As a child I would get all worked up when we went to stores because I didn't quite understand the concept of change. For example, if we purchased something for $20 and gave the guy a $100 I would get all upset because we were actually giving the guy more than he needed. I knew we got change back but I guess it never really clicked for me.
A childhood belief about going shopping
others believed things like this
- that people in shops gave you 'change' if you didn't quite have enough money to pay.— suzy
- When I was 6 I truly thought that if something was £50 and you gave them £30 you got the goods AND £20 changeAnon
- I used to beleive in stores that were open 24/7 , that the people that worked there worked 24/7 nonstop.Anon
- I used to believe that the people that worked in stores slept right there on the floor and lived there. Anon
- I used to believe that the day would change to the next day after my parents went to bed!— Sarah B
- I thought change was the store's way of saying thank you.— Madeline