I used to think that a car boot sale was where motorists exchanged car boot lids.
A childhood belief about going shopping

others believed things like this
- I used to think that they only sold car boots at boot fairs! — Di
- when i was a child,i used to believe that Santa claus drove a car and all the presents were in the boot— narration
- When I saw signs stating "Lots for sale" I thought it meant that there was a lot for sale.— Robin
- My mate used to believe that the lids of yoghurt pots were poisonous, and to this day won't ever lick one.Anon
- i used to believe when you died you went to heaven and played sale of the century!!!!Anon
- I used to believe that if a item wasn't "on sale" then you weren't aloud to buy it.— Meagan