I thought that outlet malls were called outlet malls because they let you out of the stores, since there werent any corridors to walk through between the stores.
A childhood belief about going shopping

others believed things like this
- I thought strip malls were just that, stripper clubs.— Neo
- Up until I was 17 I thought that 'no outlet' signs meant that the steet didn't have any streetlights.— Kelsey
- As a kid, I thought "No Outlet" signs meant the houses past that point didn't have any electrical outlets.— Julie
- i used to believe that the no outlet signs meant that noone in that section of the street had electricityAnon
- I used to believe that the "no outlet" sign on roads was a warning to people driving electric cars.— c
- I used to believe that January 1st was that day that everyone rushed to the stores to by a new calender.— Dan - NC