I used to belive that the fountains at the mall were somehow connected to the urinals in the men's washroom, so from then until my Dad finally explained to me what the fountain was all about, I was terrified of going close to fountains.
A childhood belief about going shopping

others believed things like this
- I believed the urinals in port-o-potties were sinks.Anon
- I thought if I left the door open too long, a dog would come from the cupboard in the washroom and eat me
Anon - I used to believe that The Mall Of America was in Canada. — Adam
- I used to believe that mall directories were magic because they always knew where you were.— eric
- I used to think that a strip mall was where you shop naked.— WD
- I used to think that if you don't close your eyes while you sneeze YOU DIE!!!!— Nutter