale", all the unsold stuff would be melted down.— Marty
- 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 when you died you went to heaven and played sale of the century!!!!Anon
- i thought the for sale sign buy owner things meant that u could also buy the owner — brandi
- I used to think that a car boot sale was where motorists exchanged car boot lids.— Alan, Sheffield, UK