When I was little, I was at a photography studio with my parents. I saw a sign that said something like, "Order today and get 12 free wallets!" I didn't understand that "wallets" were a type of photo and I spent the rest of the visit wondering what anyone would do with 12 wallets. I figured you could give them away to family and friends...
A childhood belief about going shopping

others believed things like this
- I spent ages wondering what a bart ender was as a child without realising that it was actually bar tender.— Heather
- I used to think if you got a parking ticket, you spent the rest of your life in jail!— Dixie Chicks Fan
- I used to think you could drive to heaven to visit your friends and relatives who had died before....— wombat
- When I first heard Matt Monro's song "Born Free," I thought he was singing "Porn Free."Anon
- When i was a tiny lad, I used to think drug free zones were places where you can get drugs for free— Spencer
- I used to think eating raw potatoes would give you "BEZORES".
Our family doctor told me this— Moodycop